
       Holy Bible

       GENESIS            Chapter  1
       1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 
       2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the
        face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the
        waters. 
       3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 
       4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light
        from the darkness. 
       5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And
        the evening and the morning were the first day. 
       6And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters,
        and let it divide the waters from the waters. 
       7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under
        the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it
        was so. 
       8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning
        were the second day. 
       9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together
        unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 
      10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the
        waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 
      11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding
        seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is
        in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 
      12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his
        kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after
        his kind: and God saw that it was good. 
      13And the evening and the morning were the third day. 
      14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to
        divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for
        seasons, and for days, and years: 
      15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give
        light upon the earth: and it was so. 
      16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and
        the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 
      17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon
        the earth, 
      18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light
        from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 
      19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 
      20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving
        creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the
        open firmament of heaven. 
      21And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth,
        which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and
        every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 
      22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the
        waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 
      23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 
      24And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his        kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his
        kind: and it was so. 
      25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after
        their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his
        kind: and God saw that it was good. 
      26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and
        let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of
        the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every
        creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 
      27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he
        him; male and female created he them. 
      28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and
        multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion
        over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over
        every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 
      29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which
        is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is
        the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 
      30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to
        every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I
        have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. 
      31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very
        good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. 

       GENESIS            Chapter  2
       1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of
        them. 
       2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he
        rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 
       3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in
        it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. 
       4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they
        were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the
        heavens, 
       5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every
        herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it
        to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 
       6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face
        of the ground. 
       7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed
        into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 
       8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put
        the man whom he had formed. 
       9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is
        pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in
        the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 
      10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it
        was parted, and became into four heads. 
      11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole
        land of Havilah, where there is gold; 
      12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx
        stone. 
      13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that
        compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.       14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth
        toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. 
      15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to
        dress it and to keep it. 
      16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the
        garden thou mayest freely eat: 
      17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat
        of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

      18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I
        will make him an help meet for him. 
      19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field,
        and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he
        would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature,
        that was the name thereof. 
      20And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to
        every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help
        meet for him. 
      21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept:
        and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

      22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman,
        and brought her unto the man. 
      23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh:
        she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 
      24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall
        cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 
      25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.


       GENESIS            Chapter  3
       1Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the
        LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye
        shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 
       2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the
        trees of the garden: 
       3But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God
        hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye
        die. 
       4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 
       5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes
        shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 
       6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it
        was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise,
        she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her
        husband with her; and he did eat. 
       7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were
        naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves
        aprons. 
       8And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the
        cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the
        presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 
       9And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?      10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid,
        because I was naked; and I hid myself. 
      11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of
        the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 
      12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave
        me of the tree, and I did eat. 
      13And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast
        done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 
      14And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this,
        thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field;
        upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of
        thy life: 
      15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy
        seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise
        his heel. 
      16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy
        conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire
        shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 
      17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of
        thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee,
        saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake;
        in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 
      18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt
        eat the herb of the field; 
      19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto
        the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and
        unto dust shalt thou return. 
      20And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of
        all living. 
      21Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins,
        and clothed them. 
      22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to
        know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take
        also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 
      23Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to
        till the ground from whence he was taken. 
      24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of
        Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep
        the way of the tree of life. 

       GENESIS            Chapter  4
       1And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and
        said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 
       2And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep,
        but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 
       3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the
        fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 
       4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the
        fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 
       5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was
        very wroth, and his countenance fell. 
       6And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy
        countenance fallen? 
       7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not        well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and
        thou shalt rule over him. 
       8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they
        were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and
        slew him. 
       9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said,
        I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 
      10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood
        crieth unto me from the ground. 
      11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth
        to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; 
      12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee
        her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 
      13And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can
        bear. 
      14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth;
        and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a
        vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that
        findeth me shall slay me. 
      15And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain,
        vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark
        upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 
      16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the
        land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 
      17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he
        builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of
        his son, Enoch. 
      18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael
        begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. 
      19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and
        the name of the other Zillah. 
      20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and
        of such as have cattle. 
      21And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as
        handle the harp and organ. 
      22And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructor of every artificer
        in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. 
      23And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye
        wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my
        wounding, and a young man to my hurt. 
      24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and
        sevenfold. 
      25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name
        Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of
        Abel, whom Cain slew. 
      26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name
        Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. 

       GENESIS            Chapter  5
       1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God
        created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 
       2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their
        name Adam, in the day when they were created. 
       3And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his        own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: 
       4And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred
        years: and he begat sons and daughters: 
       5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years:
        and he died. 
       6And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: 
       7And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and
        begat sons and daughters: 
       8And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he
        died. 
       9And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: 
      10And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years,
        and begat sons and daughters: 
      11And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he
        died. 
      12And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: 
      13And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty
        years, and begat sons and daughters: 
      14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he
        died. 
      15And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: 
      16And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty
        years, and begat sons and daughters: 
      17And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five
        years: and he died. 
      18And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: 
      19And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat
        sons and daughters: 
      20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and
        he died. 
      21And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: 
      22And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred
        years, and begat sons and daughters: 
      23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 
      24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. 
      25And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat
        Lamech: 
      26And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and
        two years, and begat sons and daughters: 
      27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine
        years: and he died. 
      28And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: 
      29And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us
        concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground
        which the LORD hath cursed. 
      30And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five
        years, and begat sons and daughters: 
      31And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven
        years: and he died. 
      32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and
        Japheth. 

       GENESIS            Chapter  6       1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the
        earth, and daughters were born unto them, 
       2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair;
        and they took them wives of all which they chose. 
       3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for
        that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty
        years. 
       4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that,
        when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare
        children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men
        of renown. 
       5And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and
        that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil
        continually. 
       6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it
        grieved him at his heart. 
       7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the
        face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and
        the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 
       8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. 
       9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in
        his generations, and Noah walked with God. 
      10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 
      11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with
        violence. 
      12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all
        flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 
      13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for
        the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will
        destroy them with the earth. 
      14Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark,
        and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 
      15And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of
        the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty
        cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 
      16A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish
        it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof;
        with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. 
      17And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to
        destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven;
        and every thing that is in the earth shall die. 
      18But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into
        the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with
        thee. 
      19And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou
        bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male
        and female. 
      20Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every
        creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall
        come unto thee, to keep them alive. 
      21And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt
        gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. 
      22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. 
       GENESIS            Chapter  7
       1And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the
        ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 
       2Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and
        his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his
        female. 
       3Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep
        seed alive upon the face of all the earth. 
       4For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty
        days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made
        will I destroy from off the face of the earth. 
       5And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him. 
       6And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon
        the earth. 
       7And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives
        with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. 
       8Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and
        of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, 
       9There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the
        female, as God had commanded Noah. 
      10And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood
        were upon the earth. 
      11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the
        seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of
        the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 
      12And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 
      13In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the
        sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with
        them, into the ark; 
      14They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their
        kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his
        kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. 
      15And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh,
        wherein is the breath of life. 
      16And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God
        had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. 
      17And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters
        increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. 
      18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth;
        and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 
      19And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high
        hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. 
      20Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were
        covered. 
      21And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of
        cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon
        the earth, and every man: 
      22All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the
        dry land, died. 
      23And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of
        the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the
        fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah
        only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.       24And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. 

       GENESIS            Chapter  8
       1And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle
        that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the
        earth, and the waters asswaged; 
       2The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were
        stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; 
       3And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the
        end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. 
       4And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of
        the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. 
       5And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the
        tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the
        mountains seen. 
       6And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the
        window of the ark which he had made: 
       7And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the
        waters were dried up from off the earth. 
       8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated
        from off the face of the ground; 
       9But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned
        unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole
        earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in
        unto him into the ark. 
      10And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove
        out of the ark; 
      11And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was
        an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated
        from off the earth. 
      12And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which
        returned not again unto him any more. 
      13And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first
        month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off
        the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and,
        behold, the face of the ground was dry. 
      14And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month,
        was the earth dried. 
      15And God spake unto Noah, saying, 
      16Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons'
        wives with thee. 
      17Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all
        flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that
        creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth,
        and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. 
      18And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives
        with him: 
      19Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever
        creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the
        ark. 
      20And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean
        beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the
        altar. 
      21And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart,        I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the
        imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I
        again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. 
      22While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat,
        and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. 

       GENESIS            Chapter  9
       1And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful,
        and multiply, and replenish the earth. 
       2And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of
        the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon
        the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are
        they delivered. 
       3Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the
        green herb have I given you all things. 
       4But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye
        not eat. 
       5And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of
        every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of
        every man's brother will I require the life of man. 
       6Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in
        the image of God made he man. 
       7And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the
        earth, and multiply therein. 
       8And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, 
       9And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed
        after you; 
      10And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the
        cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go
        out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. 
      11And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be
        cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any
        more be a flood to destroy the earth. 
      12And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between
        me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual
        generations: 
      13I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a
        covenant between me and the earth. 
      14And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that
        the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 
      15And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and
        every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more
        become a flood to destroy all flesh. 
      16And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I
        may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living
        creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. 
      17And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I
        have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. 
      18And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham,
        and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. 
      19These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth
        overspread. 
      20And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: 
      21And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered        within his tent. 
      22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and
        told his two brethren without. 
      23And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their
        shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their
        father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their
        father's nakedness. 
      24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done
        unto him. 
      25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto
        his brethren. 
      26And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his
        servant. 
      27God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem;
        and Canaan shall be his servant. 
      28And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. 
      29And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he
        died. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 10
       1Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and
        Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. 
       2The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and
        Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 
       3And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 
       4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 
       5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every
        one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. 
       6And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 
       7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and
        Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 
       8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 
       9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as
        Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. 
      10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and
        Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 
      11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city
        Rehoboth, and Calah, 
      12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. 
      13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 
      14And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and
        Caphtorim. 
      15And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 
      16And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 
      17And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 
      18And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward
        were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 
      19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to
        Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah,
        and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. 
      20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues,
        in their countries, and in their nations. 
      21Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother        of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. 
      22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and
        Aram. 
      23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. 
      24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. 
      25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in
        his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. 
      26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 
      27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 
      28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 
      29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

      30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount
        of the east. 
      31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their
        tongues, in their lands, after their nations. 
      32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations,
        in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth
        after the flood. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 11
       1And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 
       2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found
        a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 
       3And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them
        thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for
        mortar. 
       4And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top
        may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be
        scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 
       5And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the
        children of men builded. 
       6And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one
        language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be
        restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. 
       7Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they
        may not understand one another's speech. 
       8So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all
        the earth: and they left off to build the city. 
       9Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there
        confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD
        scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. 
      10These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and
        begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: 
      11And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat
        sons and daughters. 
      12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: 
      13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years,
        and begat sons and daughters. 
      14And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: 
      15And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and
        begat sons and daughters. 
      16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:       17And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years,
        and begat sons and daughters. 
      18And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: 
      19And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and
        begat sons and daughters. 
      20And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: 
      21And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and
        begat sons and daughters. 
      22And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: 
      23And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat
        sons and daughters. 
      24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: 
      25And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years,
        and begat sons and daughters. 
      26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 
      27Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and
        Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 
      28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity,
        in Ur of the Chaldees. 
      29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was
        Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran,
        the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 
      30But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 
      31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son,
        and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went
        forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of
        Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 
      32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died
        in Haran. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 12
       1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and
        from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I
        will show thee: 
       2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and
        make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 
       3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth
        thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. 
       4So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with
        him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of
        Haran. 
       5And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all
        their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had
        gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan;
        and into the land of Canaan they came. 
       6And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the
        plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. 
       7And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give
        this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared
        unto him. 
       8And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and
        pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and
        there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of
        the LORD. 
       9And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. 
      10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to
        sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. 
      11And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that
        he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair
        woman to look upon: 
      12Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee,
        that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but
        they will save thee alive. 
      13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for
        thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee. 
      14And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the
        Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. 
      15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before
        Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. 
      16And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen,
        and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and
        camels. 
      17And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because
        of Sarai Abram's wife. 
      18And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done
        unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? 
      19Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to
        wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. 
      20And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away,
        and his wife, and all that he had. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 13
       1And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he
        had, and Lot with him, into the south. 
       2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 
       3And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the
        place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and
        Hai; 
       4Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first:
        and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. 
       5And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and
        tents. 
       6And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell
        together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell
        together. 
       7And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the
        herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled
        then in the land. 
       8And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between
        me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be
        brethren. 
       9Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee,
        from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the
        right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the
        left. 
      10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that
        it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and
        Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as        thou comest unto Zoar. 
      11Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east:
        and they separated themselves the one from the other. 
      12Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of
        the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 
      13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD
        exceedingly. 
      14And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him,
        Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art
        northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 
      15For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy
        seed for ever. 
      16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man
        can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be
        numbered. 
      17Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth
        of it; for I will give it unto thee. 
      18Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of
        Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 14
       1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch
        king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of
        nations; 
       2That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of
        Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the
        king of Bela, which is Zoar. 
       3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the
        salt sea. 
       4Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year
        they rebelled. 
       5And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were
        with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims
        in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, 
       6And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the
        wilderness. 
       7And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote
        all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt
        in Hazezontamar. 
       8And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and
        the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the
        same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of
        Siddim; 
       9With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations,
        and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings
        with five. 
      10And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom
        and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the
        mountain. 
      11And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their
        victuals, and went their way. 
      12And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his
        goods, and departed. 
      13And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for        he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and
        brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram. 
      14And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his
        trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen,
        and pursued them unto Dan. 
      15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night,
        and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left
        hand of Damascus. 
      16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother
        Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. 
      17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the
        slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at
        the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. 
      18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he
        was the priest of the most high God. 
      19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God,
        possessor of heaven and earth: 
      20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies
        into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. 
      21And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take
        the goods to thyself. 
      22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto
        the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, 
      23That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I
        will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I
        have made Abram rich: 
      24Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the
        men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their
        portion. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 15
       1After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision,
        saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great
        reward. 
       2And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go
        childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 
       3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one
        born in my house is mine heir. 
       4And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall
        not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own
        bowels shall be thine heir. 
       5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven,
        and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto
        him, So shall thy seed be. 
       6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for
        righteousness. 
       7And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of
        the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 
       8And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 
       9And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she
        goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a
        turtledove, and a young pigeon. 
      10And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and
        laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.       11And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them
        away. 
      12And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and,
        lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 
      13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a
        stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they
        shall afflict them four hundred years; 
      14And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and
        afterward shall they come out with great substance. 
      15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a
        good old age. 
      16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the
        iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 
      17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark,
        behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between
        those pieces. 
      18In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy
        seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great
        river, the river Euphrates: 
      19The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 
      20And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 
      21And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the
        Jebusites. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 16
       1Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid,
        an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 
       2And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me
        from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may
        obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 
       3And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram
        had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her
        husband Abram to be his wife. 
       4And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that
        she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 
       5And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my
        maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was
        despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee. 
       6But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her
        as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled
        from her face. 
       7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the
        wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 
       8And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither
        wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress
        Sarai. 
       9And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and
        submit thyself under her hands. 
      10And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed
        exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 
      11And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child,
        and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the
        LORD hath heard thy affliction. 
      12And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and        every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of
        all his brethren. 
      13And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God
        seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth
        me? 
      14Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between
        Kadesh and Bered. 
      15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which
        Hagar bare, Ishmael. 
      16And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to
        Abram. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 17
       1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to
        Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and
        be thou perfect. 
       2And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply
        thee exceedingly. 
       3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 
       4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a
        father of many nations. 
       5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall
        be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 
       6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of
        thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 
       7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed
        after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a
        God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 
       8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land
        wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an
        everlasting possession; and I will be their God. 
       9And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore,
        thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 
      10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy
        seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 
      11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a
        token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 
      12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every
        man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or
        bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 
      13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money,
        must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for
        an everlasting covenant. 
      14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not
        circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath
        broken my covenant. 
      15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call
        her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 
      16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will
        bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people
        shall be of her. 
      17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart,
        Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and
        shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?       18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! 
      19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou
        shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him
        for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. 
      20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him,
        and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve
        princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. 
      21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear
        unto thee at this set time in the next year. 
      22And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. 
      23And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his
        house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the
        men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin
        in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. 
      24And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in
        the flesh of his foreskin. 
      25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised
        in the flesh of his foreskin. 
      26In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 
      27And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with
        money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 18
       1And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in
        the tent door in the heat of the day; 
       2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him:
        and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and
        bowed himself toward the ground, 
       3And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not
        away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 
       4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and
        rest yourselves under the tree: 
       5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after
        that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And
        they said, So do, as thou hast said. 
       6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready
        quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon
        the hearth. 
       7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good,
        and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. 
       8And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and
        set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did
        eat. 
       9And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold,
        in the tent. 
      10And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time
        of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it
        in the tent door, which was behind him. 
      11Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it
        ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 
      12Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old
        shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 
      13And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying,
        Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?       14Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will
        return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have
        a son. 
      15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he
        said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. 
      16And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham
        went with them to bring them on the way. 
      17And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 
      18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation,
        and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 
      19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household
        after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and
        judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath
        spoken of him. 
      20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great,
        and because their sin is very grievous; 
      21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether
        according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will
        know. 
      22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom:
        but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. 
      23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous
        with the wicked? 
      24Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also
        destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are
        therein? 
      25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous
        with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that
        be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? 
      26And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the
        city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. 
      27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to
        speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: 
      28Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou
        destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there
        forty and five, I will not destroy it. 
      29And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall
        be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.

      30And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak:
        Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will
        not do it, if I find thirty there. 
      31And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord:
        Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will
        not destroy it for twenty's sake. 
      32And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but
        this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will
        not destroy it for ten's sake. 
      33And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with
        Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 19
       1And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate
        of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed        himself with his face toward the ground; 
       2And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your
        servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye
        shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we
        will abide in the street all night. 
       3And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and
        entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake
        unleavened bread, and they did eat. 
       4But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom,
        compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from
        every quarter: 
       5And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which
        came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know
        them. 
       6And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, 
       7And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. 
       8Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I
        pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in
        your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they
        under the shadow of my roof. 
       9And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came
        in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse
        with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even
        Lot, and came near to break the door. 
      10But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to
        them, and shut to the door. 
      11And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with
        blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to
        find the door. 
      12And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law,
        and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the
        city, bring them out of this place: 
      13For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen
        great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to
        destroy it. 
      14And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his
        daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will
        destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in
        law. 
      15And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying,
        Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest
        thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 
      16And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the
        hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD
        being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him
        without the city. 
      17And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he
        said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in
        all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 
      18And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: 
      19Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast
        magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my
        life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me,
        and I die:       20Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one:
        Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul
        shall live. 
      21And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing
        also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast
        spoken. 
      22Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be
        come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. 
      23The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. 
      24Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire
        from the LORD out of heaven; 
      25And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the
        inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. 
      26But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of
        salt. 
      27And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood
        before the LORD: 
      28And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of
        the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as
        the smoke of a furnace. 
      29And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that
        God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the
        overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. 
      30And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two
        daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a
        cave, he and his two daughters. 
      31And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there
        is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all
        the earth: 
      32Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him,
        that we may preserve seed of our father. 
      33And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn
        went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay
        down, nor when she arose. 
      34And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the
        younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him
        drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we
        may preserve seed of our father. 
      35And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the
        younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay
        down, nor when she arose. 
      36Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. 
      37And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is
        the father of the Moabites unto this day. 
      38And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi:
        the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 20
       1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and
        dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 
       2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech
        king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 
       3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him,
        Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken;        for she is a man's wife. 
       4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou
        slay also a righteous nation? 
       5Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself
        said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of
        my hands have I done this. 
       6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in
        the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning
        against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 
       7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he
        shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her
        not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are
        thine. 
       8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his
        servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were
        sore afraid. 
       9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done
        unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me
        and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that
        ought not to be done. 
      10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast
        done this thing? 
      11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in
        this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. 
      12And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father,
        but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 
      13And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's
        house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt
        show unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is
        my brother. 
      14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and
        womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his
        wife. 
      15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it
        pleaseth thee. 
      16And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand
        pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto
        all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. 
      17So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife,
        and his maidservants; and they bare children. 
      18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of
        Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 21
       1And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto
        Sarah as he had spoken. 
       2For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the
        set time of which God had spoken to him. 
       3And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom
        Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 
       4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God
        had commanded him. 
       5And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born
        unto him.        6And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will
        laugh with me. 
       7And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should
        have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age. 
       8And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast
        the same day that Isaac was weaned. 
       9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto
        Abraham, mocking. 
      10Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son:
        for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even
        with Isaac. 
      11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his
        son. 
      12And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight
        because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah
        hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy
        seed be called. 
      13And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he
        is thy seed. 
      14And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a
        bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder,
        and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in
        the wilderness of Beersheba. 
      15And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under
        one of the shrubs. 
      16And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it
        were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child.
        And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept. 
      17And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to
        Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear
        not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 
      18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make
        him a great nation. 
      19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went,
        and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 
      20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness,
        and became an archer. 
      21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a
        wife out of the land of Egypt. 
      22And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the
        chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with
        thee in all that thou doest: 
      23Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal
        falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but
        according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do
        unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 
      24And Abraham said, I will swear. 
      25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which
        Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. 
      26And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst
        thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. 
      27And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and
        both of them made a covenant.       28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 
      29And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs
        which thou hast set by themselves? 
      30And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand,
        that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. 
      31Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware
        both of them. 
      32Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and
        Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the
        land of the Philistines. 
      33And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the
        name of the LORD, the everlasting God. 
      34And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 22
       1And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham,
        and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 
       2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou
        lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for
        a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

       3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and
        took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the
        wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of
        which God had told him. 
       4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place
        afar off. 
       5And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and
        I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. 
       6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon
        Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and
        they went both of them together. 
       7And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he
        said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood:
        but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 
       8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt
        offering: so they went both of them together. 
       9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham
        built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his
        son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 
      10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his
        son. 
      11And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said,
        Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 
      12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any
        thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou
        hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 
      13And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a
        ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the
        ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

      14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said
        to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. 
      15And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the        second time, 
      16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou
        hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 
      17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will
        multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which
        is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his
        enemies; 
      18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
        because thou hast obeyed my voice. 
      19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went
        together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. 
      20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham,
        saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother
        Nahor; 
      21Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of
        Aram, 
      22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 
      23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor,
        Abraham's brother. 
      24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and
        Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 23
       1And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were
        the years of the life of Sarah. 
       2And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of
        Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 
       3And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of
        Heth, saying, 
       4I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a
        buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. 
       5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, 
       6Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of
        our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his
        sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 
       7And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land,
        even to the children of Heth. 
       8And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should
        bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron
        the son of Zohar, 
       9That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in
        the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give
        it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you. 
      10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite
        answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all
        that went in at the gate of his city, saying, 
      11Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is
        therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people
        give I it thee: bury thy dead. 
      12And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. 
      13And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land,
        saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give
        thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead
        there.       14And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, 
      15My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of
        silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 
      16And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the
        silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four
        hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. 
      17And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before
        Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees
        that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about,
        were made sure 
      18Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of
        Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. 
      19And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the
        field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of
        Canaan. 
      20And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto
        Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 24
       1And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had
        blessed Abraham in all things. 
       2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled
        over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 
       3And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the
        God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the
        daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 
       4But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife
        unto my son Isaac. 
       5And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be
        willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again
        unto the land from whence thou camest? 
       6And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son
        thither again. 
       7The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and
        from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware
        unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send
        his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from
        thence. 
       8And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt
        be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again. 
       9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master,
        and sware to him concerning that matter. 
      10And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and
        departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he
        arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 
      11And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of
        water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to
        draw water. 
      12And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me
        good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham. 
      13Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the
        men of the city come out to draw water: 
      14And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let
        down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say,        Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she
        that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I
        know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master. 
      15And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold,
        Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of
        Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. 
      16And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any
        man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher,
        and came up. 
      17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink
        a little water of thy pitcher. 
      18And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her
        pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. 
      19And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water
        for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. 
      20And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran
        again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 
      21And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD
        had made his journey prosperous or not. 
      22And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man
        took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for
        her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; 
      23And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there
        room in thy father's house for us to lodge in? 
      24And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of
        Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. 
      25She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough,
        and room to lodge in. 
      26And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD. 
      27And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath
        not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in
        the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. 
      28And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.

      29And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out
        unto the man, unto the well. 
      30And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his
        sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister,
        saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and,
        behold, he stood by the camels at the well. 
      31And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest
        thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.

      32And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave
        straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and
        the men's feet that were with him. 
      33And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not
        eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on. 
      34And he said, I am Abraham's servant. 
      35And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great:
        and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and
        menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses. 
      36And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old:        and unto him hath he given all that he hath. 
      37And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my
        son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: 
      38But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take
        a wife unto my son. 
      39And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

      40And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his
        angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for
        my son of my kindred, and of my father's house: 
      41Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my
        kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my
        oath. 
      42And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master
        Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go: 
      43Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that
        when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give
        me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink; 
      44And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy
        camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out
        for my master's son. 
      45And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came
        forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the
        well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

      46And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and
        said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and
        she made the camels drink also. 
      47And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The
        daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I
        put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 
      48And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the
        LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to
        take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. 
      49And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and
        if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left. 
      50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from
        the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. 
      51Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy
        master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken. 
      52And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words,
        he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth. 
      53And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold,
        and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother
        and to her mother precious things. 
      54And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and
        tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send
        me away unto my master. 
      55And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a
        few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. 
      56And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered
        my way; send me away that I may go to my master. 
      57And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.       58And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this
        man? And she said, I will go. 
      59And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's
        servant, and his men. 
      60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be
        thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess
        the gate of those which hate them. 
      61And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels,
        and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

      62And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the
        south country. 
      63And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he
        lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. 
      64And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted
        off the camel. 
      65For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in
        the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master:
        therefore she took a veil, and covered herself. 
      66And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. 
      67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah,
        and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted
        after his mother's death. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 25
       1Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 
       2And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and
        Ishbak, and Shuah. 
       3And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were
        Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. 
       4And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and
        Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 
       5And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 
       6But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave
        gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived,
        eastward, unto the east country. 
       7And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived,
        an hundred threescore and fifteen years. 
       8Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old
        man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. 
       9And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah,
        in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before
        Mamre; 
      10The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was
        Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. 
      11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his
        son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi. 
      12Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar
        the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham: 
      13And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names,
        according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth;
        and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 
      14And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,       15Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: 
      16These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their
        towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their
        nations. 
      17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty
        and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered
        unto his people. 
      18And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou
        goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his
        brethren. 
      19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat
        Isaac: 
      20And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the
        daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the
        Syrian. 
      21And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren:
        and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 
      22And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it
        be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD. 
      23And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two
        manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one
        people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall
        serve the younger. 
      24And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were
        twins in her womb. 
      25And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they
        called his name Esau. 
      26And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's
        heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years
        old when she bare them. 
      27And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field;
        and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. 
      28And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah
        loved Jacob. 
      29And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was
        faint: 
      30And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red
        pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. 
      31And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. 
      32And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit
        shall this birthright do to me? 
      33And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he
        sold his birthright unto Jacob. 
      34Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat
        and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his
        birthright. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 26
       1And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was
        in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the
        Philistines unto Gerar. 
       2And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt;
        dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: 
       3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee;        for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries,
        and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 
       4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will
        give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the
        nations of the earth be blessed; 
       5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my
        commandments, my statutes, and my laws. 
       6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: 
       7And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is
        my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the
        men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to
        look upon. 
       8And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that
        Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw,
        and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. 
       9And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy
        wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him,
        Because I said, Lest I die for her. 
      10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the
        people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have
        brought guiltiness upon us. 
      11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this
        man or his wife shall surely be put to death. 
      12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an
        hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. 
      13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became
        very great: 
      14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great
        store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. 
      15For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days
        of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled
        them with earth. 
      16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier
        than we. 
      17And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of
        Gerar, and dwelt there. 
      18And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in
        the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them
        after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names
        by which his father had called them. 
      19And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of
        springing water. 
      20And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The
        water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they
        strove with him. 
      21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called
        the name of it Sitnah. 
      22And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that
        they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said,
        For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in
        the land. 
      23And he went up from thence to Beersheba. 
      24And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God        of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless
        thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. 
      25And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD,
        and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.

      26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his
        friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 
      27And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me,
        and have sent me away from you? 
      28And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we
        said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee,
        and let us make a covenant with thee; 
      29That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we
        have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in
        peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. 
      30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 
      31And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another:
        and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 
      32And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and
        told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto
        him, We have found water. 
      33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba
        unto this day. 
      34And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter
        of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

      35Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 27
       1And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim,
        so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said
        unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. 
       2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: 
       3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow,
        and go out to the field, and take me some venison; 
       4And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I
        may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. 
       5And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to
        the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. 
       6And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy
        father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 
       7Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless
        thee before the LORD before my death. 
       8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I
        command thee. 
       9Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the
        goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he
        loveth: 
      10And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he
        may bless thee before his death. 
      11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a
        hairy man, and I am a smooth man: 
      12My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a
        deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. 
      13And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey
        my voice, and go fetch me them. 
      14And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his
        mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. 
      15And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were
        with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: 
      16And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and
        upon the smooth of his neck: 
      17And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared,
        into the hand of her son Jacob. 
      18And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here
        am I; who art thou, my son? 
      19And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done
        according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my
        venison, that thy soul may bless me. 
      20And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so
        quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to
        me. 
      21And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel
        thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. 
      22And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said,
        The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. 
      23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his
        brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him. 
      24And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. 
      25And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison,
        that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he
        did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank. 
      26And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my
        son. 
      27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his
        raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as
        the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: 
      28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the
        earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 
      29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy
        brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every
        one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 
      30And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing
        Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac
        his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 
      31And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father,
        and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's
        venison, that thy soul may bless me. 
      32And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am
        thy son, thy firstborn Esau. 
      33And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that
        hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before
        thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. 
      34And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great
        and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me
        also, O my father. 
      35And he said, Thy brother came with subtlety, and hath taken away thy        blessing. 
      36And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me
        these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath
        taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a
        blessing for me? 
      37And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy
        lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with
        corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto
        thee, my son? 
      38And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father?
        bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice,
        and wept. 
      39And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling
        shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from
        above; 
      40And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it
        shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt
        break his yoke from off thy neck. 
      41And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father
        blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my
        father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. 
      42And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she
        sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy
        brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to
        kill thee. 
      43Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban
        my brother to Haran; 
      44And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; 
      45Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that
        which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from
        thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day? 
      46And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the
        daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth,
        such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall
        my life do me? 

       GENESIS            Chapter 28
       1And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said
        unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 
       2Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father;
        and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy
        mother's brother. 
       3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply
        thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; 
       4And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with
        thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger,
        which God gave unto Abraham. 
       5And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son
        of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's
        mother. 
       6When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to
        Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him
        he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the
        daughters of Canaan;        7And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to
        Padanaram; 
       8And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his
        father; 
       9Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had
        Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of
        Nebajoth, to be his wife. 
      10And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 
      11And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night,
        because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and
        put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 
      12And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top
        of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and
        descending on it. 
      13And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of
        Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou
        liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 
      14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread
        abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the
        south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the
        earth be blessed. 
      15And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither
        thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not
        leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. 
      16And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in
        this place; and I knew it not. 
      17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none
        other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. 
      18And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he
        had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil
        upon the top of it. 
      19And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that
        city was called Luz at the first. 
      20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep
        me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment
        to put on, 
      21So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the
        LORD be my God: 
      22And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house:
        and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto
        thee. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 29
       1Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people
        of the east. 
       2And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were
        three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered
        the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. 
       3And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone
        from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again
        upon the well's mouth in his place. 
       4And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said,
        Of Haran are we. 
       5And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said,        We know him. 
       6And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and,
        behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. 
       7And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the
        cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and
        feed them. 
       8And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together,
        and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the
        sheep. 
       9And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's
        sheep: for she kept them. 
      10And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his
        mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that
        Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and
        watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 
      11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. 
      12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he
        was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father. 
      13And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his
        sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed
        him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these
        things. 
      14And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he
        abode with him the space of a month. 
      15And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest
        thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

      16And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the
        name of the younger was Rachel. 
      17Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. 
      18And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for
        Rachel thy younger daughter. 
      19And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I
        should give her to another man: abide with me. 
      20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but
        a few days, for the love he had to her. 
      21And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are
        fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. 
      22And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a
        feast. 
      23And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter,
        and brought her to him; and he went in unto her. 
      24And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an
        handmaid. 
      25And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he
        said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve
        with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? 
      26And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the
        younger before the firstborn. 
      27Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service
        which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. 
      28And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his
        daughter to wife also.       29And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her
        maid. 
      30And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than
        Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. 
      31And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but
        Rachel was barren. 
      32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben:
        for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now
        therefore my husband will love me. 
      33And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD
        hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son
        also: and she called his name Simeon. 
      34And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will
        my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons:
        therefore was his name called Levi. 
      35And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I
        praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left
        bearing. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 30
       1And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied
        her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. 
       2And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in
        God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? 
       3And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall
        bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. 
       4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto
        her. 
       5And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. 
       6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice,
        and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. 
       7And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second
        son. 
       8And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my
        sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. 
       9When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid,
        and gave her Jacob to wife. 
      10And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son. 
      11And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. 
      12And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son. 
      13And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed:
        and she called his name Asher. 
      14And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in
        the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to
        Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes. 
      15And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my
        husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And
        Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's
        mandrakes. 
      16And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to
        meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have
        hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. 
      17And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the
        fifth son. 
      18And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my
        maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar. 
      19And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son. 
      20And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my
        husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she
        called his name Zebulun. 
      21And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. 
      22And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her
        womb. 
      23And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my
        reproach: 
      24And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me
        another son. 
      25And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said
        unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to
        my country. 
      26Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and
        let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee. 
      27And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine
        eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath
        blessed me for thy sake. 
      28And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it. 
      29And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how
        thy cattle was with me. 
      30For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now
        increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my
        coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? 
      31And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not
        give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again
        feed and keep thy flock. 
      32I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all
        the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the
        sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such
        shall be my hire. 
      33So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it
        shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not
        speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that
        shall be counted stolen with me. 
      34And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. 
      35And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstreaked and
        spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and
        every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the
        sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons. 
      36And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob
        fed the rest of Laban's flocks. 
      37And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and
        chestnut tree; and pilled white streaks in them, and made the white
        appear which was in the rods. 
      38And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the
        gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that
        they should conceive when they came to drink. 
      39And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle
        ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted.       40And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks
        toward the ringstreaked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and
        he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's
        cattle. 
      41And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive,
        that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the
        gutters, that they might conceive among the rods. 
      42But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler
        were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. 
      43And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and
        maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 31
       1And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away
        all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he
        gotten all this glory. 
       2And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not
        toward him as before. 
       3And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers,
        and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. 
       4And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his
        flock, 
       5And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not
        toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. 
       6And ye know that with all my power I have served your father. 
       7And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but
        God suffered him not to hurt me. 
       8If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle
        bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstreaked shall be thy
        hire; then bare all the cattle ringstreaked. 
       9Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to
        me. 
      10And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I
        lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which
        leaped upon the cattle were ringstreaked, speckled, and grisled. 
      11And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I
        said, Here am I. 
      12And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap
        upon the cattle are ringstreaked, speckled, and grisled: for I have
        seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. 
      13I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where
        thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land,
        and return unto the land of thy kindred. 
      14And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any
        portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? 
      15Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath
        quite devoured also our money. 
      16For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is
        ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto
        thee, do. 
      17Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; 
      18And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had
        gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram,
        for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.       19And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images
        that were her father's. 
      20And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told
        him not that he fled. 
      21So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the
        river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead. 
      22And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled. 
      23And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days'
        journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. 
      24And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto
        him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. 
      25Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the
        mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. 
      26And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen
        away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken
        with the sword? 
      27Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and
        didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and
        with songs, with tabret, and with harp? 
      28And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast
        now done foolishly in so doing. 
      29It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your
        father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou
        speak not to Jacob either good or bad. 
      30And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore
        longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my
        gods? 
      31And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I
        said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.

      32With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our
        brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For
        Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. 
      33And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the
        two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of
        Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. 
      34Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's
        furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but
        found them not. 
      35And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I
        cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And
        he searched, but found not the images. 
      36And Jacob was wroth, and chided with Laban: and Jacob answered and
        said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so
        hotly pursued after me? 
      37Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all
        thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren,
        that they may judge betwixt us both. 
      38This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats
        have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not
        eaten. 
      39That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the
        loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day,
        or stolen by night. 
      40Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by
        night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. 
      41Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen
        years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou
        hast changed my wages ten times. 
      42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of
        Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty.
        God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked
        thee yesternight. 
      43And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my
        daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are
        my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this
        day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have
        born? 
      44Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let
        it be for a witness between me and thee. 
      45And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 
      46And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took
        stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. 
      47And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. 
      48And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day.
        Therefore was the name of it called Galeed; 
      49And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we
        are absent one from another. 
      50If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives
        beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt
        me and thee. 
      51And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar,
        which I have cast betwixt me and thee; 
      52This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not
        pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this
        heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. 
      53The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father,
        judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac. 
      54Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren
        to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the
        mount. 
      55And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his
        daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto
        his place. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 32
       1And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 
       2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called
        the name of that place Mahanaim. 
       3And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the
        land of Seir, the country of Edom. 
       4And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau;
        Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed
        there until now: 
       5And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and
        womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace
        in thy sight. 
       6And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother        Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

       7Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the
        people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels,
        into two bands; 
       8And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the
        other company which is left shall escape. 
       9And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father
        Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to
        thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: 
      10I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the
        truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for with my staff I
        passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. 
      11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand
        of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the
        mother with the children. 
      12And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the
        sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. 
      13And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to
        his hand a present for Esau his brother; 
      14Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and
        twenty rams, 
      15Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls,
        twenty she asses, and ten foals. 
      16And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by
        themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put
        a space betwixt drove and drove. 
      17And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth
        thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest
        thou? and whose are these before thee? 
      18Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present
        sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us. 
      19And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed
        the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye
        find him. 
      20And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he
        said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and
        afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me. 
      21So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in
        the company. 
      22And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two
        womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. 
      23And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he
        had. 
      24And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the
        breaking of the day. 
      25And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the
        hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of
        joint, as he wrestled with him. 
      26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not
        let thee go, except thou bless me. 
      27And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 
      28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for        as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast
        prevailed. 
      29And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he
        said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he
        blessed him there. 
      30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God
        face to face, and my life is preserved. 
      31And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted
        upon his thigh. 
      32Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank,
        which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he
        touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 33
       1And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and
        with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and
        unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. 
       2And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and
        her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 
       3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven
        times, until he came near to his brother. 
       4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and
        kissed him: and they wept. 
       5And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and
        said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God
        hath graciously given thy servant. 
       6Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they
        bowed themselves. 
       7And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and
        after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. 
       8And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he
        said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord. 
       9And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto
        thyself. 
      10And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy
        sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen
        thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased
        with me. 
      11Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God
        hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he
        urged him, and he took it. 
      12And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go
        before thee. 
      13And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender,
        and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should
        overdrive them one day, all the flock will die. 
      14Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will
        lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the
        children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. 
      15And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are
        with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight
        of my lord. 
      16So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. 
      17And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made        booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called
        Succoth. 
      18And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of
        Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the
        city. 
      19And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at
        the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred
        pieces of money. 
      20And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 34
       1And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out
        to see the daughters of the land. 
       2And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country,
        saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. 
       3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the
        damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. 
       4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel
        to wife. 
       5And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons
        were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until
        they were come. 
       6And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with
        him. 
       7And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and
        the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had
        wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing
        ought not to be done. 
       8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem
        longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. 
       9And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and
        take our daughters unto you. 
      10And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell
        and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. 
      11And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find
        grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. 
      12Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye
        shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife. 
      13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father
        deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: 
      14And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister
        to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us: 
      15But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that
        every male of you be circumcised; 
      16Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your
        daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one
        people. 
      17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we
        take our daughter, and we will be gone. 
      18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. 
      19And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had
        delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the
        house of his father. 
      20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and        communed with the men of their city, saying, 
      21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the
        land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for
        them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give
        them our daughters. 
      22Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be
        one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are
        circumcised. 
      23Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs
        be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. 
      24And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out
        of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that
        went out of the gate of his city. 
      25And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two
        of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each
        man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

      26And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword,
        and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. 
      27The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because
        they had defiled their sister. 
      28They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that
        which was in the city, and that which was in the field, 
      29And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took
        they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. 
      30And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to
        stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the
        Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves
        together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my
        house. 
      31And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot? 

       GENESIS            Chapter 35
       1And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and
        make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou
        fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 
       2Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him,
        Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and
        change your garments: 
       3And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar
        unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me
        in the way which I went. 
       4And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their
        hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid
        them under the oak which was by Shechem. 
       5And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that
        were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of
        Jacob. 
       6So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is,
        Bethel, he and all the people that were with him. 
       7And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because
        there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his
        brother. 
       8But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel        under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth. 
       9And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and
        blessed him. 
      10And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be
        called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called
        his name Israel. 
      11And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a
        nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall
        come out of thy loins; 
      12And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it,
        and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. 
      13And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him. 
      14And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even
        a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he
        poured oil thereon. 
      15And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him,
        Bethel. 
      16And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to
        come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. 
      17And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife
        said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. 
      18And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died)
        that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. 
      19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is
        Bethlehem. 
      20And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's
        grave unto this day. 
      21And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. 
      22And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went
        and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now
        the sons of Jacob were twelve: 
      23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi,
        and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 
      24The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 
      25And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 
      26And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are
        the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram. 
      27And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of
        Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. 
      28And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years. 
      29And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his
        people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob
        buried him. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 36
       1Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. 
       2Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of
        Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of
        Zibeon the Hivite; 
       3And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. 
       4And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; 
       5And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons
        of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.        6And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the
        persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his
        substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the
        country from the face of his brother Jacob. 
       7For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and
        the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of
        their cattle. 
       8Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. 
       9And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in
        mount Seir: 
      10These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife
        of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. 
      11And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and
        Kenaz. 
      12And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to
        Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife. 
      13And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and
        Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 
      14And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the
        daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and
        Jaalam, and Korah. 
      15These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the
        firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

      16Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that
        came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah. 
      17And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah,
        duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in
        the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 
      18And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke
        Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the
        daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 
      19These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes. 
      20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan,
        and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 
      21And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites,
        the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 
      22And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was
        Timna. 
      23And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal,
        Shepho, and Onam. 
      24And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was
        that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses
        of Zibeon his father. 
      25And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the
        daughter of Anah. 
      26And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran,
        and Cheran. 
      27The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. 
      28The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran. 
      29These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke
        Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, 
      30Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of        Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir. 
      31And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before
        there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 
      32And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city
        was Dinhabah. 
      33And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his
        stead. 
      34And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his
        stead. 
      35And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the
        field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was
        Avith. 
      36And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 
      37And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his
        stead. 
      38And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 
      39And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead:
        and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel,
        the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 
      40And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to
        their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke
        Alvah, duke Jetheth, 
      41Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 
      42Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 
      43Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to
        their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the
        father of the Edomites. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 37
       1And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the
        land of Canaan. 
       2These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years
        old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with
        the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives:
        and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 
       3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was
        the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. 
       4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all
        his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

       5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they
        hated him yet the more. 
       6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have
        dreamed: 
       7For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf
        arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round
        about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 
       8And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or
        shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the
        more for his dreams, and for his words. 
       9And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said,
        Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the
        moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 
      10And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father        rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast
        dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow
        down ourselves to thee to the earth? 
      11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. 
      12And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 
      13And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in
        Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him,
        Here am I. 
      14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy
        brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he
        sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 
      15And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the
        field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 
      16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they
        feed their flocks. 
      17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let
        us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them
        in Dothan. 
      18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them,
        they conspired against him to slay him. 
      19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 
      20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit,
        and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see
        what will become of his dreams. 
      21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and
        said, Let us not kill him. 
      22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit
        that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might
        rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 
      23And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that
        they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that
        was on him; 
      24And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty,
        there was no water in it. 
      25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and
        looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with
        their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it
        down to Egypt. 
      26And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our
        brother, and conceal his blood? 
      27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be
        upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were
        content. 
      28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted
        up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for
        twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. 
      29And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the
        pit; and he rent his clothes. 
      30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I,
        whither shall I go? 
      31And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and
        dipped the coat in the blood; 
      32And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their        father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy
        son's coat or no. 
      33And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath
        devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. 
      34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and
        mourned for his son many days. 
      35And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he
        refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the
        grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 
      36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of
        Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 38
       1And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his
        brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was
        Hirah. 
       2And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was
        Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 
       3And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 
       4And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name
        Onan. 
       5And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name
        Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. 
       6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar. 
       7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and
        the LORD slew him. 
       8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry
        her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 
       9And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass,
        when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the
        ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. 
      10And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him
        also. 
      11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy
        father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest
        peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and
        dwelt in her father's house. 
      12And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and
        Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath,
        he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 
      13And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to
        Timnath to shear his sheep. 
      14And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a
        veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the
        way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not
        given unto him to wife. 
      15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had
        covered her face. 
      16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let
        me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in
        law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in
        unto me? 
      17And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said,
        Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?       18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet,
        and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave
        it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. 
      19And she arose, and went away, and laid by her veil from her, and put
        on the garments of her widowhood. 
      20And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to
        receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not. 
      21Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot,
        that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot
        in this place. 
      22And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the
        men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place. 
      23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I
        sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 
      24And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah,
        saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also,
        behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her
        forth, and let her be burnt. 
      25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By
        the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I
        pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. 
      26And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous
        than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her
        again no more. 
      27And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins
        were in her womb. 
      28And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his
        hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread,
        saying, This came out first. 
      29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his
        brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this
        breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. 
      30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon
        his hand: and his name was called Zarah. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 39
       1And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of
        Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands
        of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 
       2And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was
        in the house of his master the Egyptian. 
       3And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made
        all that he did to prosper in his hand. 
       4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made
        him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his
        hand. 
       5And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in
        his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the
        Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was
        upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. 
       6And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought
        he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly
        person, and well favoured. 
       7And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast        her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. 
       8But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master
        wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all
        that he hath to my hand; 
       9There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back
        any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I
        do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 
      10And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he
        hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 
      11And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house
        to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there
        within. 
      12And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left
        his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. 
      13And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her
        hand, and was fled forth, 
      14That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them,
        saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came
        in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: 
      15And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and
        cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out. 
      16And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. 
      17And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew
        servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

      18And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left
        his garment with me, and fled out. 
      19And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife,
        which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant
        to me; that his wrath was kindled. 
      20And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place
        where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the
        prison. 
      21But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him
        favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 
      22And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the
        prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he
        was the doer of it. 
      23The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his
        hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD
        made it to prosper. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 40
       1And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king
        of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. 
       2And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief
        of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 
       3And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard,
        into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 
       4And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served
        them: and they continued a season in ward. 
       5And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one
        night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the
        butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the        prison. 
       6And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them,
        and, behold, they were sad. 
       7And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his
        lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? 
       8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no
        interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations
        belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. 
       9And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my
        dream, behold, a vine was before me; 
      10And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded,
        and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth
        ripe grapes: 
      11And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed
        them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 
      12And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three
        branches are three days: 
      13Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore
        thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his
        hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 
      14But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I
        pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me
        out of this house: 
      15For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here
        also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. 
      16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said
        unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white
        baskets on my head: 
      17And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for
        Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 
      18And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The
        three baskets are three days: 
      19Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee,
        and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from
        off thee. 
      20And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that
        he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of
        the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 
      21And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he
        gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: 
      22But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 
      23Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 41
       1And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh
        dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 
       2And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine
        and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. 
       3And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river,
        ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the
        brink of the river. 
       4And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well
        favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 
       5And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of        corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. 
       6And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up
        after them. 
       7And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And
        Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. 
       8And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and
        he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise
        men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that
        could interpret them unto Pharaoh. 
       9Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my
        faults this day: 
      10Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the
        captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker: 
      11And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man
        according to the interpretation of his dream. 
      12And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the
        captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our
        dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. 
      13And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he
        restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. 
      14Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out
        of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and
        came in unto Pharaoh. 
      15And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is
        none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou
        canst understand a dream to interpret it. 
      16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give
        Pharaoh an answer of peace. 
      17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the
        bank of the river: 
      18And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed
        and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: 
      19And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill
        favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of
        Egypt for badness: 
      20And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat
        kine: 
      21And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had
        eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So
        I awoke. 
      22And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk,
        full and good: 
      23And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east
        wind, sprung up after them: 
      24And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto
        the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. 
      25And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath
        showed Pharaoh what he is about to do. 
      26The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are
        seven years: the dream is one. 
      27And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are
        seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind
        shall be seven years of famine.       28This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about
        to do he showeth unto Pharaoh. 
      29Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the
        land of Egypt: 
      30And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the
        plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall
        consume the land; 
      31And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that
        famine following; for it shall be very grievous. 
      32And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because
        the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to
        pass. 
      33Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set
        him over the land of Egypt. 
      34Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and
        take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous
        years. 
      35And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and
        lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the
        cities. 
      36And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years
        of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish
        not through the famine. 
      37And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all
        his servants. 
      38And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this
        is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? 
      39And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all
        this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: 
      40Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my
        people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. 
      41And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land
        of Egypt. 
      42And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's
        hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain
        about his neck; 
      43And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they
        cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the
        land of Egypt. 
      44And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no
        man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 
      45And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to
        wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went
        out over all the land of Egypt. 
      46And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of
        Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went
        throughout all the land of Egypt. 
      47And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

      48And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the
        land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the
        field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 
      49And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he        left numbering; for it was without number. 
      50And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came,
        which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him. 
      51And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said
        he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. 
      52And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me
        to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. 
      53And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt,
        were ended. 
      54And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had
        said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt
        there was bread. 
      55And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to
        Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto
        Joseph; what he saith to you, do. 
      56And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened
        all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine
        waxed sore in the land of Egypt. 
      57And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because
        that the famine was so sore in all lands. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 42
       1Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his
        sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 
       2And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get
        you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and
        not die. 
       3And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. 
       4But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for
        he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. 
       5And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for
        the famine was in the land of Canaan. 
       6And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to
        all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed
        down themselves before him with their faces to the earth. 
       7And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself
        strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto
        them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy
        food. 
       8And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 
       9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said
        unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are
        come. 
      10And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy
        servants come. 
      11We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no
        spies. 
      12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye
        are come. 
      13And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man
        in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our
        father, and one is not. 
      14And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying,
        Ye are spies:       15Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go
        forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. 
      16Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept
        in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth
        in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. 
      17And he put them all together into ward three days. 
      18And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I
        fear God: 
      19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of
        your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: 
      20But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be
        verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. 
      21And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our
        brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us,
        and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. 
      22And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do
        not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold,
        also his blood is required. 
      23And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them
        by an interpreter. 
      24And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them
        again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound
        him before their eyes. 
      25Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore
        every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the
        way: and thus did he unto them. 
      26And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. 
      27And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the
        inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth. 
      28And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is
        even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid,
        saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us? 
      29And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and
        told him all that befell unto them; saying, 
      30The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took
        us for spies of the country. 
      31And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: 
      32We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the
        youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan. 
      33And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I
        know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me,
        and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone: 
      34And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye
        are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your
        brother, and ye shall traffic in the land. 
      35And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every
        man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their
        father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. 
      36And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my
        children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin
        away: all these things are against me. 
      37And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I
        bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him        to thee again. 
      38And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is
        dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the
        which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to
        the grave. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 43
       1And the famine was sore in the land. 
       2And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had
        brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a
        little food. 
       3And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto
        us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with
        you. 
       4If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee
        food: 
       5But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said
        unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 
       6And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the
        man whether ye had yet a brother? 
       7And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our
        kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother?
        and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we
        certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? 
       8And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we
        will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou,
        and also our little ones. 
       9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I
        bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear
        the blame for ever: 
      10For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second
        time. 
      11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do
        this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry
        down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices,
        and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: 
      12And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought
        again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand;
        peradventure it was an oversight: 
      13Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man: 
      14And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away
        your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I
        am bereaved. 
      15And the men took that present, and they took double money in their
        hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood
        before Joseph. 
      16And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his
        house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men
        shall dine with me at noon. 
      17And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into
        Joseph's house. 
      18And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's
        house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our
        sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion        against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

      19And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they
        communed with him at the door of the house, 
      20And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: 
      21And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our
        sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack,
        our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. 
      22And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we
        cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. 
      23And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your
        father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And
        he brought Simeon out unto them. 
      24And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water,
        and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. 
      25And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they
        heard that they should eat bread there. 
      26And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in
        their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. 
      27And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well,
        the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? 
      28And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is
        yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. 
      29And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's
        son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto
        me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. 
      30And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and
        he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept
        there. 
      31And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and
        said, Set on bread. 
      32And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and
        for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the
        Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an
        abomination unto the Egyptians. 
      33And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright,
        and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at
        another. 
      34And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's
        mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and
        were merry with him. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 44
       1And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's
        sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money
        in his sack's mouth. 
       2And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest,
        and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had
        spoken. 
       3As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and
        their asses. 
       4And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph
        said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost
        overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for        good? 
       5Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he
        divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. 
       6And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. 
       7And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God
        forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: 
       8Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought
        again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal
        out of thy lord's house silver or gold? 
       9With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we
        also will be my lord's bondmen. 
      10And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with
        whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless. 
      11Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and
        opened every man his sack. 
      12And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest:
        and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. 
      13Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and
        returned to the city. 
      14And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet
        there: and they fell before him on the ground. 
      15And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot
        ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? 
      16And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak?
        or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of
        thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also
        with whom the cup is found. 
      17And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose
        hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get
        you up in peace unto your father. 
      18Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant,
        I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger
        burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. 
      19My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 
      20And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child
        of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone
        is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. 
      21And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may
        set mine eyes upon him. 
      22And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he
        should leave his father, his father would die. 
      23And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come
        down with you, ye shall see my face no more. 
      24And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we
        told him the words of my lord. 
      25And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food. 
      26And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us,
        then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our
        youngest brother be with us. 
      27And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me
        two sons: 
      28And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in
        pieces; and I saw him not since:       29And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall
        bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. 
      30Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be
        not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life; 
      31It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us,
        that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of
        thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. 
      32For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If
        I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father
        for ever. 
      33Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad
        a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. 
      34For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest
        peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 45
       1Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by
        him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood
        no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. 
       2And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. 
       3And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet
        live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled
        at his presence. 
       4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And
        they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold
        into Egypt. 
       5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold
        me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. 
       6For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there
        are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor
        harvest. 
       7And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth,
        and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 
       8So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made
        me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler
        throughout all the land of Egypt. 
       9Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy
        son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me,
        tarry not: 
      10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near
        unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy
        flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: 
      11And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of
        famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to
        poverty. 
      12And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that
        it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. 
      13And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that
        ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither. 
      14And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin
        wept upon his neck. 
      15Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after
        that his brethren talked with him. 
      16And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's        brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. 
      17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade
        your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; 
      18And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I
        will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat
        of the land. 
      19Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land
        of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your
        father, and come. 
      20Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is
        yours. 
      21And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons,
        according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for
        the way. 
      22To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin
        he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. 
      23And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the
        good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and
        meat for his father by the way. 
      24So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto
        them, See that ye fall not out by the way. 
      25And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto
        Jacob their father, 
      26And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over
        all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed
        them not. 
      27And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto
        them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him,
        the spirit of Jacob their father revived: 
      28And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go
        and see him before I die. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 46
       1And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to
        Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 
       2And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said,
        Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. 
       3And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down
        into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: 
       4I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring
        thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. 
       5And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried
        Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the
        wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 
       6And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in
        the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with
        him: 
       7His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons'
        daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. 
       8And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into
        Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. 
       9And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. 
      10And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and
        Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.       11And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 
      12And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and
        Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of
        Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. 
      13And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. 
      14And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. 
      15These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram,
        with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters
        were thirty and three. 
      16And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and
        Arodi, and Areli. 
      17And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and
        Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. 
      18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter,
        and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 
      19The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin. 
      20And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim,
        which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him. 
      21And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera,
        and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 
      22These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls
        were fourteen. 
      23And the sons of Dan; Hushim. 
      24And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 
      25These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his
        daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. 
      26All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his
        loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and
        six; 
      27And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls:
        all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were
        threescore and ten. 
      28And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto
        Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 
      29And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his
        father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his
        neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 
      30And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy
        face, because thou art yet alive. 
      31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I
        will go up, and show Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my
        father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; 
      32And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle;
        and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that
        they have. 
      33And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall
        say, What is your occupation? 
      34That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from
        our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may
        dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination
        unto the Egyptians. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 47       1Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my
        brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have,
        are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land
        of Goshen. 
       2And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them
        unto Pharaoh. 
       3And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they
        said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our
        fathers. 
       4They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we
        come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the
        famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee,
        let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. 
       5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren
        are come unto thee: 
       6The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy
        father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell:
        and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them
        rulers over my cattle. 
       7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh:
        and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 
       8And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? 
       9And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage
        are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the
        years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the
        years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 
      10And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. 
      11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a
        possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land
        of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 
      12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his
        father's household, with bread, according to their families. 
      13And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore,
        so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by
        reason of the famine. 
      14And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of
        Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and
        Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 
      15And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of
        Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread:
        for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth. 
      16And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your
        cattle, if money fail. 
      17And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread
        in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the
        herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their
        cattle for that year. 
      18When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and
        said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money
        is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought
        left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: 
      19Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy
        us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto
        Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the        land be not desolate. 
      20And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the
        Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over
        them: so the land became Pharaoh's. 
      21And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the
        borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. 
      22Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a
        portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which
        Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. 
      23Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day
        and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow
        the land. 
      24And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the
        fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed
        of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and
        for food for your little ones. 
      25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the
        sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. 
      26And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that
        Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests
        only, which became not Pharaoh's. 
      27And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and
        they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 
      28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole
        age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years. 
      29And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son
        Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight,
        put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly
        with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: 
      30But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt,
        and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou
        hast said. 
      31And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed
        himself upon the bed's head. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 48
       1And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold,
        thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and
        Ephraim. 
       2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto
        thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. 
       3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in
        the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 
       4And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply
        thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give
        this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. 
       5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee
        in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as
        Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. 
       6And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and
        shall be called after the name of their brethren in their
        inheritance. 
       7And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land
        of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come        unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same
        is Bethlehem. 
       8And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? 
       9And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath
        given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto
        me, and I will bless them. 
      10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see.
        And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced
        them. 
      11And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and,
        lo, God hath showed me also thy seed. 
      12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed
        himself with his face to the earth. 
      13And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's
        left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand,
        and brought them near unto him. 
      14And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's
        head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head,
        guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. 
      15And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham
        and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this
        day, 
      16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my
        name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
        and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 
      17And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head
        of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to
        remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 
      18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the
        firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. 
      19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he
        also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his
        younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a
        multitude of nations. 
      20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless,
        saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim
        before Manasseh. 
      21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with
        you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. 
      22Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I
        took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 49
       1And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together,
        that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. 
       2Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken
        unto Israel your father. 
       3Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my
        strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: 
       4Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to
        thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. 
       5Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their
        habitations. 
       6O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine        honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and
        in their selfwill they digged down a wall. 
       7Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was
        cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. 
       8Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be
        in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down
        before thee. 
       9Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he
        stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall
        rouse him up? 
      10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between
        his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the
        people be. 
      11Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice
        vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of
        grapes: 
      12His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. 
      13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an
        haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 
      14Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 
      15And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and
        bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 
      16Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 
      17Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth
        the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. 
      18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD. 
      19Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. 
      20Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal
        dainties. 
      21Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. 
      22Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose
        branches run over the wall: 
      23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: 
      24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made
        strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the
        shepherd, the stone of Israel:) 
      25Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the
        Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above,
        blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and
        of the womb: 
      26The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my
        progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they
        shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him
        that was separate from his brethren. 
      27Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the
        prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. 
      28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their
        father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his
        blessing he blessed them. 
      29And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my
        people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of
        Ephron the Hittite, 
      30In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre,        in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron
        the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. 
      31There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac
        and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. 
      32The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from
        the children of Heth. 
      33And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up
        his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered
        unto his people. 

       GENESIS            Chapter 50
       1And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed
        him. 
       2And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his
        father: and the physicians embalmed Israel. 
       3And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days
        of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him
        threescore and ten days. 
       4And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the
        house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes,
        speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, 
       5My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have
        digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now
        therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will
        come again. 
       6And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made
        thee swear. 
       7And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the
        servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of
        the land of Egypt, 
       8And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's
        house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds,
        they left in the land of Goshen. 
       9And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a
        very great company. 
      10And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan,
        and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he
        made a mourning for his father seven days. 
      11And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the
        mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning
        to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim,
        which is beyond Jordan. 
      12And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them: 
      13For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in
        the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the
        field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite,
        before Mamre. 
      14And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that
        went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father. 
      15And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said,
        Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all
        the evil which we did unto him. 
      16And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command
        before he died, saying,       17So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass
        of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now,
        we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy
        father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. 
      18And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they
        said, Behold, we be thy servants. 
      19And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? 
      20But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto
        good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

      21Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones.
        And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them. 
      22And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph
        lived an hundred and ten years. 
      23And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the
        children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon
        Joseph's knees. 
      24And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit
        you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to
        Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 
      25And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will
        surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence. 
      26So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed
        him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter  1
       1Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into
        Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. 
       2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 
       3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 
       4Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 
       5And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy
        souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. 
       6And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. 
       7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly,
        and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled
        with them. 
       8Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 
       9And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of
        Israel are more and mightier than we: 
      10Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it
        come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also
        unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the
        land. 
      11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with
        their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and
        Raamses. 
      12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew.
        And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. 
      13And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: 
      14And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in
        brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service,
        wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.       15And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name
        of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 
      16And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women,
        and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him:
        but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 
      17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt
        commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 
      18And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them,
        Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? 
      19And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not
        as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the
        midwives come in unto them. 
      20Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people
        multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 
      21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made
        them houses. 
      22And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye
        shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter  2
       1And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a
        daughter of Levi. 
       2And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he
        was a goodly child, she hid him three months. 
       3And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of
        bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child
        therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. 
       4And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. 
       5And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river;
        and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw
        the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 
       6And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe
        wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the
        Hebrews' children. 
       7Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to
        thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for
        thee? 
       8And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called
        the child's mother. 
       9And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse
        it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the
        child, and nursed it. 
      10And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and
        he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said,
        Because I drew him out of the water. 
      11And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went
        out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an
        Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. 
      12And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was
        no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 
      13And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews
        strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore
        smitest thou thy fellow? 
      14And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest        thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and
        said, Surely this thing is known. 
      15Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses
        fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and
        he sat down by a well. 
      16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew
        water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 
      17And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and
        helped them, and watered their flock. 
      18And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye
        are come so soon to day? 
      19And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the
        shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. 
      20And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye
        have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. 
      21And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses
        Zipporah his daughter. 
      22And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said,
        I have been a stranger in a strange land. 
      23And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died:
        and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they
        cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. 
      24And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with
        Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 
      25And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto
        them. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter  3
       1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of
        Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came
        to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 
       2And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of
        the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with
        fire, and the bush was not consumed. 
       3And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why
        the bush is not burnt. 
       4And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto
        him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he
        said, Here am I. 
       5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy
        feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 
       6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the
        God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he
        was afraid to look upon God. 
       7And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people
        which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their
        taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 
       8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians,
        and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large,
        unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the
        Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites,
        and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 
       9Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto
        me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians        oppress them. 
      10Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou
        mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. 
      11And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and
        that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 
      12And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token
        unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the
        people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 
      13And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of
        Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me
        unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I
        say unto them? 
      14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou
        say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 
      15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the
        children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham,
        the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this
        is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. 
      16Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The
        LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob,
        appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that
        which is done to you in Egypt: 
      17And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt
        unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites,
        and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land
        flowing with milk and honey. 
      18And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and
        the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto
        him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go,
        we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may
        sacrifice to the LORD our God. 
      19And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by
        a mighty hand. 
      20And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders
        which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you
        go. 
      21And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and
        it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty: 
      22But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that
        sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and
        raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your
        daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter  4
       1And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me,
        nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not
        appeared unto thee. 
       2And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said,
        A rod. 
       3And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and
        it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. 
       4And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by
        the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a
        rod in his hand:        5That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of
        Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto
        thee. 
       6And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy
        bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out,
        behold, his hand was leprous as snow. 
       7And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand
        into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold,
        it was turned again as his other flesh. 
       8And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither
        hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the
        voice of the latter sign. 
       9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two
        signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the
        water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water
        which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry
        land. 
      10And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither
        heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am
        slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 
      11And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh
        the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? 
      12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what
        thou shalt say. 
      13And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom
        thou wilt send. 
      14And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is
        not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And
        also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee,
        he will be glad in his heart. 
      15And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will
        be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye
        shall do. 
      16And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even
        he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him
        instead of God. 
      17And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do
        signs. 
      18And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said
        unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which
        are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to
        Moses, Go in peace. 
      19And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for
        all the men are dead which sought thy life. 
      20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and
        he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in
        his hand. 
      21And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt,
        see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put
        in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the
        people go. 
      22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my
        son, even my firstborn: 
      23And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou        refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy
        firstborn. 
      24And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and
        sought to kill him. 
      25Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her
        son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art
        thou to me. 
      26So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because
        of the circumcision. 
      27And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And
        he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. 
      28And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and
        all the signs which he had commanded him. 
      29And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the
        children of Israel: 
      30And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses,
        and did the signs in the sight of the people. 
      31And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had
        visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their
        affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter  5
       1And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith
        the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast
        unto me in the wilderness. 
       2And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to
        let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go. 
       3And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we
        pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto
        the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the
        sword. 
       4And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and
        Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. 
       5And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye
        make them rest from their burdens. 
       6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and
        their officers, saying, 
       7Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore:
        let them go and gather straw for themselves. 
       8And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall
        lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle;
        therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. 
       9Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour
        therein; and let them not regard vain words. 
      10And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and
        they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give
        you straw. 
      11Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work
        shall be diminished. 
      12So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt
        to gather stubble instead of straw. 
      13And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your
        daily tasks, as when there was straw. 
      14And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's        taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore
        have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to
        day, as heretofore? 
      15Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto
        Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants? 
      16There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make
        brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in
        thine own people. 
      17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go
        and do sacrifice to the LORD. 
      18Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you,
        yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. 
      19And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in
        evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your
        bricks of your daily task. 
      20And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came
        forth from Pharaoh: 
      21And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because
        ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in
        the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. 
      22And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou
        so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me? 
      23For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil
        to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter  6
       1Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to
        Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a
        strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. 
       2And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: 
       3And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name
        of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. 
       4And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the
        land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were
        strangers. 
       5And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom
        the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. 
       6Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will
        bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid
        you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out
        arm, and with great judgments: 
       7And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God:
        and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out
        from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 
       8And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did
        swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give
        it you for an heritage: I am the LORD. 
       9And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened
        not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. 
      10And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      11Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of
        Israel go out of his land. 
      12And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of
        Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me,        who am of uncircumcised lips? 
      13And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge
        unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring
        the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. 
      14These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the
        firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be
        the families of Reuben. 
      15And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and
        Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the
        families of Simeon. 
      16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their
        generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the
        life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years. 
      17The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. 
      18And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and
        the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three
        years. 
      19And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of
        Levi according to their generations. 
      20And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare
        him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an
        hundred and thirty and seven years. 
      21And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. 
      22And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri. 
      23And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of
        Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and
        Ithamar. 
      24And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are
        the families of the Korhites. 
      25And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to
        wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers
        of the Levites according to their families. 
      26These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the
        children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies. 
      27These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the
        children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron. 
      28And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the
        land of Egypt, 
      29That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou
        unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. 
      30And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips,
        and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? 

       EXODOUS            Chapter  7
       1And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh:
        and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 
       2Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall
        speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his
        land. 
       3And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my
        wonders in the land of Egypt. 
       4But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon
        Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of
        Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.        5And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth
        mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among
        them. 
       6And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they. 
       7And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three
        years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. 
       8And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 
       9When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a miracle for you:
        then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before
        Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. 
      10And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD
        had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before
        his servants, and it became a serpent. 
      11Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the
        magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their
        enchantments. 
      12For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but
        Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. 
      13And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as
        the LORD had said. 
      14And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he
        refuseth to let the people go. 
      15Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the
        water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and
        the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. 
      16And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me
        unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the
        wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. 
      17Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD:
        behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the
        waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 
      18And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall
        stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the
        river. 
      19And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and
        stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams,
        upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of
        water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood
        throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in
        vessels of stone. 
      20And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up
        the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of
        Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that
        were in the river were turned to blood. 
      21And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the
        Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was
        blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 
      22And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and
        Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as
        the LORD had said. 
      23And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his
        heart to this also. 
      24And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to
        drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.       25And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the
        river. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter  8
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him,
        Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 
       2And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy
        borders with frogs: 
       3And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up
        and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed,
        and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into
        thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: 
       4And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and
        upon all thy servants. 
       5And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine
        hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the
        ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. 
       6And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the
        frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. 
       7And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up
        frogs upon the land of Egypt. 
       8Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the LORD,
        that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I
        will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. 
       9And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I entreat for
        thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs
        from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? 
      10And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word:
        that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God. 
      11And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from
        thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river
        only. 
      12And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the
        LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh. 
      13And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died
        out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields. 
      14And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank. 
      15But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart,
        and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. 
      16And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod,
        and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout
        all the land of Egypt. 
      17And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and
        smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast;
        all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of
        Egypt. 
      18And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice,
        but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 
      19Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and
        Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the
        LORD had said. 
      20And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand
        before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him,
        Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.       21Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms
        of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and
        into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of
        swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. 
      22And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people
        dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest
        know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth. 
      23And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow
        shall this sign be. 
      24And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into
        the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the
        land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of
        flies. 
      25And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye,
        sacrifice to your God in the land. 
      26And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the
        abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we
        sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and
        will they not stone us? 
      27We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to
        the LORD our God, as he shall command us. 
      28And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the
        LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away:
        entreat for me. 
      29And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat the
        LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his
        servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal
        deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the
        LORD. 
      30And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. 
      31And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the
        swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people;
        there remained not one. 
      32And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he
        let the people go. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter  9
       1Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus
        saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may
        serve me. 
       2For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, 
       3Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the
        field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the
        oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. 
       4And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle
        of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's
        of Israel. 
       5And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall
        do this thing in the land. 
       6And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of
        Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

       7And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the
        Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did        not let the people go. 
       8And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of
        ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in
        the sight of Pharaoh. 
       9And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be
        a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast,
        throughout all the land of Egypt. 
      10And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and
        Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking
        forth with blains upon man, and upon beast. 
      11And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils;
        for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. 
      12And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto
        them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses. 
      13And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand
        before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the
        Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 
      14For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and
        upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that
        there is none like me in all the earth. 
      15For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy
        people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. 
      16And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to show in
        thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the
        earth. 
      17As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not
        let them go? 
      18Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very
        grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation
        thereof even until now. 
      19Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in
        the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the
        field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon
        them, and they shall die. 
      20He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh
        made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses: 
      21And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and
        his cattle in the field. 
      22And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven,
        that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon
        beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of
        Egypt. 
      23And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent
        thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the
        LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 
      24So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous,
        such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it
        became a nation. 
      25And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in
        the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the
        field, and brake every tree of the field. 
      26Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was
        there no hail. 
      27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them,        I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people
        are wicked. 
      28Entreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty
        thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no
        longer. 
      29And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will
        spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease,
        neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that
        the earth is the Lord's. 
      30But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear
        the LORD God. 
      31And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the
        ear, and the flax was bolled. 
      32But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown
        up. 
      33And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his
        hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain
        was not poured upon the earth. 
      34And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were
        ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his
        servants. 
      35And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the
        children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 10
       1And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened
        his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might show these my
        signs before him: 
       2And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's
        son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have
        done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD. 
       3And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus
        saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to
        humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. 
       4Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I
        bring the locusts into thy coast: 
       5And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able
        to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is
        escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every
        tree which groweth for you out of the field: 
       6And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants,
        and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor
        thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the
        earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from
        Pharaoh. 
       7And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a
        snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their
        God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? 
       8And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto
        them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go? 
       9And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our
        sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will
        we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD. 
      10And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you        go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you. 
      11Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did
        desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence. 
      12And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of
        Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt,
        and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. 
      13And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the
        LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that
        night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 
      14And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all
        the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were
        no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 
      15For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was
        darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit
        of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any
        green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all
        the land of Egypt. 
      16Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have
        sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. 
      17Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and
        entreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death
        only. 
      18And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. 
      19And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the
        locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one
        locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 
      20But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the
        children of Israel go. 
      21And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven,
        that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness
        which may be felt. 
      22And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a
        thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 
      23They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three
        days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 
      24And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only
        let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also
        go with you. 
      25And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt
        offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. 
      26Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left
        behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we
        know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither. 
      27But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 
      28And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself,
        see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt
        die. 
      29And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no
        more. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 11
       1And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon
        Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he
        shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.        2Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his
        neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and
        jewels of gold. 
       3And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians.
        Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the
        sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people. 
       4And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out
        into the midst of Egypt: 
       5And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the
        firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the
        firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the
        firstborn of beasts. 
       6And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such
        as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 
       7But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his
        tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth
        put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. 
       8And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down
        themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that
        follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from
        Pharaoh in a great anger. 
       9And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you;
        that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. 
      10And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the
        LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children
        of Israel go out of his land. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 12
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

       2This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the
        first month of the year to you. 
       3Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth
        day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according
        to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: 
       4And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his
        neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the
        souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for
        the lamb. 
       5Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye
        shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: 
       6And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month:
        and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in
        the evening. 
       7And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts
        and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 
       8And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and
        unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 
       9Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire;
        his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. 
      10And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that
        which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. 
      11And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your
        feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it        is the LORD'S passover. 
      12For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite
        all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and
        against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

      13And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye
        are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague
        shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

      14And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a
        feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a
        feast by an ordinance for ever. 
      15Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall
        put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened
        bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be
        cut off from Israel. 
      16And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the
        seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of
        work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that
        only may be done of you. 
      17And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this
        selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt:
        therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an
        ordinance for ever. 
      18In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye
        shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the
        month at even. 
      19Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for
        whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut
        off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or
        born in the land. 
      20Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat
        unleavened bread. 
      21Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them,
        Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the
        passover. 
      22And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is
        in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the
        blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out at the door
        of his house until the morning. 
      23For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he
        seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD
        will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in
        unto your houses to smite you. 
      24And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy
        sons for ever. 
      25And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD
        will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this
        service. 
      26And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you,
        What mean ye by this service? 
      27That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who
        passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he
        smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed        the head and worshipped. 
      28And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had
        commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 
      29And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the
        firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that
        sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the
        dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. 
      30And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all
        the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not
        a house where there was not one dead. 
      31And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and
        get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of
        Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. 
      32Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone;
        and bless me also. 
      33And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send
        them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men. 
      34And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their
        kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.

      35And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and
        they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold,
        and raiment: 
      36And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so
        that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they
        spoiled the Egyptians. 
      37And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about
        six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. 
      38And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds,
        even very much cattle. 
      39And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth
        out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out
        of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for
        themselves any victual. 
      40Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was
        four hundred and thirty years. 
      41And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years,
        even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD
        went out from the land of Egypt. 
      42It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out
        from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed
        of all the children of Israel in their generations. 
      43And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the
        passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: 
      44But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast
        circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. 
      45A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. 
      46In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of
        the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone
        thereof. 
      47All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 
      48And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the
        passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let        him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the
        land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 
      49One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that
        sojourneth among you. 
      50Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and
        Aaron, so did they. 
      51And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the
        children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 13
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among
        the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. 
       3And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came
        out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand
        the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened
        bread be eaten. 
       4This day came ye out in the month Abib. 
       5And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the
        Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and
        the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land
        flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in
        this month. 
       6Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day
        shall be a feast to the LORD. 
       7Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no
        leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen
        with thee in all thy quarters. 
       8And thou shalt show thy son in that day, saying, This is done because
        of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. 
       9And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a
        memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord's law may be in thy mouth:
        for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt. 
      10Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to
        year. 
      11And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the
        Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give
        it thee, 
      12That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix,
        and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males
        shall be the LORD'S. 
      13And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if
        thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the
        firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. 
      14And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying,
        What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the
        LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: 
      15And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the
        LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn
        of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD
        all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my
        children I redeem. 
      16And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets
        between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth        out of Egypt. 
      17And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led
        them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although
        that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when
        they see war, and they return to Egypt: 
      18But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of
        the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the
        land of Egypt. 
      19And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly
        sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and
        ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. 
      20And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in
        the edge of the wilderness. 
      21And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead
        them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light;
        to go by day and night: 
      22He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of
        fire by night, from before the people. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 14
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before
        Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon:
        before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 
       3For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in
        the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 
       4And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them;
        and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the
        Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so. 
       5And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart
        of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and
        they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from
        serving us? 
       6And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him: 
       7And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of
        Egypt, and captains over every one of them. 
       8And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he
        pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went
        out with an high hand. 
       9But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of
        Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping
        by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon. 
      10And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their
        eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were
        sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. 
      11And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast
        thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou
        dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? 
      12Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us
        alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us
        to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. 
      13And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the
        salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to day: for the
        Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more        for ever. 
      14The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 
      15And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak
        unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: 
      16But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea,
        and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground
        through the midst of the sea. 
      17And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they
        shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon
        all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 
      18And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten
        me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 
      19And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed
        and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before
        their face, and stood behind them: 
      20And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel;
        and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night
        to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night. 
      21And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused
        the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the
        sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 
      22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the
        dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand,
        and on their left. 
      23And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the
        sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 
      24And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto
        the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the
        cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, 
      25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so
        that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the
        LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians. 
      26And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea,
        that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their
        chariots, and upon their horsemen. 
      27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned
        to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled
        against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the
        sea. 
      28And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen,
        and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there
        remained not so much as one of them. 
      29But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the
        sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on
        their left. 
      30Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians;
        and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. 
      31And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians:
        and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his
        servant Moses. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 15
       1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD,
        and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed        gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 
       2The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he
        is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and
        I will exalt him. 
       3The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. 
       4Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen
        captains also are drowned in the Red sea. 
       5The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. 
       6Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand,
        O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. 
       7And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them
        that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which
        consumed them as stubble. 
       8And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together,
        the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in
        the heart of the sea. 
       9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the
        spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my
        hand shall destroy them. 
      10Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as
        lead in the mighty waters. 
      11Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee,
        glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? 
      12Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. 
      13Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed:
        thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. 
      14The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the
        inhabitants of Palestina. 
      15Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab,
        trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan
        shall melt away. 
      16Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm
        they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD,
        till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased. 
      17Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine
        inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to
        dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.

      18The LORD shall reign for ever and ever. 
      19For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his
        horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the
        sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the
        midst of the sea. 
      20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her
        hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with
        dances. 
      21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed
        gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 
      22So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the
        wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and
        found no water. 
      23And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of
        Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called        Marah. 
      24And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? 
      25And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD showed him a tree, which
        when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there
        he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved
        them, 
      26And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD
        thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give
        ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none
        of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians:
        for I am the LORD that healeth thee. 
      27And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and
        threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.


       EXODOUS            Chapter 16
       1And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of
        the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is
        between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month
        after their departing out of the land of Egypt. 
       2And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against
        Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: 
       3And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died
        by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the
        flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have
        brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly
        with hunger. 
       4Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven
        for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every
        day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. 
       5And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare
        that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they
        gather daily. 
       6And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even,
        then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land
        of Egypt: 
       7And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that
        he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye
        murmur against us? 
       8And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the
        evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that
        the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and
        what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the
        LORD. 
       9And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the
        children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your
        murmurings. 
      10And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of
        the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and,
        behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. 
      11And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      12I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto
        them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall
        be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God. 
      13And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the        camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. 
      14And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the
        wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost
        on the ground. 
      15And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It
        is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them,
        This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. 
      16This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every
        man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the
        number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his
        tents. 
      17And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some
        less. 
      18And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had
        nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered
        every man according to his eating. 
      19And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning. 
      20Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left
        of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was
        wroth with them. 
      21And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his
        eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. 
      22And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as
        much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the
        congregation came and told Moses. 
      23And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To
        morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which
        ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which
        remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. 
      24And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not
        stink, neither was there any worm therein. 
      25And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the
        LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field. 
      26Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the
        sabbath, in it there shall be none. 
      27And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the
        seventh day for to gather, and they found none. 
      28And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my
        commandments and my laws? 
      29See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he
        giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man
        in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. 
      30So the people rested on the seventh day. 
      31And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was
        like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made
        with honey. 
      32And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an
        omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the
        bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you
        forth from the land of Egypt. 
      33And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna
        therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your
        generations.       34As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the
        Testimony, to be kept. 
      35And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came
        to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the
        borders of the land of Canaan. 
      36Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 17
       1And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the
        wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment
        of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the
        people to drink. 
       2Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water
        that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me?
        wherefore do ye tempt the LORD? 
       3And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured
        against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us
        up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with
        thirst? 
       4And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this
        people? they be almost ready to stone me. 
       5And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with
        thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the
        river, take in thine hand, and go. 
       6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and
        thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that
        the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of
        Israel. 
       7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of
        the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the
        LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? 
       8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 
       9And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with
        Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of
        God in mine hand. 
      10So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and
        Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 
      11And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel
        prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 
      12But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under
        him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the
        one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands
        were steady until the going down of the sun. 
      13And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the
        sword. 
      14And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book,
        and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the
        remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. 
      15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: 
      16For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war
        with Amalek from generation to generation. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 18
       1When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all
        that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the        LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt; 
       2Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after
        he had sent her back, 
       3And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he
        said, I have been an alien in a strange land: 
       4And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said
        he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh: 
       5And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife
        unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of
        God: 
       6And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee,
        and thy wife, and her two sons with her. 
       7And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and
        kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came
        into the tent. 
       8And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto
        Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail
        that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them. 
       9And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to
        Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. 
      10And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of
        the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath
        delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. 
      11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing
        wherein they dealt proudly he was above them. 
      12And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and
        sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to
        eat bread with Moses' father in law before God. 
      13And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the
        people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the
        evening. 
      14And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he
        said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest
        thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning
        unto even? 
      15And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto
        me to inquire of God: 
      16When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one
        and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his
        laws. 
      17And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is
        not good. 
      18Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with
        thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to
        perform it thyself alone. 
      19Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be
        with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring
        the causes unto God: 
      20And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt show them
        the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. 
      21Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as
        fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over
        them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of
        fifties, and rulers of tens: 
      22And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that
        every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter
        they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall
        bear the burden with thee. 
      23If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt
        be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place
        in peace. 
      24So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all
        that he had said. 
      25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over
        the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of
        fifties, and rulers of tens. 
      26And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they
        brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. 
      27And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his
        own land. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 19
       1In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out
        of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of
        Sinai. 
       2For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of
        Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped
        before the mount. 
       3And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the
        mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell
        the children of Israel; 
       4Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on
        eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. 
       5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant,
        then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for
        all the earth is mine: 
       6And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.
        These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of
        Israel. 
       7And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid
        before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him. 
       8And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD
        hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people
        unto the LORD. 
       9And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud,
        that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for
        ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD. 
      10And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them
        to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, 
      11And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will
        come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 
      12And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take
        heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the
        border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to
        death: 
      13There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or
        shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the
        trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.       14And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified
        the people; and they washed their clothes. 
      15And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not
        at your wives. 
      16And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were
        thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the
        voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was
        in the camp trembled. 
      17And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God;
        and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 
      18And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended
        upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a
        furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. 
      19And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and
        louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. 
      20And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and
        the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up. 
      21And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they
        break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. 
      22And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify
        themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them. 
      23And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount
        Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and
        sanctify it. 
      24And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come
        up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people
        break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon
        them. 
      25So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 20
       1And God spake all these words, saying, 
       2I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of
        Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 
       3Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 
       4Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of
        any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath,
        or that is in the water under the earth: 
       5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the
        LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers
        upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that
        hate me; 
       6And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my
        commandments. 
       7Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the
        LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 
       8Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 
       9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 
      10But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
        shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy
        manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger
        that is within thy gates: 
      11For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that
        in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed        the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 
      12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the
        land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 
      13Thou shalt not kill. 
      14Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
      15Thou shalt not steal. 
      16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 
      17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy
        neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his
        ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. 
      18And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the
        noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people
        saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 
      19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but
        let not God speak with us, lest we die. 
      20And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove
        you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 
      21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick
        darkness where God was. 
      22And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children
        of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 
      23Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto
        you gods of gold. 
      24An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice
        thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and
        thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto
        thee, and I will bless thee. 
      25And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it
        of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast
        polluted it. 
      26Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness
        be not discovered thereon. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 21
       1Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. 
       2If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the
        seventh he shall go out free for nothing. 
       3If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were
        married, then his wife shall go out with him. 
       4If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or
        daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he
        shall go out by himself. 
       5And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and
        my children; I will not go out free: 
       6Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring
        him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his
        ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever. 
       7And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go
        out as the menservants do. 
       8If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then
        shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he
        shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. 
       9And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her        after the manner of daughters. 
      10If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of
        marriage, shall he not diminish. 
      11And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free
        without money. 
      12He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. 
      13And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then
        I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 
      14But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with
        guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 
      15And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to
        death. 
      16And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his
        hand, he shall surely be put to death. 
      17And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to
        death. 
      18And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or
        with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: 
      19If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that
        smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and
        shall cause him to be thoroughly healed. 
      20And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die
        under his hand; he shall be surely punished. 
      21Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be
        punished: for he is his money. 
      22If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart
        from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished,
        according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay
        as the judges determine. 
      23And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 
      24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 
      25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. 
      26And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid,
        that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. 
      27And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's
        tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake. 
      28If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be
        surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the
        ox shall be quit. 
      29But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it
        hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but
        that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his
        owner also shall be put to death. 
      30If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the
        ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him. 
      31Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to
        this judgment shall it be done unto him. 
      32If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give
        unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be
        stoned. 
      33And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not
        cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein; 
      34The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the        owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his. 
      35And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell
        the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they
        shall divide. 
      36Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his
        owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the
        dead shall be his own. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 22
       1If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he
        shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 
       2If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there
        shall no blood be shed for him. 
       3If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for
        he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be
        sold for his theft. 
       4If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox,
        or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double. 
       5If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put
        in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of
        his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make
        restitution. 
       6If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn,
        or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that
        kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. 
       7If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and
        it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him
        pay double. 
       8If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be
        brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his
        neighbour's goods. 
       9For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep,
        for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another
        challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before
        the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double
        unto his neighbour. 
      10If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or
        any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man
        seeing it: 
      11Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not
        put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall
        accept thereof, and he shall not make it good. 
      12And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the
        owner thereof. 
      13If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he
        shall not make good that which was torn. 
      14And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die,
        the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good. 
      15But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it
        be an hired thing, it came for his hire. 
      16And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her,
        he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 
      17If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money
        according to the dowry of virgins.       18Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 
      19Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 
      20He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall
        be utterly destroyed. 
      21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were
        strangers in the land of Egypt. 
      22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 
      23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will
        surely hear their cry; 
      24And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and
        your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 
      25If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou
        shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him
        usury. 
      26If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt
        deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: 
      27For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin:
        wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth
        unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. 
      28Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. 
      29Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of
        thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. 
      30Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven
        days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it
        me. 
      31And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that
        is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 23
       1Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the
        wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 
       2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou
        speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: 
       3Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. 
       4If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt
        surely bring it back to him again. 
       5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden,
        and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. 
       6Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. 
       7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous
        slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. 
       8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and
        perverteth the words of the righteous. 
       9Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a
        stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 
      10And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits
        thereof: 
      11But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the
        poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the
        field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard,
        and with thy oliveyard. 
      12Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt
        rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy        handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. 
      13And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make
        no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of
        thy mouth. 
      14Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 
      15Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat
        unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time
        appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt:
        and none shall appear before me empty:) 
      16And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou
        hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the
        end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the
        field. 
      17Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord
        GOD. 
      18Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread;
        neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning. 
      19The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the
        house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his
        mother's milk. 
      20Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to
        bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 
      21Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not
        pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. 
      22But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak;
        then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto
        thine adversaries. 
      23For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the
        Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites,
        the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off. 
      24Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after
        their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break
        down their images. 
      25And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread,
        and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. 
      26There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the
        number of thy days I will fulfil. 
      27I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to
        whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their
        backs unto thee. 
      28And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the
        Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. 
      29I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land
        become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. 
      30By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until
        thou be increased, and inherit the land. 
      31And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the
        Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver
        the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them
        out before thee. 
      32Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. 
      33They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me:
        for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee. 
       EXODOUS            Chapter 24
       1And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron,
        Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye
        afar off. 
       2And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come
        nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. 
       3And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all
        the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said,
        All the words which the LORD hath said will we do. 
       4And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the
        morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars,
        according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 
       5And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt
        offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD. 
       6And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of
        the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 
       7And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the
        people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be
        obedient. 
       8And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said,
        Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you
        concerning all these words. 
       9Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the
        elders of Israel: 
      10And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it
        were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of
        heaven in his clearness. 
      11And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand:
        also they saw God, and did eat and drink. 
      12And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be
        there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and
        commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them. 
      13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into
        the mount of God. 
      14And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come
        again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man
        have any matters to do, let him come unto them. 
      15And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. 
      16And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud
        covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of
        the midst of the cloud. 
      17And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the
        top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. 
      18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the
        mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 25
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of
        every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my
        offering. 
       3And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and
        silver, and brass,        4And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, 
       5And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 
       6Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, 
       7Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the
        breastplate. 
       8And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. 
       9According to all that I show thee, after the pattern of the
        tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so
        shall ye make it. 
      10And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half
        shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth
        thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 
      11And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt
        thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 
      12And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the
        four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it,
        and two rings in the other side of it. 
      13And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with
        gold. 
      14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark,
        that the ark may be borne with them. 
      15The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken
        from it. 
      16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give
        thee. 
      17And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half
        shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth
        thereof. 
      18And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou
        make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 
      19And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other
        end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two
        ends thereof. 
      20And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering
        the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to
        another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. 
      21And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark
        thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 
      22And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from
        above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon
        the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in
        commandment unto the children of Israel. 
      23Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the
        length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a
        half the height thereof. 
      24And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of
        gold round about. 
      25And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about,
        and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

      26And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in
        the four corners that are on the four feet thereof. 
      27Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves        to bear the table. 
      28And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with
        gold, that the table may be borne with them. 
      29And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and
        covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold
        shalt thou make them. 
      30And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me alway. 
      31And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall
        the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his
        knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. 
      32And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of
        the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the
        candlestick out of the other side: 
      33Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one
        branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a
        knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the
        candlestick. 
      34And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds,
        with their knops and their flowers. 
      35And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop
        under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the
        same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the
        candlestick. 
      36Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be
        one beaten work of pure gold. 
      37And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the
        lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. 
      38And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure
        gold. 
      39Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. 
      40And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was showed
        thee in the mount. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 26
       1Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine
        twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of
        cunning work shalt thou make them. 
       2The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the
        breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains
        shall have one measure. 
       3The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other
        five curtains shall be coupled one to another. 
       4And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain
        from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in
        the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

       5Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt
        thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the
        second; that the loops may take hold one of another. 
       6And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains
        together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle. 
       7And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon the
        tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make. 
       8The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of        one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one
        measure. 
       9And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains
        by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of
        the tabernacle. 
      10And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that
        is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the
        curtain which coupleth the second. 
      11And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into
        the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. 
      12And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half
        curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the
        tabernacle. 
      13And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that
        which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall
        hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side,
        to cover it. 
      14And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red,
        and a covering above of badgers' skins. 
      15And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood
        standing up. 
      16Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half
        shall be the breadth of one board. 
      17Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against
        another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 
      18And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on
        the south side southward. 
      19And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards;
        two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under
        another board for his two tenons. 
      20And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there
        shall be twenty boards: 
      21And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and
        two sockets under another board. 
      22And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six
        boards. 
      23And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in
        the two sides. 
      24And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled
        together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for
        them both; they shall be for the two corners. 
      25And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen
        sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another
        board. 
      26And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the
        one side of the tabernacle, 
      27And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and
        five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two
        sides westward. 
      28And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to
        end. 
      29And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of
        gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with        gold. 
      30And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion
        thereof which was showed thee in the mount. 
      31And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
        twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: 
      32And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid
        with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of
        silver. 
      33And thou shalt hang up the veil under the taches, that thou mayest
        bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the
        veil shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. 
      34And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in
        the most holy place. 
      35And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick
        over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the
        south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side. 
      36And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and
        purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework. 
      37And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and
        overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou
        shalt cast five sockets of brass for them. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 27
       1And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and
        five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height
        thereof shall be three cubits. 
       2And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof:
        his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

       3And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels,
        and his basins, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels
        thereof thou shalt make of brass. 
       4And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the
        net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof. 
       5And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that
        the net may be even to the midst of the altar. 
       6And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and
        overlay them with brass. 
       7And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be
        upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it. 
       8Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was showed thee in the
        mount, so shall they make it. 
       9And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side
        southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen
        of an hundred cubits long for one side: 
      10And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of
        brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

      11And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of
        an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty
        sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of
        silver. 
      12And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings
        of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.       13And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty
        cubits. 
      14The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their
        pillars three, and their sockets three. 
      15And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars
        three, and their sockets three. 
      16And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits,
        of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with
        needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four. 
      17All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver;
        their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass. 
      18The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth
        fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen,
        and their sockets of brass. 
      19All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all
        the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass. 
      20And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee
        pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn
        always. 
      21In the tabernacle of the congregation without the veil, which is
        before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening
        to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their
        generations on the behalf of the children of Israel. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 28
       1And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him,
        from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in
        the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and
        Ithamar, Aaron's sons. 
       2And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and
        for beauty. 
       3And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have
        filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments
        to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's
        office. 
       4And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and
        an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle:
        and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his
        sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 
       5And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine
        linen. 
       6And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of
        scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. 
       7It shall have the two shoulder pieces thereof joined at the two edges
        thereof; and so it shall be joined together. 
       8And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of
        the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and
        purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 
       9And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of
        the children of Israel: 
      10Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest
        on the other stone, according to their birth. 
      11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a
        signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the        children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

      12And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for
        stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear
        their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial. 
      13And thou shalt make ouches of gold; 
      14And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou
        make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. 
      15And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work;
        after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and
        of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make
        it. 
      16Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length
        thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 
      17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of
        stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle:
        this shall be the first row. 
      18And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 
      19And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 
      20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be
        set in gold in their enclosings. 
      21And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel,
        twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet;
        every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

      22And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of
        wreathen work of pure gold. 
      23And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt
        put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 
      24And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings
        which are on the ends of the breastplate. 
      25And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten
        in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod
        before it. 
      26And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon
        the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in
        the side of the ephod inward. 
      27And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on
        the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof,
        over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of
        the ephod. 
      28And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the
        rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the
        curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed
        from the ephod. 
      29And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the
        breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the
        holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually. 
      30And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the
        Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in
        before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of
        Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually. 
      31And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.       32And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it
        shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it
        were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent. 
      33And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue,
        and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells
        of gold between them round about: 
      34A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate,
        upon the hem of the robe round about. 
      35And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard
        when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he
        cometh out, that he die not. 
      36And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the
        engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 
      37And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre;
        upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. 
      38And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the
        iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall
        hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his
        forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD. 
      39And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make
        the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of
        needlework. 
      40And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for
        them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for
        beauty. 
      41And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with
        him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them,
        that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 
      42And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness;
        from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: 
      43And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in
        unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto
        the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity,
        and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after
        him. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 29
       1And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to
        minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and
        two rams without blemish, 
       2And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and
        wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make
        them. 
       3And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the
        basket, with the bullock and the two rams. 
       4And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the
        tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. 
       5And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and
        the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird
        him with the curious girdle of the ephod: 
       6And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown
        upon the mitre. 
       7Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head,
        and anoint him.        8And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. 
       9And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put
        the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a
        perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. 
      10And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of
        the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon
        the head of the bullock. 
      11And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the
        tabernacle of the congregation. 
      12And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the
        horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the
        bottom of the altar. 
      13And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the
        caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that
        is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. 
      14But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou
        burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering. 
      15Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their
        hands upon the head of the ram. 
      16And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and
        sprinkle it round about upon the altar. 
      17And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him,
        and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. 
      18And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt
        offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by
        fire unto the LORD. 
      19And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put
        their hands upon the head of the ram. 
      20Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon
        the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear
        of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the
        great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar
        round about. 
      21And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the
        anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and
        upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he
        shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons'
        garments with him. 
      22Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat
        that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two
        kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for
        it is a ram of consecration: 
      23And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out
        of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD: 
      24And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his
        sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. 
      25And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the
        altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is
        an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 
      26And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration,
        and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy
        part. 
      27And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the
        shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved        up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron,
        and of that which is for his sons: 
      28And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the
        children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an
        heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their
        peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD. 
      29And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be
        anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. 
      30And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven
        days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to
        minister in the holy place. 
      31And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh
        in the holy place. 
      32And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread
        that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation. 
      33And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to
        consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat
        thereof, because they are holy. 
      34And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread,
        remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with
        fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. 
      35And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all
        things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate
        them. 
      36And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for
        atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an
        atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 
      37Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify
        it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar
        shall be holy. 
      38Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of
        the first year day by day continually. 
      39The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou
        shalt offer at even: 
      40And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth
        part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine
        for a drink offering. 
      41And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto
        according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the
        drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire
        unto the LORD. 
      42This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations
        at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD:
        where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. 
      43And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle
        shall be sanctified by my glory. 
      44And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the
        altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to
        me in the priest's office. 
      45And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

      46And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them
        forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the        LORD their God. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 30
       1And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood
        shalt thou make it. 
       2A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof;
        foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof:
        the horns thereof shall be of the same. 
       3And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the
        sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make
        unto it a crown of gold round about. 
       4And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by
        the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it;
        and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. 
       5And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with
        gold. 
       6And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the
        testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I
        will meet with thee. 
       7And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he
        dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. 
       8And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon
        it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. 
       9Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor
        meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon. 
      10And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year
        with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year
        shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is
        most holy unto the LORD. 
      11And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      12When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their
        number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the
        LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them,
        when thou numberest them. 
      13This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are
        numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel
        is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD. 
      14Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty
        years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD. 
      15The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than
        half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an
        atonement for your souls. 
      16And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel,
        and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the
        congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel
        before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. 
      17And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      18Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to
        wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the
        congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 
      19For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:

      20When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash
        with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to        minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD: 
      21So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and
        it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed
        throughout their generations. 
      22Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      23Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred
        shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and
        fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, 
      24And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the
        sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: 
      25And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound
        after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. 
      26And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith,
        and the ark of the testimony, 
      27And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his
        vessels, and the altar of incense, 
      28And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver
        and his foot. 
      29And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever
        toucheth them shall be holy. 
      30And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that
        they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 
      31And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall
        be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. 
      32Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any
        other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall
        be holy unto you. 
      33Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it
        upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. 
      34And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte,
        and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense:
        of each shall there be a like weight: 
      35And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the
        apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy: 
      36And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the
        testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet
        with thee: it shall be unto you most holy. 
      37And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to
        yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto
        thee holy for the LORD. 
      38Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be
        cut off from his people. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 31
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur,
        of the tribe of Judah: 
       3And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in
        understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 
       4To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in
        brass, 
       5And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to
        work in all manner of workmanship.        6And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach,
        of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I
        have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee; 
       7The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and
        the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the
        tabernacle, 
       8And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all
        his furniture, and the altar of incense, 
       9And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver
        and his foot, 
      10And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the
        priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's
        office, 
      11And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place:
        according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. 
      12And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      13Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my
        sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you
        throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that
        doth sanctify you. 
      14Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every
        one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever
        doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his
        people. 
      15Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest,
        holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he
        shall surely be put to death. 
      16Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe
        the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 
      17It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in
        six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he
        rested, and was refreshed. 
      18And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him
        upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written
        with the finger of God. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 32
       1And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the
        mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said
        unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this
        Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot
        not what is become of him. 
       2And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in
        the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and
        bring them unto me. 
       3And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their
        ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 
       4And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving
        tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy
        gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 
       5And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made
        proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. 
       6And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings,
        and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to        drink, and rose up to play. 
       7And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people,
        which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted
        themselves: 
       8They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them:
        they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have
        sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which
        have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 
       9And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold,
        it is a stiffnecked people: 
      10Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them,
        and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. 
      11And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy
        wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out
        of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? 
      12Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he
        bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them
        from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of
        this evil against thy people. 
      13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou
        swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your
        seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of
        will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. 
      14And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his
        people. 
      15And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of
        the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their
        sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. 
      16And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing
        of God, graven upon the tables. 
      17And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he
        said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. 
      18And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery,
        neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the
        noise of them that sing do I hear. 
      19And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he
        saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he
        cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. 
      20And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire,
        and ground it to powder, and strowed it upon the water, and made the
        children of Israel drink of it. 
      21And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou
        hast brought so great a sin upon them? 
      22And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest
        the people, that they are set on mischief. 
      23For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as
        for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
        we wot not what is become of him. 
      24And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off.
        So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out
        this calf. 
      25And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made
        them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) 
      26Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the        LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered
        themselves together unto him. 
      27And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every
        man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate
        throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man
        his companion, and every man his neighbour. 
      28And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and
        there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. 
      29For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even
        every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon
        you a blessing this day. 
      30And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people,
        Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD;
        peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. 
      31And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have
        sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 
      32Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I
        pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 
      33And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him
        will I blot out of my book. 
      34Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have
        spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee:
        nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon
        them. 
      35And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which
        Aaron made. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 33
       1And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the
        people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the
        land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto
        thy seed will I give it: 
       2And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the
        Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the
        Hivite, and the Jebusite: 
       3Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the
        midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee
        in the way. 
       4And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no
        man did put on him his ornaments. 
       5For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye
        are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a
        moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from
        thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. 
       6And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by
        the mount Horeb. 
       7And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar
        off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation.
        And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out
        unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp. 
       8And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that
        all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and
        looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. 
       9And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy        pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the
        LORD talked with Moses. 
      10And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle
        door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his
        tent door. 
      11And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto
        his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant
        Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the
        tabernacle. 
      12And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this
        people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me.
        Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found
        grace in my sight. 
      13Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, show
        me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy
        sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. 
      14And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee
        rest. 
      15And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up
        hence. 
      16For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found
        grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we
        be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the
        face of the earth. 
      17And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou
        hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee
        by name. 
      18And he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory. 
      19And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will
        proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to
        whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show
        mercy. 
      20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see
        me, and live. 
      21And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt
        stand upon a rock: 
      22And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put
        thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I
        pass by: 
      23And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but
        my face shall not be seen. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 34
       1And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto
        the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in
        the first tables, which thou brakest. 
       2And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount
        Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. 
       3And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen
        throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed
        before that mount. 
       4And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose
        up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD
        had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.        5And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and
        proclaimed the name of the LORD. 
       6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD
        God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness
        and truth, 
       7Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and
        sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the
        iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's
        children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. 
       8And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and
        worshipped. 
       9And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my
        Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and
        pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance. 
      10And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will
        do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any
        nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of
        the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee. 
      11Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out
        before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the
        Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 
      12Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants
        of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst
        of thee: 
      13But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down
        their groves: 
      14For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is
        Jealous, is a jealous God: 
      15Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they
        go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and
        one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice; 
      16And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters
        go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after
        their gods. 
      17Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. 
      18The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt
        eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month
        Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt. 
      19All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy
        cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. 
      20But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if
        thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the
        firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before
        me empty. 
      21Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in
        earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest. 
      22And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of
        wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end. 
      23Thrice in the year shall all your menchildren appear before the Lord
        GOD, the God of Israel. 
      24For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders:
        neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to
        appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year. 
      25Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither        shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the
        morning. 
      26The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the
        house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his
        mother's milk. 
      27And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the
        tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with
        Israel. 
      28And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did
        neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the
        words of the covenant, the ten commandments. 
      29And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the
        two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the
        mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he
        talked with him. 
      30And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the
        skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him. 
      31And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the
        congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them. 
      32And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them
        in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai. 
      33And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his
        face. 
      34But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the
        veil off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the
        children of Israel that which he was commanded. 
      35And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of
        Moses' face shone: and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until
        he went in to speak with him. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 35
       1And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel
        together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath
        commanded, that ye should do them. 
       2Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to
        you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work
        therein shall be put to death. 
       3Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath
        day. 
       4And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel,
        saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying, 
       5Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a
        willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and
        silver, and brass, 
       6And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, 
       7And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 
       8And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the
        sweet incense, 
       9And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the
        breastplate. 
      10And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the
        LORD hath commanded; 
      11The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his
        boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,       12The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the veil of
        the covering, 
      13The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the showbread, 
      14The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps,
        with the oil for the light, 
      15And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the
        sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the
        tabernacle, 
      16The altar of burnt offering, with his brazen grate, his staves, and
        all his vessels, the laver and his foot, 
      17The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the
        hanging for the door of the court, 
      18The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their
        cords, 
      19The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy
        garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to
        minister in the priest's office. 
      20And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the
        presence of Moses. 
      21And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one
        whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to
        the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his
        service, and for the holy garments. 
      22And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted,
        and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all
        jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of
        gold unto the LORD. 
      23And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
        fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers'
        skins, brought them. 
      24Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the
        Lord's offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for
        any work of the service, brought it. 
      25And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands,
        and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple,
        and of scarlet, and of fine linen. 
      26And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats'
        hair. 
      27And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the
        ephod, and for the breastplate; 
      28And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for
        the sweet incense. 
      29The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD,
        every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all
        manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand
        of Moses. 
      30And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called
        by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of
        Judah; 
      31And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in
        understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; 
      32And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in
        brass,       33And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to
        make any manner of cunning work. 
      34And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab,
        the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. 
      35Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work,
        of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer,
        in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the
        weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise
        cunning work. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 36
       1Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in
        whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all
        manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all
        that the LORD had commanded. 
       2And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in
        whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart
        stirred him up to come unto the work to do it: 
       3And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of
        Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to
        make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every
        morning. 
       4And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary,
        came every man from his work which they made; 
       5And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than
        enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.

       6And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed
        throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more
        work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained
        from bringing. 
       7For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it,
        and too much. 
       8And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the
        tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and
        purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them. 
       9The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the
        breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one
        size. 
      10And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five
        curtains he coupled one unto another. 
      11And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the
        selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of
        another curtain, in the coupling of the second. 
      12Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the
        edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the
        loops held one curtain to another. 
      13And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto
        another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle. 
      14And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle:
        eleven curtains he made them. 
      15The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the
        breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size. 
      16And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by        themselves. 
      17And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the
        coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which
        coupleth the second. 
      18And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that
        it might be one. 
      19And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a
        covering of badgers' skins above that. 
      20And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up. 
      21The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one
        cubit and a half. 
      22One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did
        he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 
      23And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south
        side southward: 
      24And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two
        sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under
        another board for his two tenons. 
      25And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north
        corner, he made twenty boards, 
      26And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and
        two sockets under another board. 
      27And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards. 
      28And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two
        sides. 
      29And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head
        thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the
        corners. 
      30And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets
        of silver, under every board two sockets. 
      31And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side
        of the tabernacle, 
      32And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and
        five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward. 
      33And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one
        end to the other. 
      34And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to
        be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. 
      35And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined
        linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work. 
      36And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them
        with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four
        sockets of silver. 
      37And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple,
        and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework; 
      38And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their
        chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of
        brass. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 37
       1And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was
        the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a
        cubit and a half the height of it:        2And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a
        crown of gold to it round about. 
       3And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners
        of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the
        other side of it. 
       4And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 
       5And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear
        the ark. 
       6And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was
        the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 
       7And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he
        them, on the two ends of the mercy seat; 
       8One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other
        end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the
        two ends thereof. 
       9And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with
        their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another;
        even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims. 
      10And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length
        thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the
        height thereof: 
      11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold
        round about. 
      12Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and
        made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about. 
      13And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the
        four corners that were in the four feet thereof. 
      14Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to
        bear the table. 
      15And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold,
        to bear the table. 
      16And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and
        his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure
        gold. 
      17And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the
        candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his
        flowers, were of the same: 
      18And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of
        the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of
        the candlestick out of the other side thereof: 
      19Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop
        and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a
        knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the
        candlestick. 
      20And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops,
        and his flowers: 
      21And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two
        branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same,
        according to the six branches going out of it. 
      22Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one
        beaten work of pure gold. 
      23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes,
        of pure gold.       24Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. 
      25And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a
        cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two
        cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same. 
      26And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides
        thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a
        crown of gold round about. 
      27And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the
        two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the
        staves to bear it withal. 
      28And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 
      29And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet
        spices, according to the work of the apothecary. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 38
       1And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits
        was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was
        foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. 
       2And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns
        thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass. 
       3And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels,
        and the basins, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels
        thereof made he of brass. 
       4And he made for the altar a brazen grate of network under the compass
        thereof beneath unto the midst of it. 
       5And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be
        places for the staves. 
       6And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.

       7And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to
        bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards. 
       8And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the
        lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door
        of the tabernacle of the congregation. 
       9And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of
        the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits: 
      10Their pillars were twenty, and their brazen sockets twenty; the hooks
        of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. 
      11And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their
        pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of
        the pillars and their fillets of silver. 
      12And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars
        ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their
        fillets of silver. 
      13And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. 
      14The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their
        pillars three, and their sockets three. 
      15And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand,
        were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their
        sockets three. 
      16All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. 
      17And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the
        pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their
        chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted        with silver. 
      18And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue,
        and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was
        the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable
        to the hangings of the court. 
      19And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their
        hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their
        fillets of silver. 
      20And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about,
        were of brass. 
      21This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of
        testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses,
        for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron
        the priest. 
      22And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
        made all that the LORD commanded Moses. 
      23And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an
        engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in
        purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. 
      24All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the
        holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine
        talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of
        the sanctuary. 
      25And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an
        hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and
        fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 
      26A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of
        the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty
        years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and
        five hundred and fifty men. 
      27And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the
        sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; an hundred sockets of the
        hundred talents, a talent for a socket. 
      28And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made
        hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted
        them. 
      29And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand
        and four hundred shekels. 
      30And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of
        the congregation, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grate for it,
        and all the vessels of the altar, 
      31And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the
        court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of
        the court round about. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 39
       1And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of
        service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments
        for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses. 
       2And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and
        fine twined linen. 
       3And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires,
        to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in
        the fine linen, with cunning work.        4They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two
        edges was it coupled together. 
       5And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the
        same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and
        scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses. 
       6And they wrought onyx stones enclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as
        signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel. 
       7And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be
        stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD
        commanded Moses. 
       8And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the
        ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

       9It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the
        length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled. 
      10And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius,
        a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row. 
      11And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 
      12And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 
      13And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were
        enclosed in ouches of gold in their enclosings. 
      14And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel,
        twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet,
        every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes. 
      15And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen
        work of pure gold. 
      16And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two
        rings in the two ends of the breastplate. 
      17And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the
        ends of the breastplate. 
      18And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two
        ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it. 
      19And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the
        breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the
        ephod inward. 
      20And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides
        of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the
        other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 
      21And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the
        ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle
        of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the
        ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      22And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. 
      23And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an
        habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.

      24And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and
        purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. 
      25And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the
        pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the
        pomegranates; 
      26A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the
        hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.       27And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for
        his sons, 
      28And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and
        linen breeches of fine twined linen, 
      29And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet,
        of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      30And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote
        upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO
        THE LORD. 
      31And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the
        mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      32Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the
        congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to
        all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they. 
      33And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his
        furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his
        sockets, 
      34And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of
        badgers' skins, and the veil of the covering, 
      35The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,

      36The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the showbread, 
      37The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to
        be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light, 
      38And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense,
        and the hanging for the tabernacle door, 
      39The brazen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his
        vessels, the laver and his foot, 
      40The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the
        hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the
        vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the
        congregation, 
      41The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy
        garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments, to minister in
        the priest's office. 
      42According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of
        Israel made all the work. 
      43And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it
        as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses
        blessed them. 

       EXODOUS            Chapter 40
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle
        of the tent of the congregation. 
       3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the
        ark with the veil. 
       4And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that
        are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the
        candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. 
       5And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark
        of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle. 
       6And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of
        the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.        7And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and
        the altar, and shalt put water therein. 
       8And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging
        at the court gate. 
       9And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and
        all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels
        thereof: and it shall be holy. 
      10And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his
        vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy. 
      11And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. 
      12And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the
        tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. 
      13And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and
        sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 
      14And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats: 
      15And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that
        they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing
        shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their
        generations. 
      16Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did
        he. 
      17And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the
        first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up. 
      18And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set
        up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his
        pillars. 
      19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the
        covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      20And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on
        the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark: 
      21And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of
        the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD
        commanded Moses. 
      22And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side
        of the tabernacle northward, without the veil. 
      23And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD
        had commanded Moses. 
      24And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over
        against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. 
      25And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded
        Moses. 
      26And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before
        the veil: 
      27And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      28And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. 
      29And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle
        of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt
        offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      30And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the
        altar, and put water there, to wash withal. 
      31And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet
        thereat: 
      32When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came        near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      33And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar,
        and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.

      34Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of
        the LORD filled the tabernacle. 
      35And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation,
        because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the
        tabernacle. 
      36And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the
        children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: 
      37But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the
        day that it was taken up. 
      38For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire
        was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel,
        throughout all their journeys. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter  1
       1And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the
        tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of
        you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of
        the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. 
       3If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a
        male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at
        the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD. 
       4And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it
        shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. 
       5And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests,
        Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round
        about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation. 
       6And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. 
       7And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and
        lay the wood in order upon the fire: 
       8And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the
        fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the
        altar: 
       9But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest
        shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering
        made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 
      10And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the
        goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without
        blemish. 
      11And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the
        LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round
        about upon the altar. 
      12And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and
        the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire
        which is upon the altar: 
      13But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest
        shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt
        sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.      14And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls,
        then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.

      15And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head,
        and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at
        the side of the altar: 
      16And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it
        beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes: 
      17And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide
        it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the
        wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made
        by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter  2
       1And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering
        shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put
        frankincense thereon: 
       2And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take
        thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof,
        with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the
        memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a
        sweet savour unto the LORD: 
       3And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons':
        it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire. 
       4And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven,
        it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or
        unleavened wafers anointed with oil. 
       5And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of
        fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. 
       6Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat
        offering. 
       7And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it
        shall be made of fine flour with oil. 
       8And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things
        unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall
        bring it unto the altar. 
       9And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof,
        and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of
        a sweet savour unto the LORD. 
      10And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his
        sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by
        fire. 
      11No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made
        with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any
        offering of the LORD made by fire. 
      12As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the
        LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour. 
      13And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt;
        neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be
        lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt
        offer salt. 
      14And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD,
        thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears
        of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.       15And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a
        meat offering. 
      16And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn
        thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense
        thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter  3
       1And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it
        of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it
        without blemish before the LORD. 
       2And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it
        at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons
        the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 
       3And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering
        made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and
        all the fat that is upon the inwards, 
       4And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the
        flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he
        take away. 
       5And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice,
        which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by
        fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 
       6And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD
        be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. 
       7If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before
        the LORD. 
       8And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it
        before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall
        sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar. 
       9And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering
        made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it
        shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the
        inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 
      10And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the
        flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he
        take away. 
      11And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the
        offering made by fire unto the LORD. 
      12And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the
        LORD. 
      13And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the
        tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle
        the blood thereof upon the altar round about. 
      14And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by
        fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the
        fat that is upon the inwards, 
      15And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the
        flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he
        take away. 
      16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the
        offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD'S. 
      17It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all
        your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter  4       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin
        through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD
        concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against
        any of them: 
       3If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the
        people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young
        bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering. 
       4And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the
        bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD. 
       5And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood,
        and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation: 
       6And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the
        blood seven times before the LORD, before the veil of the sanctuary. 
       7And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the
        altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of
        the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the
        bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of
        the tabernacle of the congregation. 
       8And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin
        offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is
        upon the inwards, 
       9And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the
        flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he
        take away, 
      10As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace
        offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt
        offering. 
      11And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and
        with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 
      12Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a
        clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood
        with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt. 
      13And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and
        the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done
        somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning
        things which should not be done, and are guilty; 
      14When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the
        congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him
        before the tabernacle of the congregation. 
      15And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the
        head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed
        before the LORD. 
      16And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to
        the tabernacle of the congregation: 
      17And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and
        sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the veil. 
      18And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which
        is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation,
        and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the
        burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation. 
      19And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.       20And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin
        offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an
        atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. 
      21And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him
        as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the
        congregation. 
      22When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against
        any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which
        should not be done, and is guilty; 
      23Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he
        shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:

      24And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in
        the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a
        sin offering. 
      25And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his
        finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and
        shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt
        offering. 
      26And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the
        sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement
        for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. 
      27And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he
        doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning
        things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; 
      28Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he
        shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without
        blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 
      29And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay
        the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. 
      30And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and
        put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour
        out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. 
      31And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away
        from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn
        it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest
        shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. 
      32And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female
        without blemish. 
      33And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay
        it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt
        offering. 
      34And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his
        finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and
        shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar: 
      35And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is
        taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest
        shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by
        fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his
        sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter  5
       1And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness,
        whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he
        shall bear his iniquity.        2Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an
        unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of
        unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall
        be unclean, and guilty. 
       3Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be
        that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he
        knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. 
       4Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do
        good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and
        it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in
        one of these. 
       5And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that
        he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing: 
       6And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin
        which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the
        goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for
        him concerning his sin. 
       7And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his
        trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young
        pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a
        burnt offering. 
       8And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which
        is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck,
        but shall not divide it asunder: 
       9And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side
        of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the
        bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering. 
      10And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the
        manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin
        which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him. 
      11But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons,
        then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an
        ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it,
        neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin
        offering. 
      12Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his
        handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar,
        according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin
        offering. 
      13And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin
        that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him:
        and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering. 
      14And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      15If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy
        things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the
        LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by
        shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass
        offering: 
      16And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy
        thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the
        priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram
        of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him. 
      17And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden
        to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not,        yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. 
      18And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy
        estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest
        shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he
        erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. 
      19It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the
        LORD. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter  6
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto
        his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in
        fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived
        his neighbour; 
       3Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and
        sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning
        therein: 
       4Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he
        shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which
        he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep,
        or the lost thing which he found, 
       5Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore
        it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and
        give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass
        offering. 
       6And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without
        blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass
        offering, unto the priest: 
       7And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and
        it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in
        trespassing therein. 
       8And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       9Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt
        offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the
        altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be
        burning in it. 
      10And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches
        shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire
        hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put
        them beside the altar. 
      11And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and
        carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. 
      12And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be
        put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay
        the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the
        fat of the peace offerings. 
      13The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.

      14And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall
        offer it before the LORD, before the altar. 
      15And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat
        offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is
        upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet
        savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.       16And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with
        unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of
        the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it. 
      17It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for
        their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is
        the sin offering, and as the trespass offering. 
      18All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall
        be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of
        the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy. 
      19And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      20This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer
        unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an
        ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the
        morning, and half thereof at night. 
      21In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt
        bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou
        offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 
      22And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer
        it: it is a statute for ever unto the LORD; it shall be wholly burnt.

      23For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it
        shall not be eaten. 
      24And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      25Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin
        offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the
        sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy. 
      26The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place
        shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the
        congregation. 
      27Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when
        there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt
        wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place. 
      28But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if
        it be sodden in a brazen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in
        water. 
      29All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. 
      30And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the
        tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place,
        shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter  7
       1Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. 
       2In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the
        trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round
        about upon the altar. 
       3And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat
        that covereth the inwards, 
       4And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the
        flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it
        shall he take away: 
       5And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by
        fire unto the LORD: it is a trespass offering. 
       6Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in
        the holy place: it is most holy.        7As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law
        for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it. 
       8And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the
        priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he
        hath offered. 
       9And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is
        dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that
        offereth it. 
      10And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the
        sons of Aaron have, one as much as another. 
      11And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he
        shall offer unto the LORD. 
      12If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the
        sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and
        unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of
        fine flour, fried. 
      13Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread
        with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings. 
      14And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave
        offering unto the LORD, and it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth
        the blood of the peace offerings. 
      15And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for
        thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall
        not leave any of it until the morning. 
      16But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary
        offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his
        sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:

      17But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day
        shall be burnt with fire. 
      18And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be
        eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither
        shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an
        abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. 
      19And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it
        shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean
        shall eat thereof. 
      20But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace
        offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon
        him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 
      21Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the
        uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean
        thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings,
        which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his
        people. 
      22And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      23Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of
        fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 
      24And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that
        which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall
        in no wise eat of it. 
      25For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an
        offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it
        shall be cut off from his people.       26Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of
        beast, in any of your dwellings. 
      27Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul
        shall be cut off from his people. 
      28And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      29Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the
        sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his
        oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings. 
      30His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the
        fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved
        for a wave offering before the LORD. 
      31And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast
        shall be Aaron's and his sons'. 
      32And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave
        offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. 
      33He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace
        offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part. 
      34For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the
        children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings,
        and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a
        statute for ever from among the children of Israel. 
      35This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing
        of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the
        day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest's
        office; 
      36Which the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel,
        in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout
        their generations. 
      37This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of
        the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the
        consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings; 
      38Which the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he
        commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the
        LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter  8
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing
        oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket
        of unleavened bread; 
       3And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the
        tabernacle of the congregation. 
       4And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was
        gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation. 
       5And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the
        LORD commanded to be done. 
       6And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. 
       7And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and
        clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded
        him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him
        therewith. 
       8And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate
        the Urim and the Thummim.        9And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon
        his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the
        LORD commanded Moses. 
      10And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all
        that was therein, and sanctified them. 
      11And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the
        altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify
        them. 
      12And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed
        him, to sanctify him. 
      13And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded
        them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded
        Moses. 
      14And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his
        sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin
        offering. 
      15And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns
        of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and
        poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to
        make reconciliation upon it. 
      16And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above
        the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it
        upon the altar. 
      17But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with
        fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      18And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons
        laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 
      19And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round
        about. 
      20And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the
        pieces, and the fat. 
      21And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the
        whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet
        savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD
        commanded Moses. 
      22And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and
        his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 
      23And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon
        the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand,
        and upon the great toe of his right foot. 
      24And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip
        of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and
        upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the
        blood upon the altar round about. 
      25And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the
        inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their
        fat, and the right shoulder: 
      26And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD,
        he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one
        wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder: 
      27And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and
        waved them for a wave offering before the LORD. 
      28And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar
        upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour:        it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 
      29And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before
        the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as the
        LORD commanded Moses. 
      30And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon
        the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and
        upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sanctified
        Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with
        him. 
      31And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door
        of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the
        bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying,
        Aaron and his sons shall eat it. 
      32And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn
        with fire. 
      33And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at
        an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you. 
      34As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make
        an atonement for you. 
      35Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the
        LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded. 
      36So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the
        hand of Moses. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter  9
       1And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and
        his sons, and the elders of Israel; 
       2And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering,
        and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them
        before the LORD. 
       3And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a
        kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of
        the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering; 
       4Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the
        LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will
        appear unto you. 
       5And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of
        the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before
        the LORD. 
       6And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye
        should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you. 
       7And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin
        offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself,
        and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an
        atonement for them; as the LORD commanded. 
       8Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin
        offering, which was for himself. 
       9And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his
        finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and
        poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar: 
      10But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin
        offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.       11And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp. 
      12And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him
        the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar. 
      13And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces
        thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar. 
      14And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the
        burnt offering on the altar. 
      15And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was
        the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin,
        as the first. 
      16And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the
        manner. 
      17And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and
        burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning. 
      18He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace
        offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto
        him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, 
      19And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which
        covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver: 
      20And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the
        altar: 
      21And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave
        offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded. 
      22And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and
        came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering,
        and peace offerings. 
      23And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and
        came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared
        unto all the people. 
      24And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the
        altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw,
        they shouted, and fell on their faces. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 10
       1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his
        censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered
        strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. 
       2And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they
        died before the LORD. 
       3Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I
        will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the
        people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. 
       4And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle
        of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from
        before the sanctuary out of the camp. 
       5So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp;
        as Moses had said. 
       6And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his
        sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die,
        and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the
        whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath
        kindled. 
       7And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon        you. And they did according to the word of Moses. 
       8And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, 
       9Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee,
        when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it
        shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: 
      10And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between
        unclean and clean; 
      11And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which
        the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses. 
      12And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his
        sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the
        offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside
        the altar: for it is most holy: 
      13And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy
        sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am
        commanded. 
      14And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place;
        thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due,
        and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace
        offerings of the children of Israel. 
      15The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the
        offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering
        before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a
        statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded. 
      16And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and,
        behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the
        sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, 
      17Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place,
        seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the
        iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the
        LORD? 
      18Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye
        should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded. 
      19And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their
        sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such
        things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day,
        should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD? 
      20And when Moses heard that, he was content. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 11
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which
        ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 
       3Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the
        cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 
       4Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of
        them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud,
        but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 
       5And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof;
        he is unclean unto you. 
       6And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof;
        he is unclean unto you. 
       7And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he
        cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.        8Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not
        touch; they are unclean to you. 
       9These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath
        fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them
        shall ye eat. 
      10And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers,
        of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in
        the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: 
      11They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their
        flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. 
      12Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an
        abomination unto you. 
      13And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the
        fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle,
        and the ossifrage, and the osprey, 
      14And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; 
      15Every raven after his kind; 
      16And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after
        his kind, 
      17And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, 
      18And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, 
      19And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the
        bat. 
      20All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination
        unto you. 
      21Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon
        all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the
        earth; 
      22Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the
        bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the
        grasshopper after his kind. 
      23But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be
        an abomination unto you. 
      24And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of
        them shall be unclean until the even. 
      25And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his
        clothes, and be unclean until the even. 
      26The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not
        clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one
        that toucheth them shall be unclean. 
      27And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that
        go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their
        carcase shall be unclean until the even. 
      28And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and
        be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. 
      29These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that
        creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise
        after his kind, 
      30And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and
        the mole. 
      31These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch
        them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. 
      32And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it        shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or
        skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it
        must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it
        shall be cleansed. 
      33And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever
        is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it. 
      34Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall
        be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel
        shall be unclean. 
      35And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be
        unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken
        down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. 
      36Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water,
        shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be
        unclean. 
      37And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is
        to be sown, it shall be clean. 
      38But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase
        fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. 
      39And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the
        carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even. 
      40And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and
        be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it
        shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 
      41And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an
        abomination; it shall not be eaten. 
      42Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four,
        or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep
        upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. 
      43Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that
        creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye
        should be defiled thereby. 
      44For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves,
        and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile
        yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the
        earth. 
      45For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to
        be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. 
      46This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living
        creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that
        creepeth upon the earth: 
      47To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between
        the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 12
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived
        seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days;
        according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she
        be unclean. 
       3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

       4And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and
        thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the        sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. 
       5But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as
        in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her
        purifying threescore and six days. 
       6And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a
        daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt
        offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering,
        unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:

       7Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her;
        and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the
        law for her that hath born a male or a female. 
       8And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two
        turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and
        the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement
        for her, and she shall be clean. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 13
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, 
       2When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or
        bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of
        leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one
        of his sons the priests: 
       3And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and
        when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight
        be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and
        the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. 
       4If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be
        not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white;
        then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days: 
       5And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the
        plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the
        skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more: 
       6And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold,
        if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the
        skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he
        shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 
       7But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath
        been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the
        priest again: 
       8And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin,
        then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy. 
       9When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto
        the priest; 
      10And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in
        the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw
        flesh in the rising; 
      11It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall
        pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean. 
      12And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover
        all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his
        foot, wheresoever the priest looketh; 
      13Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have
        covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the
        plague: it is all turned white: he is clean. 
      14But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. 
      15And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be
        unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy. 
      16Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall
        come unto the priest; 
      17And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned
        into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the
        plague: he is clean. 
      18The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and
        is healed, 
      19And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright
        spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be showed to the priest; 
      20And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than
        the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall
        pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the
        boil. 
      21But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs
        therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark;
        then the priest shall shut him up seven days: 
      22And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall
        pronounce him unclean: it is a plague. 
      23But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a
        burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 
      24Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning,
        and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat
        reddish, or white; 
      25Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the
        bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin;
        it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall
        pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. 
      26But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in
        the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be
        somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: 
      27And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be
        spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him
        unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. 
      28And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin,
        but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the
        priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the
        burning. 
      29If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard; 
      30Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight
        deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the
        priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy
        upon the head or beard. 
      31And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be
        not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in
        it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the
        scall seven days: 
      32And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and,
        behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair,
        and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin; 
      33He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest
        shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more: 
      34And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and,
        behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight
        deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and
        he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 
      35But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing; 
      36Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be
        spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is
        unclean. 
      37But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black
        hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the
        priest shall pronounce him clean. 
      38If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright
        spots, even white bright spots; 
      39Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the
        skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that
        groweth in the skin; he is clean. 
      40And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he
        clean. 
      41And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward
        his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean. 
      42And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish
        sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald
        forehead. 
      43Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the
        sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as
        the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh; 
      44He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him
        utterly unclean; his plague is in his head. 
      45And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and
        his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and
        shall cry, Unclean, unclean. 
      46All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled;
        he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his
        habitation be. 
      47The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a
        woollen garment, or a linen garment; 
      48Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether
        in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; 
      49And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the
        skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it
        is a plague of leprosy, and shall be showed unto the priest: 
      50And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath
        the plague seven days: 
      51And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be
        spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a
        skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting
        leprosy; it is unclean. 
      52He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in
        woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for
        it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. 
      53And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread
        in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing
        of skin;       54Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the
        plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more: 
      55And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed:
        and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the
        plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire;
        it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without. 
      56And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark
        after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or
        out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: 
      57And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the
        woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt
        burn that wherein the plague is with fire. 
      58And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it
        be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then
        it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. 
      59This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or
        linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to
        pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 14
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He
        shall be brought unto the priest: 
       3And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall
        look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; 
       4Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed
        two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: 
       5And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an
        earthen vessel over running water: 
       6As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the
        scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in
        the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: 
       7And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the
        leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the
        living bird loose into the open field. 
       8And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off
        all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and
        after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of
        his tent seven days. 
       9But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair
        off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he
        shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash
        his flesh in water, and he shall be clean. 
      10And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and
        one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals
        of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of
        oil. 
      11And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to
        be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the
        tabernacle of the congregation: 
      12And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass
        offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering
        before the LORD: 
      13And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin        offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin
        offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most
        holy: 
      14And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering,
        and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that
        is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the
        great toe of his right foot: 
      15And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into
        the palm of his own left hand: 
      16And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his
        left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times
        before the LORD: 
      17And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put
        upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon
        the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right
        foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering: 
      18And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour
        upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall
        make an atonement for him before the LORD. 
      19And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement
        for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he
        shall kill the burnt offering: 
      20And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering
        upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and
        he shall be clean. 
      21And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one
        lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for
        him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat
        offering, and a log of oil; 
      22And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get;
        and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering. 
      23And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the
        priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before
        the LORD. 
      24And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the
        log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before
        the LORD: 
      25And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest
        shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it
        upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon
        the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right
        foot: 
      26And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left
        hand: 
      27And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil
        that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD: 
      28And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip
        of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of
        his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the
        place of the blood of the trespass offering: 
      29And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put
        upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for
        him before the LORD. 
      30And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young        pigeons, such as he can get; 
      31Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the
        other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest
        shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the
        LORD. 
      32This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand
        is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing. 
      33And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 
      34When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a
        possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of
        your possession; 
      35And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying,
        It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house: 
      36Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the
        priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be
        not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the
        house: 
      37And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the
        walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, which in
        sight are lower than the wall; 
      38Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house,
        and shut up the house seven days: 
      39And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and,
        behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house; 
      40Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which
        the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without
        the city: 
      41And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and
        they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city
        into an unclean place: 
      42And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those
        stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house. 
      43And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that
        he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house,
        and after it is plastered; 
      44Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be
        spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is
        unclean. 
      45And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber
        thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them
        forth out of the city into an unclean place. 
      46Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut
        up shall be unclean until the even. 
      47And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that
        eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. 
      48And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the
        plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plastered:
        then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague
        is healed. 
      49And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and
        scarlet, and hyssop: 
      50And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over
        running water:       51And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet,
        and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and
        in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times: 
      52And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with
        the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood,
        and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: 
      53But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open
        fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean. 
      54This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall, 
      55And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house, 
      56And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot: 
      57To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of
        leprosy. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 15
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man
        hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is
        unclean. 
       3And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run
        with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his
        uncleanness. 
       4Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and
        every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. 
       5And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe
        himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 
       6And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue
        shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
        until the even. 
       7And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash
        his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the
        even. 
       8And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he
        shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
        until the even. 
       9And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be
        unclean. 
      10And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean
        until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash
        his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the
        even. 
      11And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed
        his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in
        water, and be unclean until the even. 
      12And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall
        be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. 
      13And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he
        shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his
        clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean. 
      14And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two
        young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the
        tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest: 
      15And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the
        other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement        for him before the LORD for his issue. 
      16And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall
        wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. 
      17And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation,
        shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. 
      18The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they
        shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. 
      19And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood,
        she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall
        be unclean until the even. 
      20And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be
        unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. 
      21And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe
        himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 
      22And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his
        clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 
      23And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he
        toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. 
      24And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he
        shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall
        be unclean. 
      25And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time
        of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation;
        all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of
        her separation: she shall be unclean. 
      26Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto
        her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon
        shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. 
      27And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash
        his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the
        even. 
      28But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself
        seven days, and after that she shall be clean. 
      29And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two
        young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the
        tabernacle of the congregation. 
      30And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other
        for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her
        before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. 
      31Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness;
        that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my
        tabernacle that is among them. 
      32This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed
        goeth from him, and is defiled therewith; 
      33And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an
        issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her
        that is unclean. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 16
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of
        Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; 
       2And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he
        come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the
        mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear        in the cloud upon the mercy seat. 
       3Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a
        sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. 
       4He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen
        breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and
        with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments;
        therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. 
       5And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two
        kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt
        offering. 
       6And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for
        himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. 
       7And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at
        the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 
       8And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD,
        and the other lot for the scapegoat. 
       9And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and
        offer him for a sin offering. 
      10But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be
        presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and
        to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. 
      11And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for
        himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house,
        and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: 
      12And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the
        altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten
        small, and bring it within the veil: 
      13And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the
        cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the
        testimony, that he die not: 
      14And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with
        his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat
        shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. 
      15Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the
        people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do with that blood
        as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the
        mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: 
      16And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the
        uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their
        transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the
        tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the
        midst of their uncleanness. 
      17And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when
        he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come
        out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household,
        and for all the congregation of Israel. 
      18And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make
        an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and
        of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar
        round about. 
      19And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven
        times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the
        children of Israel. 
      20And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the        tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the
        live goat: 
      21And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat,
        and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel,
        and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the
        head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man
        into the wilderness: 
      22And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not
        inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. 
      23And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and
        shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into
        the holy place, and shall leave them there: 
      24And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on
        his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the
        burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and
        for the people. 
      25And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. 
      26And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes,
        and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. 
      27And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin
        offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy
        place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in
        the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. 
      28And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh
        in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. 
      29And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh
        month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls,
        and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a
        stranger that sojourneth among you: 
      30For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to
        cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.

      31It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your
        souls, by a statute for ever. 
      32And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to
        minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the
        atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy
        garments: 
      33And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall
        make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the
        altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all
        the people of the congregation. 
      34And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an
        atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year.
        And he did as the LORD commanded Moses. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 17
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of
        Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath
        commanded, saying, 
       3What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox,
        or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, 
       4And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the        congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the
        tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath
        shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: 
       5To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices,
        which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them
        unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
        unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD. 
       6And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at
        the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for
        a sweet savour unto the LORD. 
       7And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom
        they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them
        throughout their generations. 
       8And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of
        Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a
        burnt offering or sacrifice, 
       9And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut
        off from among his people. 
      10And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the
        strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I
        will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will
        cut him off from among his people. 
      11For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you
        upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the
        blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. 
      12Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall
        eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat
        blood. 
      13And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the
        strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any
        beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood
        thereof, and cover it with dust. 
      14For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life
        thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat
        the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the
        blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. 
      15And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which
        was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a
        stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,
        and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. 
      16But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his
        iniquity. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 18
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD
        your God. 
       3After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not
        do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you,
        shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 
       4Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein:
        I am the LORD your God. 
       5Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man
        do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD. 
       6None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to
        uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. 
       7The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt
        thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her
        nakedness. 
       8The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy
        father's nakedness. 
       9The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter
        of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even
        their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. 
      10The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter,
        even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own
        nakedness. 
      11The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy
        father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 
      12Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is
        thy father's near kinswoman. 
      13Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister; for she
        is thy mother's near kinswoman. 
      14Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou
        shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. 
      15Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is
        thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 
      16Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy
        brother's nakedness. 
      17Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter,
        neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's
        daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen:
        it is wickedness. 
      18Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover
        her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. 
      19Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness,
        as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 
      20Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to
        defile thyself with her. 
      21And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to
        Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the
        LORD. 
      22Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is
        abomination. 
      23Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith:
        neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it
        is confusion. 
      24Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the
        nations are defiled which I cast out before you: 
      25And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof
        upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. 
      26Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not
        commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor
        any stranger that sojourneth among you: 
      27(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were
        before you, and the land is defiled;) 
      28That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued        out the nations that were before you. 
      29For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls
        that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. 
      30Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of
        these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that
        ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 19
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say
        unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. 
       3Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my
        sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. 
       4Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the
        LORD your God. 
       5And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye
        shall offer it at your own will. 
       6It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if
        ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire. 
       7And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it
        shall not be accepted. 
       8Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because
        he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall
        be cut off from among his people. 
       9And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap
        the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of
        thy harvest. 
      10And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather
        every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and
        stranger: I am the LORD your God. 
      11Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

      12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane
        the name of thy God: I am the LORD. 
      13Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of
        him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the
        morning. 
      14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the
        blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD. 
      15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect
        the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in
        righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. 
      16Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people:
        neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the
        LORD. 
      17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any
        wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. 
      18Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of
        thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the
        LORD. 
      19Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with
        a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed:
        neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee. 
      20And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid,        betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given
        her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because
        she was not free. 
      21And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door
        of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass
        offering. 
      22And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the
        trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and
        the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him. 
      23And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all
        manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as
        uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it
        shall not be eaten of. 
      24But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise
        the LORD withal. 
      25And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may
        yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God. 
      26Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use
        enchantment, nor observe times. 
      27Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar
        the corners of thy beard. 
      28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print
        any marks upon you: I am the LORD. 
      29Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the
        land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. 
      30Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

      31Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after
        wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. 
      32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the
        old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. 
      33And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex
        him. 
      34But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born
        among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers
        in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. 
      35Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight,
        or in measure. 
      36Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye
        have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of
        Egypt. 
      37Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and
        do them: I am the LORD. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 20
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of
        the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel,
        that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to
        death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. 
       3And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from
        among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to
        defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. 
       4And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the        man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: 
       5Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and
        will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit
        whoredom with Molech, from among their people. 
       6And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and
        after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face
        against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. 
       7Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your
        God. 
       8And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which
        sanctify you. 
       9For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely
        put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood
        shall be upon him. 
      10And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he
        that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and
        the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 
      11And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his
        father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their
        blood shall be upon them. 
      12And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely
        be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be
        upon them. 
      13If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of
        them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to
        death; their blood shall be upon them. 
      14And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall
        be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness
        among you. 
      15And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and
        ye shall slay the beast. 
      16And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou
        shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to
        death; their blood shall be upon them. 
      17And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his
        mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness;
        it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their
        people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his
        iniquity. 
      18And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall
        uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath
        uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut
        off from among their people. 
      19And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor
        of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall
        bear their iniquity. 
      20And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his
        uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die
        childless. 
      21And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing:
        he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. 
      22Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do
        them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you
        not out.       23And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out
        before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I
        abhorred them. 
      24But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will
        give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and
        honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other
        people. 
      25Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean,
        and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls
        abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing
        that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as
        unclean. 
      26And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have
        severed you from other people, that ye should be mine. 
      27A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard,
        shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones:
        their blood shall be upon them. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 21
       1And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of
        Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead
        among his people: 
       2But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and
        for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his
        brother, 
       3And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no
        husband; for her may he be defiled. 
       4But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people,
        to profane himself. 
       5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they
        shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their
        flesh. 
       6They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their
        God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of
        their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. 
       7They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall
        they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his
        God. 
       8Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy
        God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you,
        am holy. 
       9And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the
        whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. 
      10And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head
        the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the
        garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; 
      11Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his
        father, or for his mother; 
      12Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary
        of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon
        him: I am the LORD. 
      13And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 
      14A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall
        he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.       15Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do
        sanctify him. 
      16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      17Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their
        generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the
        bread of his God. 
      18For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach:
        a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing
        superfluous, 
      19Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, 
      20Or crookbacked, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be
        scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; 
      21No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come
        nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a
        blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. 
      22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the
        holy. 
      23Only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar,
        because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I
        the LORD do sanctify them. 
      24And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the
        children of Israel. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 22
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from
        the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not
        my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the
        LORD. 
       3Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your
        generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of
        Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that
        soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. 
       4What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running
        issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And
        whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose
        seed goeth from him; 
       5Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made
        unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever
        uncleanness he hath; 
       6The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and
        shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with
        water. 
       7And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat
        of the holy things; because it is his food. 
       8That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat
        to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD. 
       9They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it,
        and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them. 
      10There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the
        priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 
      11But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it,
        and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat. 
      12If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not        eat of an offering of the holy things. 
      13But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no
        child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she
        shall eat of her father's meat: but there shall no stranger eat
        thereof. 
      14And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the
        fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with
        the holy thing. 
      15And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel,
        which they offer unto the LORD; 
      16Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their
        holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them. 
      17And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      18Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of
        Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel,
        or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all
        his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer
        unto the LORD for a burnt offering; 
      19Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the
        beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. 
      20But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall
        not be acceptable for you. 
      21And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD
        to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it
        shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. 
      22Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed,
        ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire
        of them upon the altar unto the LORD. 
      23Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking
        in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for
        a vow it shall not be accepted. 
      24Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed,
        or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your
        land. 
      25Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God
        of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes
        be in them: they shall not be accepted for you. 
      26And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      27When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it
        shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and
        thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto
        the LORD. 
      28And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both
        in one day. 
      29And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD,
        offer it at your own will. 
      30On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until
        the morrow: I am the LORD. 
      31Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD. 
      32Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among
        the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you, 
      33That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the
        LORD. 
       LEVITICUS          Chapter 23
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the
        feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations,
        even these are my feasts. 
       3Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of
        rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the
        sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. 
       4These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye
        shall proclaim in their seasons. 
       5In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord's
        passover. 
       6And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened
        bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. 
       7In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no
        servile work therein. 
       8But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days:
        in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile
        work therein. 
       9And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come
        into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest
        thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your
        harvest unto the priest: 
      11And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you:
        on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. 
      12And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without
        blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD. 
      13And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour
        mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet
        savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth
        part of an hin. 
      14And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears,
        until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your
        God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in
        all your dwellings. 
      15And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from
        the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven
        sabbaths shall be complete: 
      16Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty
        days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD. 
      17Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth
        deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven;
        they are the firstfruits unto the LORD. 
      18And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the
        first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a
        burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their
        drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto
        the LORD. 
      19Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and
        two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings. 
      20And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for
        a wave offering before the LORD with the two lambs: they shall be        holy to the LORD for the priest. 
      21And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy
        convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall
        be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your
        generations. 
      22And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean
        riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt
        thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto
        the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God. 
      23And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      24Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in
        the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of
        blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 
      25Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering
        made by fire unto the LORD. 
      26And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      27Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of
        atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall
        afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

      28And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of
        atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God. 
      29For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same
        day, he shall be cut off from among his people. 
      30And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the
        same soul will I destroy from among his people. 
      31Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever
        throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 
      32It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your
        souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even,
        shall ye celebrate your sabbath. 
      33And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      34Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this
        seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto
        the LORD. 
      35On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile
        work therein. 
      36Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on
        the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall
        offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn
        assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. 
      37These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy
        convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a
        burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink
        offerings, every thing upon his day: 
      38Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside
        all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give
        unto the LORD. 
      39Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered
        in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven
        days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day
        shall be a sabbath. 
      40And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees,
        branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of        the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. 
      41And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It
        shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate
        it in the seventh month. 
      42Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born
        shall dwell in booths: 
      43That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to
        dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am
        the LORD your God. 
      44And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the
        LORD. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 24
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil
        olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. 
       3Without the veil of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the
        congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning
        before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your
        generations. 
       4He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD
        continually. 
       5And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two
        tenth deals shall be in one cake. 
       6And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure
        table before the LORD. 
       7And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on
        the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the
        LORD. 
       8Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually,
        being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. 
       9And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the
        holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD
        made by fire by a perpetual statute. 
      10And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian,
        went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the
        Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; 
      11And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and
        cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was
        Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) 
      12And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be showed
        them. 
      13And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      14Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that
        heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation
        stone him. 
      15And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever
        curseth his God shall bear his sin. 
      16And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put
        to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well
        the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the
        name of the LORD, shall be put to death. 
      17And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. 
      18And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.       19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so
        shall it be done to him; 
      20Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a
        blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again. 
      21And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth
        a man, he shall be put to death. 
      22Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one
        of your own country: for I am the LORD your God. 
      23And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring
        forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones.
        And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 25
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come
        into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath
        unto the LORD. 
       3Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune
        thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; 
       4But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a
        sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy
        vineyard. 
       5That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not
        reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a
        year of rest unto the land. 
       6And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for
        thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy
        stranger that sojourneth with thee, 
       7And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all
        the increase thereof be meat. 
       8And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times
        seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be
        unto thee forty and nine years. 
       9Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the
        tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make
        the trumpet sound throughout all your land. 
      10And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty
        throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be
        a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his
        possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. 
      11A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow,
        neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the
        grapes in it of thy vine undressed. 
      12For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the
        increase thereof out of the field. 
      13In the year of this jubilee ye shall return every man unto his
        possession. 
      14And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy
        neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another: 
      15According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of
        thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits
        he shall sell unto thee: 
      16According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price
        thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish        the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the
        fruits doth he sell unto thee. 
      17Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy
        God: for I am the LORD your God. 
      18Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do
        them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. 
      19And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and
        dwell therein in safety. 
      20And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we
        shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: 
      21Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it
        shall bring forth fruit for three years. 
      22And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the
        ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store. 
      23The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are
        strangers and sojourners with me. 
      24And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption
        for the land. 
      25If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his
        possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he
        redeem that which his brother sold. 
      26And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem
        it; 
      27Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the
        overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his
        possession. 
      28But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold
        shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of
        jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return unto
        his possession. 
      29And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may
        redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year
        may he redeem it. 
      30And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the
        house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him
        that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the
        jubilee. 
      31But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them
        shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed,
        and they shall go out in the jubilee. 
      32Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the
        cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. 
      33And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold,
        and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubilee:
        for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession
        among the children of Israel. 
      34But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it
        is their perpetual possession. 
      35And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then
        thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner;
        that he may live with thee. 
      36Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy
        brother may live with thee.       37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy
        victuals for increase. 
      38I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of
        Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. 
      39And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold
        unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: 
      40But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee,
        and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee: 
      41And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with
        him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of
        his fathers shall he return. 
      42For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of
        Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. 
      43Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. 
      44Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be
        of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen
        and bondmaids. 
      45Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you,
        of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which
        they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. 
      46And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you,
        to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for
        ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not
        rule one over another with rigour. 
      47And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that
        dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or
        sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family: 
      48After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren
        may redeem him: 
      49Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is
        nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able,
        he may redeem himself. 
      50And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he
        was sold to him unto the year of jubilee: and the price of his sale
        shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of
        an hired servant shall it be with him. 
      51If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give
        again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought
        for. 
      52And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he
        shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him
        again the price of his redemption. 
      53And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other
        shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight. 
      54And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the
        year of jubilee, both he, and his children with him. 
      55For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants
        whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your
        God. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 26
       1Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a
        standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your
        land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.        2Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

       3If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; 
       4Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her
        increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 
       5And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage
        shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the
        full, and dwell in your land safely. 
       6And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none
        shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land,
        neither shall the sword go through your land. 
       7And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by
        the sword. 
       8And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall
        put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by
        the sword. 
       9For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply
        you, and establish my covenant with you. 
      10And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the
        new. 
      11And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor
        you. 
      12And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my
        people. 
      13I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of
        Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the
        bands of your yoke, and made you go upright. 
      14But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these
        commandments; 
      15And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my
        judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye
        break my covenant: 
      16I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror,
        consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and
        cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your
        enemies shall eat it. 
      17And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your
        enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee
        when none pursueth you. 
      18And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will
        punish you seven times more for your sins. 
      19And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven
        as iron, and your earth as brass: 
      20And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not
        yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their
        fruits. 
      21And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will
        bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. 
      22I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your
        children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and
        your high ways shall be desolate. 
      23And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk
        contrary unto me;       24Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet
        seven times for your sins. 
      25And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of
        my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I
        will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into
        the hand of the enemy. 
      26And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake
        your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again
        by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. 
      27And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary
        unto me; 
      28Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will
        chastise you seven times for your sins. 
      29And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your
        daughters shall ye eat. 
      30And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and
        cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall
        abhor you. 
      31And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto
        desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. 
      32And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which
        dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 
      33And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword
        after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 
      34Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate,
        and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and
        enjoy her sabbaths. 
      35As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest
        in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. 
      36And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into
        their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken
        leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword;
        and they shall fall when none pursueth. 
      37And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when
        none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your
        enemies. 
      38And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies
        shall eat you up. 
      39And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in
        your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers
        shall they pine away with them. 
      40If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their
        fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and
        that also they have walked contrary unto me; 
      41And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them
        into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be
        humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: 
      42Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant
        with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I
        will remember the land. 
      43The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths,
        while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the
        punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my
        judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.       44And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I
        will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them
        utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their
        God. 
      45But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors,
        whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the
        heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD. 
      46These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made
        between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of
        Moses. 

       LEVITICUS          Chapter 27
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man
        shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy
        estimation. 
       3And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even
        unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of
        silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 
       4And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. 
       5And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy
        estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female
        ten shekels. 
       6And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy
        estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the
        female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver. 
       7And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then
        thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten
        shekels. 
       8But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present
        himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according
        to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him. 
       9And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD,
        all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy. 
      10He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for
        a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and
        the exchange thereof shall be holy. 
      11And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a
        sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the
        priest: 
      12And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou
        valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be. 
      13But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part
        thereof unto thy estimation. 
      14And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD,
        then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the
        priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 
      15And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add
        the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall
        be his. 
      16And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his
        possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed
        thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of
        silver.       17If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy
        estimation it shall stand. 
      18But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall
        reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even
        unto the year of the jubilee, and it shall be abated from thy
        estimation. 
      19And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then
        he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it,
        and it shall be assured to him. 
      20And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to
        another man, it shall not be redeemed any more. 
      21But the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto
        the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the
        priest's. 
      22And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought,
        which is not of the fields of his possession; 
      23Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation,
        even unto the year of the jubilee: and he shall give thine estimation
        in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD. 
      24In the year of the jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it
        was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did
        belong. 
      25And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the
        sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. 
      26Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S
        firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it
        is the LORD'S. 
      27And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according
        to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if
        it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy
        estimation. 
      28Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the
        LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of
        his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is
        most holy unto the LORD. 
      29None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but
        shall surely be put to death. 
      30And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of
        the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD. 
      31And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add
        thereto the fifth part thereof. 
      32And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of
        whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the
        LORD. 
      33He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he
        change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change
        thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. 
      34These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the
        children of Israel in mount Sinai. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter  1
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the
        tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month,
        in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt,        saying, 
       2Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel,
        after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number
        of their names, every male by their polls; 
       3From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to
        war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies. 
       4And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of
        the house of his fathers. 
       5And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the
        tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. 
       6Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 
       7Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 
       8Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 
       9Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. 
      10Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud:
        of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 
      11Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. 
      12Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 
      13Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. 
      14Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 
      15Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. 
      16These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of
        their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. 
      17And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their
        names: 
      18And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of
        the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their
        families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of
        the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. 
      19As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of
        Sinai. 
      20And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their
        generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
        according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from
        twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 
      21Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were
        forty and six thousand and five hundred. 
      22Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their
        families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of
        them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every
        male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth
        to war; 
      23Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were
        fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 
      24Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families,
        by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
        from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
        war; 
      25Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were
        forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. 
      26Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families,
        by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
        from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to        war; 
      27Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were
        threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 
      28Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their
        families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of
        the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
        forth to war; 
      29Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were
        fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 
      30Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their
        families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of
        the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
        forth to war; 
      31Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were
        fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 
      32Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by
        their generations, after their families, by the house of their
        fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old
        and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 
      33Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were
        forty thousand and five hundred. 
      34Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their
        families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of
        the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
        forth to war; 
      35Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were
        thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 
      36Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their
        families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of
        the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go
        forth to war; 
      37Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were
        thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 
      38Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families,
        by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
        from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
        war; 
      39Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were
        threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 
      40Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families,
        by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
        from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
        war; 
      41Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were
        forty and one thousand and five hundred. 
      42Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after
        their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the
        number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
        able to go forth to war; 
      43Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were
        fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 
      44These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered,
        and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the
        house of his fathers.       45So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by
        the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all
        that were able to go forth to war in Israel; 
      46Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three
        thousand and five hundred and fifty. 
      47But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered
        among them. 
      48For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying, 
      49Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of
        them among the children of Israel: 
      50But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony,
        and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to
        it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and
        they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the
        tabernacle. 
      51And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it
        down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set
        it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 
      52And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his
        own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts. 
      53But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony,
        that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of
        Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of
        testimony. 
      54And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD
        commanded Moses, so did they. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter  2
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 
       2Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard,
        with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle
        of the congregation shall they pitch. 
       3And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the
        standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and
        Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of
        Judah. 
       4And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore
        and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 
       5And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar:
        and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of
        Issachar. 
       6And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and
        four thousand and four hundred. 
       7Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be
        captain of the children of Zebulun. 
       8And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and
        seven thousand and four hundred. 
       9All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand
        and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout
        their armies. These shall first set forth. 
      10On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben
        according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben
        shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. 
      11And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and        six thousand and five hundred. 
      12And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the
        captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of
        Zurishaddai. 
      13And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and
        nine thousand and three hundred. 
      14Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be
        Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 
      15And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and
        five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 
      16All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand
        and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout
        their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank. 
      17Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the
        camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so
        shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards. 
      18On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim
        according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim
        shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 
      19And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty
        thousand and five hundred. 
      20And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the
        children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 
      21And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and
        two thousand and two hundred. 
      22Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin
        shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 
      23And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and
        five thousand and four hundred. 
      24All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred
        thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies.
        And they shall go forward in the third rank. 
      25The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their
        armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the
        son of Ammishaddai. 
      26And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore
        and two thousand and seven hundred. 
      27And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the
        captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 
      28And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and
        one thousand and five hundred. 
      29Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of
        Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 
      30And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and
        three thousand and four hundred. 
      31All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred
        thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go
        hindmost with their standards. 
      32These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the
        house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps
        throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand
        and five hundred and fifty. 
      33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as        the LORD commanded Moses. 
      34And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD
        commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set
        forward, every one after their families, according to the house of
        their fathers. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter  3
       1These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the
        LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai. 
       2And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn,
        and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 
       3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were
        anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. 
       4And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange
        fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no
        children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office
        in the sight of Aaron their father. 
       5And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       6Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the
        priest, that they may minister unto him. 
       7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole
        congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the
        service of the tabernacle. 
       8And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the
        congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the
        service of the tabernacle. 
       9And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are
        wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel. 
      10And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on
        their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put
        to death. 
      11And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      12And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of
        Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the
        children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine; 
      13Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all
        the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the
        firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the
        LORD. 
      14And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 
      15Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by
        their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou
        number them. 
      16And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was
        commanded. 
      17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath,
        and Merari. 
      18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families;
        Libni, and Shimei. 
      19And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron,
        and Uzziel. 
      20And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are
        the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers. 
      21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the        Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites. 
      22Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the
        males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of
        them were seven thousand and five hundred. 
      23The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle
        westward. 
      24And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be
        Eliasaph the son of Lael. 
      25And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the
        congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering
        thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation. 
      26And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the
        court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and
        the cords of it for all the service thereof. 
      27And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the
        Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the
        Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites. 
      28In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were
        eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary. 
      29The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the
        tabernacle southward. 
      30And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the
        Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 
      31And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the
        candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary
        wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service
        thereof. 
      32And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief
        of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge
        of the sanctuary. 
      33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the
        Mushites: these are the families of Merari. 
      34And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all
        the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two
        hundred. 
      35And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari
        was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the
        tabernacle northward. 
      36And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the
        boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars
        thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and
        all that serveth thereto, 
      37And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and
        their pins, and their cords. 
      38But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even
        before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses,
        and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the
        charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh
        shall be put to death. 
      39All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered
        at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the
        males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. 
      40And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males        of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the
        number of their names. 
      41And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all
        the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the
        Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the
        children of Israel. 
      42And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn
        among the children of Israel. 
      43And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old
        and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two
        thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen. 
      44And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      45Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of
        Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and
        the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD. 
      46And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and
        threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel,
        which are more than the Levites; 
      47Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the
        shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty
        gerahs:) 
      48And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to
        be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons. 
      49And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above
        them that were redeemed by the Levites: 
      50Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a
        thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the
        shekel of the sanctuary: 
      51And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to
        his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded
        Moses. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter  4
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 
       2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after
        their families, by the house of their fathers, 
       3From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that
        enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the
        congregation. 
       4This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of
        the congregation, about the most holy things: 
       5And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons,
        and they shall take down the covering veil, and cover the ark of
        testimony with it: 
       6And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall
        spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves
        thereof. 
       7And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue,
        and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers
        to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: 
       8And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the
        same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves
        thereof. 
       9And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the        light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the
        oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: 
      10And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering
        of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar. 
      11And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and
        cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the
        staves thereof: 
      12And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they
        minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover
        them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar: 
      13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a
        purple cloth thereon: 
      14And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they
        minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels,
        and the basins, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread
        upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. 
      15And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the
        sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to
        set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it:
        but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things
        are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the
        congregation. 
      16And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth
        the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat
        offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the
        tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the
        vessels thereof. 
      17And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 
      18Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among
        the Levites: 
      19But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they
        approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in,
        and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden: 
      20But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered,
        lest they die. 
      21And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      22Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of
        their fathers, by their families; 
      23From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou
        number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work
        in the tabernacle of the congregation. 
      24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and
        for burdens: 
      25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the
        tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the
        badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of
        the tabernacle of the congregation, 
      26And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the
        gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round
        about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and
        all that is made for them: so shall they serve. 
      27At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of
        the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their
        service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.       28This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the
        tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the
        hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 
      29As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their
        families, by the house of their fathers; 
      30From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou
        number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work
        of the tabernacle of the congregation. 
      31And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their
        service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the
        tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and
        sockets thereof, 
      32And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and
        their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all
        their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the
        charge of their burden. 
      33This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according
        to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under
        the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 
      34And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the
        sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of
        their fathers, 
      35From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one
        that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the
        congregation: 
      36And those that were numbered of them by their families were two
        thousand seven hundred and fifty. 
      37These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites,
        all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation,
        which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the
        LORD by the hand of Moses. 
      38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their
        families, and by the house of their fathers, 
      39From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one
        that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the
        congregation, 
      40Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by
        the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and
        thirty. 
      41These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of
        Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the
        congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the
        commandment of the LORD. 
      42And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari,
        throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, 
      43From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one
        that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the
        congregation, 
      44Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were
        three thousand and two hundred. 
      45These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of
        Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the
        LORD by the hand of Moses. 
      46All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and        the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the
        house of their fathers, 
      47From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one
        that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the
        burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, 
      48Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five
        hundred and fourscore. 
      49According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the
        hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to
        his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded
        Moses. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter  5
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every
        leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by
        the dead: 
       3Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put
        them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.

       4And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp:
        as the LORD spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel. 
       5And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       6Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit
        any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that
        person be guilty; 
       7Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall
        recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it
        the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath
        trespassed. 
       8But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let
        the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside
        the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.

       9And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel,
        which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. 
      10And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man
        giveth the priest, it shall be his. 
      11And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      12Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's
        wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, 
      13And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her
        husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no
        witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner; 
      14And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his
        wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him,
        and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled: 
      15Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring
        her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he
        shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an
        offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to
        remembrance. 
      16And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD: 
      17And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the        dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take,
        and put it into the water: 
      18And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the
        woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is
        the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the
        bitter water that causeth the curse: 
      19And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman,
        If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to
        uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from
        this bitter water that causeth the curse: 
      20But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if
        thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine
        husband: 
      21Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and
        the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and
        an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot,
        and thy belly to swell; 
      22And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to
        make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall
        say, Amen, amen. 
      23And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot
        them out with the bitter water: 
      24And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth
        the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her,
        and become bitter. 
      25Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's
        hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon
        the altar: 
      26And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the
        memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall
        cause the woman to drink the water. 
      27And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to
        pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her
        husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her,
        and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall
        rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people. 
      28And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be
        free, and shall conceive seed. 
      29This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another
        instead of her husband, and is defiled; 
      30Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous
        over his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD, and the
        priest shall execute upon her all this law. 
      31Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall
        bear her iniquity. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter  6
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man
        or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to
        separate themselves unto the LORD: 
       3He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink
        no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he
        drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.        4All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of
        the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. 
       5All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come
        upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he
        separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the
        locks of the hair of his head grow. 
       6All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come
        at no dead body. 
       7He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother,
        for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the
        consecration of his God is upon his head. 
       8All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD. 
       9And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head
        of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his
        cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. 
      10And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young
        pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation: 
      11And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other
        for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he
        sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day. 
      12And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and
        shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the
        days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was
        defiled. 
      13And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation
        are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of
        the congregation: 
      14And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the
        first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of
        the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram
        without blemish for peace offerings, 
      15And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with
        oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat
        offering, and their drink offerings. 
      16And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his
        sin offering, and his burnt offering: 
      17And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto
        the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer
        also his meat offering, and his drink offering. 
      18And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door
        of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the
        head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the
        sacrifice of the peace offerings. 
      19And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one
        unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and
        shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his
        separation is shaven: 
      20And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:
        this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder:
        and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. 
      21This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering
        unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall
        get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law        of his separation. 
      22And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      23Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall
        bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 
      24The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: 
      25The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 
      26The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 
      27And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will
        bless them. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter  7
       1And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the
        tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the
        instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and
        had anointed them, and sanctified them; 
       2That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who
        were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were
        numbered, offered: 
       3And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons,
        and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an
        ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle. 
       4And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       5Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle
        of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to
        every man according to his service. 
       6And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the
        Levites. 
       7Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according
        to their service: 
       8And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari,
        according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of
        Aaron the priest. 
       9But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the
        sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their
        shoulders. 
      10And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that
        it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the
        altar. 
      11And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each
        prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. 
      12And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of
        Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah: 
      13And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an
        hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
        the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour
        mingled with oil for a meat offering: 
      14One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense: 
      15One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      16One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      17And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon
        the son of Amminadab.       18On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did
        offer: 
      19He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof
        was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy
        shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine
        flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 
      20One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense: 
      21One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      22One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      23And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of
        Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 
      24On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of
        Zebulun, did offer: 
      25His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an
        hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
        the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled
        with oil for a meat offering: 
      26One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 
      27One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      28One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      29And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab
        the son of Helon. 
      30On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children
        of Reuben, did offer: 
      31His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and
        thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel
        of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil
        for a meat offering: 
      32One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 
      33One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      34One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      35And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur
        the son of Shedeur. 
      36On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the
        children of Simeon, did offer: 
      37His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an
        hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
        the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled
        with oil for a meat offering: 
      38One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 
      39One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      40One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      41And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of
        Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 
      42On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of        Gad, offered: 
      43His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and
        thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of
        the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a
        meat offering: 
      44One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 
      45One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      46One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      47And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of
        Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 
      48On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the
        children of Ephraim, offered: 
      49His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an
        hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
        the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled
        with oil for a meat offering: 
      50One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 
      51One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      52One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      53And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of
        Elishama the son of Ammihud. 
      54On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the
        children of Manasseh: 
      55His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and
        thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel
        of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil
        for a meat offering: 
      56One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 
      57One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      58One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      59And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of
        Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 
      60On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of
        Benjamin, offered: 
      61His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an
        hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
        the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled
        with oil for a meat offering: 
      62One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 
      63One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      64One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      65And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan
        the son of Gideoni. 
      66On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the
        children of Dan, offered:       67His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an
        hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
        the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled
        with oil for a meat offering: 
      68One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 
      69One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      70One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      71And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer
        the son of Ammishaddai. 
      72On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children
        of Asher, offered: 
      73His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an
        hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
        the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled
        with oil for a meat offering: 
      74One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 
      75One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      76One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      77And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel
        the son of Ocran. 
      78On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of
        Naphtali, offered: 
      79His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an
        hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after
        the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled
        with oil for a meat offering: 
      80One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 
      81One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt
        offering: 
      82One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 
      83And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he
        goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira
        the son of Enan. 
      84This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was
        anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve
        silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold: 
      85Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each
        bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four
        hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 
      86The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels
        apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons
        was an hundred and twenty shekels. 
      87All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams
        twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering:
        and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve. 
      88And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty
        and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of
        the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after
        that it was anointed.       89And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to
        speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from
        off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between
        the two cherubims: and he spake unto him. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter  8
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the
        seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. 
       3And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the
        candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses. 
       4And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft
        thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto
        the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the
        candlestick. 
       5And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       6Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

       7And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of
        purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them
        wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 
       8Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine
        flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for
        a sin offering. 
       9And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the
        congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the
        children of Israel together: 
      10And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of
        Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites: 
      11And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of
        the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the
        LORD. 
      12And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks:
        and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a
        burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites. 
      13And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and
        offer them for an offering unto the LORD. 
      14Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of
        Israel: and the Levites shall be mine. 
      15And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the
        tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and
        offer them for an offering. 
      16For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel;
        instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of
        all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. 
      17For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man
        and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of
        Egypt I sanctified them for myself. 
      18And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of
        Israel. 
      19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from
        among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of
        Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an
        atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among        the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto
        the sanctuary. 
      20And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of
        Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded
        Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto
        them. 
      21And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and
        Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an
        atonement for them to cleanse them. 
      22And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the
        tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as
        the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto
        them. 
      23And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      24This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five
        years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the
        tabernacle of the congregation: 
      25And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the
        service thereof, and shall serve no more: 
      26But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the
        congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt
        thou do unto the Levites touching their charge. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter  9
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the
        first month of the second year after they were come out of the land
        of Egypt, saying, 
       2Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed
        season. 
       3In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his
        appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to
        all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it. 
       4And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep
        the passover. 
       5And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month
        at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD
        commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel. 
       6And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a
        man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came
        before Moses and before Aaron on that day: 
       7And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a
        man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of
        the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel? 
       8And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD
        will command concerning you. 
       9And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      10Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of
        your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a
        journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD. 
      11The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it,
        and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 
      12They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of
        it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep
        it.       13But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to
        keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his
        people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his
        appointed season, that man shall bear his sin. 
      14And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover
        unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and
        according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one
        ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the
        land. 
      15And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered
        the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there
        was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the
        morning. 
      16So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of
        fire by night. 
      17And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that
        the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud
        abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents. 
      18At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and
        at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud
        abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents. 
      19And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then
        the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed
        not. 
      20And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle;
        according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents,
        and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. 
      21And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and
        that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed:
        whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they
        journeyed. 
      22Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud
        tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of
        Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken
        up, they journeyed. 
      23At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the
        commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the
        LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 10
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make
        them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and
        for the journeying of the camps. 
       3And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble
        themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

       4And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are
        heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. 
       5When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts
        shall go forward. 
       6When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the
        south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for
        their journeys. 
       7But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow,        but ye shall not sound an alarm. 
       8And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and
        they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your
        generations. 
       9And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth
        you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be
        remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your
        enemies. 
      10Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the
        beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your
        burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings;
        that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD
        your God. 
      11And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the
        second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of
        the testimony. 
      12And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness
        of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. 
      13And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the
        LORD by the hand of Moses. 
      14In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of
        Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the
        son of Amminadab. 
      15And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was
        Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 
      16And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab
        the son of Helon. 
      17And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the
        sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle. 
      18And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their
        armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 
      19And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was
        Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 
      20And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph
        the son of Deuel. 
      21And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other
        did set up the tabernacle against they came. 
      22And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward
        according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of
        Ammihud. 
      23And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was
        Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 
      24And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan
        the son of Gideoni. 
      25And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward,
        which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and
        over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 
      26And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel
        the son of Ocran. 
      27And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira
        the son of Enan. 
      28Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to
        their armies, when they set forward.       29And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses'
        father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD
        said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee
        good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel. 
      30And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own
        land, and to my kindred. 
      31And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how
        we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead
        of eyes. 
      32And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what
        goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee. 
      33And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and
        the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three
        days' journey, to search out a resting place for them. 
      34And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of
        the camp. 
      35And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise
        up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate
        thee flee before thee. 
      36And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands
        of Israel. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 11
       1And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD
        heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt
        among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the
        camp. 
       2And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD,
        the fire was quenched. 
       3And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the
        LORD burnt among them. 
       4And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the
        children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh
        to eat? 
       5We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the
        cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the
        garlic: 
       6But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this
        manna, before our eyes. 
       7And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the
        colour of bdellium. 
       8And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills,
        or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it:
        and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 
       9And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon
        it. 
      10Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man
        in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled
        greatly; Moses also was displeased. 
      11And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy
        servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that
        thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? 
      12Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou
        shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father        beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto
        their fathers? 
      13Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they
        weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. 
      14I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy
        for me. 
      15And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if
        I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

      16And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the
        elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people,
        and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the
        congregation, that they may stand there with thee. 
      17And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the
        spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall
        bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not
        thyself alone. 
      18And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow,
        and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD,
        saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in
        Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. 
      19Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten
        days, nor twenty days; 
      20But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be
        loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is
        among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of
        Egypt? 
      21And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand
        footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may
        eat a whole month. 
      22Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or
        shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to
        suffice them? 
      23And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou
        shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not. 
      24And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and
        gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them
        round about the tabernacle. 
      25And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of
        the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders:
        and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they
        prophesied, and did not cease. 
      26But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one
        was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested
        upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out
        unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp. 
      27And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad
        do prophesy in the camp. 
      28And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young
        men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. 
      29And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all
        the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his
        spirit upon them! 
      30And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.       31And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from
        the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on
        this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round
        about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the
        earth. 
      32And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the
        next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least
        gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves
        round about the camp. 
      33And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed,
        the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD
        smote the people with a very great plague. 
      34And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there
        they buried the people that lusted. 
      35And the people journeyed from Kibrothhattaavah unto Hazeroth; and
        abode at Hazeroth. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 12
       1And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian
        woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. 
       2And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not
        spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it. 
       3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon
        the face of the earth.) 
       4And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto
        Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.
        And they three came out. 
       5And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the
        door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both
        came forth. 
       6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I
        the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak
        unto him in a dream. 
       7My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. 
       8With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in
        dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold:
        wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? 
       9And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed. 
      10And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam
        became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and,
        behold, she was leprous. 
      11And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the
        sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have
        sinned. 
      12Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when
        he cometh out of his mother's womb. 
      13And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech
        thee. 
      14And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face,
        should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the
        camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again. 
      15And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people
        journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again. 
      16And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the        wilderness of Paran. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 13
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give
        unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye
        send a man, every one a ruler among them. 
       3And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the
        wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of
        Israel. 
       4And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son
        of Zaccur. 
       5Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. 
       6Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 
       7Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. 
       8Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. 
       9Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. 
      10Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi. 
      11Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the
        son of Susi. 
      12Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli. 
      13Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. 
      14Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. 
      15Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. 
      16These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land.
        And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua. 
      17And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto
        them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain: 
      18And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein,
        whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 
      19And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad;
        and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in
        strong holds; 
      20And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be
        wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the
        fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

      21So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin
        unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. 
      22And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman,
        Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was
        built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 
      23And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a
        branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon
        a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs. 
      24The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of
        grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence. 
      25And they returned from searching of the land after forty days. 
      26And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the
        congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran,
        to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the
        congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 
      27And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou        sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is
        the fruit of it. 
      28Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the
        cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children
        of Anak there. 
      29The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and
        the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the
        Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan. 
      30And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at
        once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. 
      31But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up
        against the people; for they are stronger than we. 
      32And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had
        searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which
        we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants
        thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great
        stature. 
      33And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the
        giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were
        in their sight. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 14
       1And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the
        people wept that night. 
       2And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against
        Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we
        had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this
        wilderness! 
       3And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the
        sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not
        better for us to return into Egypt? 
       4And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us
        return into Egypt. 
       5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of
        the congregation of the children of Israel. 
       6And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were
        of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: 
       7And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel,
        saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an
        exceeding good land. 
       8If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and
        give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. 
       9Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the
        land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them,
        and the LORD is with us: fear them not. 
      10But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory
        of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all
        the children of Israel. 
      11And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me?
        and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which
        I have showed among them? 
      12I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will
        make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they. 
      13And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for        thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;) 
      14And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have
        heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen
        face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou
        goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a
        pillar of fire by night. 
      15Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations
        which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, 
      16Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land
        which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the
        wilderness. 
      17And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my LORD be great, according
        as thou hast spoken, saying, 
      18The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and
        transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the
        iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth
        generation. 
      19Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto
        the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people,
        from Egypt even until now. 
      20And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word: 
      21But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory
        of the LORD. 
      22Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles,
        which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now
        these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 
      23Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers,
        neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 
      24But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and
        hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he
        went; and his seed shall possess it. 
      25(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To
        morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the
        Red sea. 
      26And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 
      27How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur
        against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel,
        which they murmur against me. 
      28Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken
        in mine ears, so will I do to you: 
      29Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were
        numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years
        old and upward, which have murmured against me, 
      30Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware
        to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and
        Joshua the son of Nun. 
      31But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I
        bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. 
      32But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness. 
      33And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and
        bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.

      34After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even        forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even
        forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. 
      35I the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil
        congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this
        wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die. 
      36And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and
        made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a
        slander upon the land, 
      37Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died
        by the plague before the LORD. 
      38But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were
        of the men that went to search the land, lived still. 
      39And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the
        people mourned greatly. 
      40And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top
        of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the
        place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned. 
      41And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the
        LORD? but it shall not prosper. 
      42Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten
        before your enemies. 
      43For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye
        shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD,
        therefore the LORD will not be with you. 
      44But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of
        the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp. 
      45Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that
        hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 15
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come
        into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you, 
       3And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or
        a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in
        your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the
        herd, or of the flock: 
       4Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat
        offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an
        hin of oil. 
       5And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou
        prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb. 
       6Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals
        of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil. 
       7And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of
        wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 
       8And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a
        sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the LORD: 
       9Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth
        deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil. 
      10And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an
        offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 
      11Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb,
        or a kid.       12According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to
        every one according to their number. 
      13All that are born of the country shall do these things after this
        manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto
        the LORD. 
      14And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your
        generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet
        savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do. 
      15One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for
        the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your
        generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD. 
      16One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that
        sojourneth with you. 
      17And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      18Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come
        into the land whither I bring you, 
      19Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye
        shall offer up an heave offering unto the LORD. 
      20Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave
        offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall
        ye heave it. 
      21Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave
        offering in your generations. 
      22And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which
        the LORD hath spoken unto Moses, 
      23Even all that the LORD hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from
        the day that the LORD commanded Moses, and henceforward among your
        generations; 
      24Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the
        knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer
        one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the
        LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to
        the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering. 
      25And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of
        the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is
        ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by
        fire unto the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their
        ignorance: 
      26And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of
        Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the
        people were in ignorance. 
      27And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat
        of the first year for a sin offering. 
      28And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth
        ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the LORD, to make an
        atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. 
      29Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both
        for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the
        stranger that sojourneth among them. 
      30But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in
        the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul
        shall be cut off from among his people. 
      31Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his
        commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall        be upon him. 
      32And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a
        man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. 
      33And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and
        Aaron, and unto all the congregation. 
      34And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be
        done to him. 
      35And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death:
        all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. 
      36And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him
        with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      37And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      38Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them
        fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their
        generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a
        ribband of blue: 
      39And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and
        remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye
        seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use
        to go a whoring: 
      40That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto
        your God. 
      41I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt,
        to be your God: I am the LORD your God. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 16
       1Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and
        Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons
        of Reuben, took men: 
       2And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of
        Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the
        congregation, men of renown: 
       3And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against
        Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the
        congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them:
        wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the
        LORD? 
       4And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face: 
       5And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to
        morrow the LORD will show who are his, and who is holy; and will
        cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he
        cause to come near unto him. 
       6This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company; 
       7And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to
        morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he
        shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi. 
       8And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi: 
       9Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath
        separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to
        himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand
        before the congregation to minister unto them? 
      10And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons
        of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also? 
      11For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together        against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him? 
      12And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which
        said, We will not come up: 
      13Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that
        floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except
        thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? 
      14Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk
        and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou
        put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. 
      15And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou
        their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I
        hurt one of them. 
      16And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the
        LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow: 
      17And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye
        before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers;
        thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer. 
      18And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid
        incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation with Moses and Aaron. 
      19And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of
        the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD
        appeared unto all the congregation. 
      20And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 
      21Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume
        them in a moment. 
      22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the
        spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with
        all the congregation? 
      23And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      24Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the
        tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 
      25And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of
        Israel followed him. 
      26And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from
        the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye
        be consumed in all their sins. 
      27So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on
        every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of
        their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little
        children. 
      28And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do
        all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. 
      29If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited
        after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me. 
      30But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and
        swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down
        quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have
        provoked the LORD. 
      31And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these
        words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: 
      32And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their
        houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their        goods. 
      33They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit,
        and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the
        congregation. 
      34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them:
        for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. 
      35And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred
        and fifty men that offered incense. 
      36And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      37Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the
        censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for
        they are hallowed. 
      38The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make
        them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them
        before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a
        sign unto the children of Israel. 
      39And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, wherewith they that
        were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a
        covering of the altar: 
      40To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which
        is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the
        LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said
        to him by the hand of Moses. 
      41But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel
        murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the
        people of the LORD. 
      42And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses
        and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the
        congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the
        LORD appeared. 
      43And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 
      44And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as
        in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 
      46And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from
        off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the
        congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone
        out from the LORD; the plague is begun. 
      47And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the
        congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and
        he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. 
      48And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was
        stayed. 
      49Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven
        hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah. 
      50And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the
        congregation: and the plague was stayed. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 17
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a
        rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes
        according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every
        man's name upon his rod.        3And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod
        shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. 
       4And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation
        before the testimony, where I will meet with you. 
       5And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose,
        shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the
        children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. 
       6And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their
        princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to
        their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was
        among their rods. 
       7And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of
        witness. 
       8And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the
        tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of
        Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and
        yielded almonds. 
       9And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the
        children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod. 
      10And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the
        testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt
        quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. 
      11And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he. 
      12And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die,
        we perish, we all perish. 
      13Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall
        die: shall we be consumed with dying? 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 18
       1And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's
        house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou
        and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. 
       2And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father,
        bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister
        unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the
        tabernacle of witness. 
       3And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle:
        only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the
        altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die. 
       4And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the
        tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the
        tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. 
       5And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the
        altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel. 
       6And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the
        children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to
        do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 
       7Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office
        for every thing of the altar, and within the veil; and ye shall
        serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of
        gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 
       8And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the
        charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the
        children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the        anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever. 
       9This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire:
        every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs and every sin
        offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they
        shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons. 
      10In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it
        shall be holy unto thee. 
      11And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the
        wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto
        thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute
        for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it. 
      12All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the
        wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD,
        them have I given thee. 
      13And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto
        the LORD, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house
        shall eat of it. 
      14Everything devoted in Israel shall be thine. 
      15Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring
        unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine:
        nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the
        firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem. 
      16And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem,
        according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after
        the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. 
      17But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the
        firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt
        sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an
        offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 
      18And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the
        right shoulder are thine. 
      19All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of
        Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy
        daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt
        for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee. 
      20And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in
        their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy
        part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. 
      21And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in
        Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even
        the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 
      22Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the
        tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. 
      23But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the
        congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a
        statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children
        of Israel they have no inheritance. 
      24But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an
        heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit:
        therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they
        shall have no inheritance. 
      25And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      26Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the
        children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for        your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for
        the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe. 
      27And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it
        were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the
        winepress. 
      28Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your
        tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give
        thereof the LORD'S heave offering to Aaron the priest. 
      29Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the
        LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of
        it. 
      30Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best
        thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the
        increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.

      31And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is
        your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation. 
      32And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it
        the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the
        children of Israel, lest ye die. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 19
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 
       2This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded,
        saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red
        heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came
        yoke: 
       3And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her
        forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face: 
       4And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and
        sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the
        congregation seven times: 
       5And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh,
        and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn: 
       6And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and
        cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. 
       7Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh
        in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest
        shall be unclean until the even. 
       8And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe
        his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even. 
       9And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and
        lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept
        for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of
        separation: it is a purification for sin. 
      10And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes,
        and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of
        Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a
        statute for ever. 
      11He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven
        days. 
      12He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh
        day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day,
        then the seventh day he shall not be clean.       13Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and
        purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that
        soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation
        was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is
        yet upon him. 
      14This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the
        tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. 
      15And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is
        unclean. 
      16And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open
        fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be
        unclean seven days. 
      17And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt
        heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put
        thereto in a vessel: 
      18And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and
        sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the
        persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one
        slain, or one dead, or a grave: 
      19And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third
        day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify
        himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall
        be clean at even. 
      20But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that
        soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath
        defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not
        been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean. 
      21And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that
        sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he
        that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even. 
      22And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the
        soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 20
       1Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into
        the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh;
        and Miriam died there, and was buried there. 
       2And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered
        themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 
       3And the people chided with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that
        we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! 
       4And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this
        wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there? 
       5And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in
        unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of
        vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink. 
       6And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the
        door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their
        faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them. 
       7And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       8Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron
        thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it
        shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water
        out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts
        drink. 
       9And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. 
      10And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the
        rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you
        water out of this rock? 
      11And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock
        twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank,
        and their beasts also. 
      12And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not,
        to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye
        shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given
        them. 
      13This is the water of Meribah, because the children of Israel strove
        with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. 
      14And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus
        saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath
        befallen us: 
      15How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a
        long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: 
      16And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an
        angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in
        Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: 
      17Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass
        through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink
        of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will
        not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy
        borders. 
      18And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out
        against thee with the sword. 
      19And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way:
        and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I
        will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet. 
      20And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him
        with much people, and with a strong hand. 
      21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border:
        wherefore Israel turned away from him. 
      22And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed
        from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor. 
      23And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of
        the land of Edom, saying, 
      24Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into
        the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye
        rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah. 
      25Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor: 
      26And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son:
        and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there. 
      27And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor
        in the sight of all the congregation. 
      28And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar
        his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and
        Eleazar came down from the mount. 
      29And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned
        for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 21       1And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard
        tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against
        Israel, and took some of them prisoners. 
       2And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed
        deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their
        cities. 
       3And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the
        Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he
        called the name of the place Hormah. 
       4And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to
        compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much
        discouraged because of the way. 
       5And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have
        ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is
        no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this
        light bread. 
       6And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the
        people; and much people of Israel died. 
       7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we
        have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD,
        that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the
        people. 
       8And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it
        upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is
        bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 
       9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it
        came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld
        the serpent of brass, he lived. 
      10And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth. 
      11And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the
        wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising. 
      12From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared. 
      13From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon,
        which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the
        Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the
        Amorites. 
      14Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did
        in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon, 
      15And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of
        Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab. 
      16And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD
        spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them
        water. 
      17Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: 
      18The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by
        the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the
        wilderness they went to Mattanah: 
      19And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth: 
      20And from Bamoth in the valley that is in the country of Moab, to the
        top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon. 
      21And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, 
      22Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or
        into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but        we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy
        borders. 
      23And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but
        Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel
        into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

      24And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his
        land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the
        border of the children of Ammon was strong. 
      25And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities
        of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof. 
      26For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had
        fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of
        his hand, even unto Arnon. 
      27Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the
        city of Sihon be built and prepared: 
      28For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of
        Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places
        of Arnon. 
      29Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath
        given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto
        Sihon king of the Amorites. 
      30We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we
        have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba. 
      31Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. 
      32And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof,
        and drove out the Amorites that were there. 
      33And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of
        Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle
        at Edrei. 
      34And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him
        into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to
        him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at
        Heshbon. 
      35So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was
        none left him alive: and they possessed his land. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 22
       1And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of
        Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho. 
       2And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the
        Amorites. 
       3And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and
        Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. 
       4And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick
        up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the
        field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that
        time. 
       5He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor,
        which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to
        call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt:
        behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against
        me: 
       6Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are        too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite
        them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he
        whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed. 
       7And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the
        rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and
        spake unto him the words of Balak. 
       8And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you
        word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab
        abode with Balaam. 
       9And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee? 
      10And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath
        sent unto me, saying, 
      11Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face
        of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able
        to overcome them, and drive them out. 
      12And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not
        curse the people: for they are blessed. 
      13And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of
        Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave
        to go with you. 
      14And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said,
        Balaam refuseth to come with us. 
      15And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than
        they. 
      16And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of
        Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: 
      17For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do
        whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me
        this people. 
      18And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak
        would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond
        the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. 
      19Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may
        know what the LORD will say unto me more. 
      20And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come
        to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I
        shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. 
      21And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with
        the princes of Moab. 
      22And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the
        LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding
        upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 
      23And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his
        sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and
        went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the
        way. 
      24But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall
        being on this side, and a wall on that side. 
      25And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto
        the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote
        her again. 
      26And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place,
        where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.       27And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under
        Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a
        staff. 
      28And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam,
        What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three
        times? 
      29And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would
        there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. 
      30And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou
        hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to
        do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. 
      31Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the
        LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he
        bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. 
      32And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten
        thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee,
        because thy way is perverse before me: 
      33And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she
        had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her
        alive. 
      34And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew
        not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it
        displease thee, I will get me back again. 
      35And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only
        the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So
        Balaam went with the princes of Balak. 
      36And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him
        unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the
        utmost coast. 
      37And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to
        call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to
        promote thee to honour? 
      38And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any
        power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth,
        that shall I speak. 
      39And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth. 
      40And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the
        princes that were with him. 
      41And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and
        brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see
        the utmost part of the people. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 23
       1And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare
        me here seven oxen and seven rams. 
       2And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on
        every altar a bullock and a ram. 
       3And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will
        go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he
        showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. 
       4And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven
        altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. 
       5And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto
        Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.        6And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice,
        he, and all the princes of Moab. 
       7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath
        brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come,
        curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel. 
       8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy,
        whom the LORD hath not defied? 
       9For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold
        him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned
        among the nations. 
      10Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of
        Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be
        like his! 
      11And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee
        to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them
        altogether. 
      12And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which
        the LORD hath put in my mouth? 
      13And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another
        place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the
        utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them
        from thence. 
      14And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah,
        and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every
        altar. 
      15And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I
        meet the LORD yonder. 
      16And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go
        again unto Balak, and say thus. 
      17And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and
        the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the
        LORD spoken? 
      18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear;
        hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: 
      19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he
        should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he
        spoken, and shall he not make it good? 
      20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed;
        and I cannot reverse it. 
      21He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen
        perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout
        of a king is among them. 
      22God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an
        unicorn. 
      23Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any
        divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of
        Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! 
      24Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself
        as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and
        drink the blood of the slain. 
      25And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them
        at all. 
      26But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All
        that the LORD speaketh, that I must do? 
      27And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto
        another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse
        me them from thence. 
      28And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward
        Jeshimon. 
      29And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare
        me here seven bullocks and seven rams. 
      30And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on
        every altar. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 24
       1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went
        not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face
        toward the wilderness. 
       2And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents
        according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. 
       3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath
        said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 
       4He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of
        the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 
       5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! 
       6As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side,
        as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar
        trees beside the waters. 
       7He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in
        many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom
        shall be exalted. 
       8God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength
        of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall
        break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. 
       9He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall
        stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that
        curseth thee. 
      10And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands
        together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine
        enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three
        times. 
      11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto
        great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour. 
      12And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which
        thou sentest unto me, saying, 
      13If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go
        beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine
        own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak? 
      14And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will
        advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter
        days. 
      15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath
        said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 
      16He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of
        the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a
        trance, but having his eyes open: 
      17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there
        shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of        Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the
        children of Sheth. 
      18And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for
        his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. 
      19Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall
        destroy him that remaineth of the city. 
      20And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said,
        Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that
        he perish for ever. 
      21And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said,
        Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. 
      22Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry
        thee away captive. 
      23And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God
        doeth this! 
      24And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict
        Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever. 
      25And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak
        also went his way. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 25
       1And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom
        with the daughters of Moab. 
       2And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the
        people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 
       3And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD
        was kindled against Israel. 
       4And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and
        hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger
        of the LORD may be turned away from Israel. 
       5And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men
        that were joined unto Baalpeor. 
       6And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his
        brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight
        of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping
        before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 
       7And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest,
        saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in
        his hand; 
       8And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of
        them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So
        the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. 
       9And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand. 
      10And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      11Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath
        turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was
        zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of
        Israel in my jealousy. 
      12Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 
      13And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an
        everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made
        an atonement for the children of Israel. 
      14Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain
        with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a        chief house among the Simeonites. 
      15And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the
        daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in
        Midian. 
      16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      17Vex the Midianites, and smite them: 
      18For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you
        in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a
        prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the
        plague for Peor's sake. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 26
       1And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses
        and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 
       2Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from
        twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all
        that are able to go to war in Israel. 
       3And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of
        Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 
       4Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the
        LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out
        of the land of Egypt. 
       5Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of
        whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the
        Palluites: 
       6Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the
        Carmites. 
       7These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered
        of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty. 
       8And the sons of Pallu; Eliab. 
       9And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that
        Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove
        against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they
        strove against the LORD: 
      10And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with
        Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two
        hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign. 
      11Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not. 
      12The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the
        Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the
        family of the Jachinites: 
      13Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the
        Shaulites. 
      14These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and
        two hundred. 
      15The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of
        the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the
        family of the Shunites: 
      16Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:

      17Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the
        Arelites. 
      18These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that
        were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.       19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land
        of Canaan. 
      20And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the
        family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of
        Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. 
      21And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites:
        of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. 
      22These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered
        of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred. 
      23Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of
        the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites: 
      24Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of
        the Shimronites. 
      25These are the families of Issachar according to those that were
        numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred. 
      26Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of
        the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the
        family of the Jahleelites. 
      27These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that
        were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred. 
      28The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 
      29Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and
        Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites. 
      30These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the
        Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites: 
      31And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the
        family of the Shechemites: 
      32And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the
        family of the Hepherites. 
      33And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the
        names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah,
        Milcah, and Tirzah. 
      34These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of
        them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred. 
      35These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the
        family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites:
        of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 
      36And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the
        Eranites. 
      37These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that
        were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred.
        These are the sons of Joseph after their families. 
      38The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the
        Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the
        family of the Ahiramites: 
      39Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of
        the Huphamites. 
      40And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the
        Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. 
      41These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that
        were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred. 
      42These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family
        of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their        families. 
      43All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were
        numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.

      44Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family
        of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the
        family of the Beriites. 
      45Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of
        Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. 
      46And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah. 
      47These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that
        were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four
        hundred. 
      48Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family
        of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites: 
      49Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the
        Shillemites. 
      50These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and
        they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four
        hundred. 
      51These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred
        thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty. 
      52And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      53Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to
        the number of names. 
      54To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt
        give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be
        given according to those that were numbered of him. 
      55Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the
        names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 
      56According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between
        many and few. 
      57And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their
        families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the
        family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 
      58These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites,
        the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family
        of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat
        Amram. 
      59And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom
        her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and
        Moses, and Miriam their sister. 
      60And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 
      61And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the
        LORD. 
      62And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand,
        all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered
        among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given
        them among the children of Israel. 
      63These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest,
        who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan
        near Jericho. 
      64But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the        priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the
        wilderness of Sinai. 
      65For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the
        wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son
        of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 27
       1Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of
        Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of
        Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters;
        Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 
       2And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and
        before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the
        tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 
       3Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of
        them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the
        company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons. 
       4Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family,
        because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the
        brethren of our father. 
       5And Moses brought their cause before the LORD. 
       6And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       7The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them
        a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and
        thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. 
       8And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man
        die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass
        unto his daughter. 
       9And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto
        his brethren. 
      10And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto
        his father's brethren. 
      11And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his
        inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and
        he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a
        statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      12And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and
        see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. 
      13And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy
        people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. 
      14For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the
        strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their
        eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of
        Zin. 
      15And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying, 
      16Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the
        congregation, 
      17Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and
        which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the
        congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd. 
      18And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man
        in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; 
      19And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the
        congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.       20And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the
        congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. 
      21And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel
        for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall
        they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the
        children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. 
      22And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set
        him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: 
      23And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD
        commanded by the hand of Moses. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 28
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and
        my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me,
        shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. 
       3And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which
        ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without
        spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering. 
       4The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb
        shalt thou offer at even; 
       5And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled
        with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil. 
       6It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai
        for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. 
       7And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for
        the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to
        be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering. 
       8And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of
        the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it,
        a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 
       9And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and
        two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and
        the drink offering thereof: 
      10This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual
        burnt offering, and his drink offering. 
      11And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering
        unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the
        first year without spot; 
      12And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil,
        for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering,
        mingled with oil, for one ram; 
      13And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat
        offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a
        sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. 
      14And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a
        bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part
        of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month
        throughout the months of the year. 
      15And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be
        offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.

      16And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the
        LORD.       17And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall
        unleavened bread be eaten. 
      18In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner
        of servile work therein: 
      19But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto
        the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the
        first year: they shall be unto you without blemish: 
      20And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three
        tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a
        ram; 
      21A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the
        seven lambs: 
      22And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you. 
      23Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which
        is for a continual burnt offering. 
      24After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days,
        the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the
        LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and
        his drink offering. 
      25And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do
        no servile work. 
      26Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering
        unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy
        convocation; ye shall do no servile work: 
      27But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the
        LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year; 
      28And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals
        unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram, 
      29A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs; 
      30And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you. 
      31Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat
        offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink
        offerings. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 29
       1And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall
        have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of
        blowing the trumpets unto you. 
       2And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD;
        one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without
        blemish: 
       3And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three
        tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, 
       4And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs: 
       5And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for
        you: 
       6Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and
        the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink
        offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a
        sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. 
       7And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy
        convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any
        work therein: 
       8But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour;        one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they
        shall be unto you without blemish: 
       9And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three
        tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram, 
      10A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs: 
      11One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of
        atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of
        it, and their drink offerings. 
      12And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy
        convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast
        unto the LORD seven days: 
      13And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a
        sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and
        fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish: 
      14And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three
        tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth
        deals to each ram of the two rams, 
      15And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs: 
      16And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual
        burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 
      17And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams,
        fourteen lambs of the first year without spot: 
      18And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks,
        for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number,
        after the manner: 
      19And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual
        burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink
        offerings. 
      20And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the
        first year without blemish; 
      21And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks,
        for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number,
        after the manner: 
      22And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering,
        and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 
      23And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of
        the first year without blemish: 
      24Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for
        the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number,
        after the manner: 
      25And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual
        burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 
      26And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of
        the first year without spot: 
      27And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks,
        for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number,
        after the manner: 
      28And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering,
        and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 
      29And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of
        the first year without blemish: 
      30And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks,
        for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number,        after the manner: 
      31And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering,
        his meat offering, and his drink offering. 
      32And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs
        of the first year without blemish: 
      33And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks,
        for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number,
        after the manner: 
      34And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering,
        his meat offering, and his drink offering. 
      35On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no
        servile work therein: 
      36But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a
        sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the
        first year without blemish: 
      37Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for
        the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after
        the manner: 
      38And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering,
        and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 
      39These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside
        your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and
        for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your
        peace offerings. 
      40And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD
        commanded Moses. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 30
       1And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children
        of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded. 
       2If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul
        with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to
        all that proceedeth out of his mouth. 
       3If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond,
        being in her father's house in her youth; 
       4And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound
        her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her
        vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul
        shall stand. 
       5But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of
        her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall
        stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed
        her. 
       6And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought
        out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; 
       7And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that
        he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she
        bound her soul shall stand. 
       8But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then
        he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered
        with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the
        LORD shall forgive her. 
       9But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they
        have bound their souls, shall stand against her.       10And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond
        with an oath; 
      11And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed
        her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she
        bound her soul shall stand. 
      12But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard
        them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows,
        or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath
        made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her. 
      13Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband
        may establish it, or her husband may make it void. 
      14But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day;
        then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon
        her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day
        that he heard them. 
      15But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard
        them; then he shall bear her iniquity. 
      16These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man
        and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her
        youth in her father's house. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 31
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou
        be gathered unto thy people. 
       3And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto
        the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD
        of Midian. 
       4Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall
        ye send to the war. 
       5So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of
        every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. 
       6And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and
        Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy
        instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand. 
       7And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses;
        and they slew all the males. 
       8And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were
        slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings
        of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. 
       9And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and
        their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all
        their flocks, and all their goods. 
      10And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their
        goodly castles, with fire. 
      11And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of
        beasts. 
      12And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto
        Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the
        children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by
        Jordan near Jericho. 
      13And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the
        congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. 
      14And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains        over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the
        battle. 
      15And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? 
      16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of
        Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor,
        and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD. 
      17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every
        woman that hath known man by lying with him. 
      18But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with
        him, keep alive for yourselves. 
      19And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed
        any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both
        yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh
        day. 
      20And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all
        work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood. 
      21And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the
        battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded
        Moses; 
      22Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the
        lead, 
      23Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the
        fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with
        the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall
        make go through the water. 
      24And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be
        clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp. 
      25And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      26Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast,
        thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the
        congregation: 
      27And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war
        upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: 
      28And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to
        battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the
        beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep: 
      29Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an
        heave offering of the LORD. 
      30And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of
        fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the
        flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites,
        which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. 
      31And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      32And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had
        caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five
        thousand sheep. 
      33And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 
      34And threescore and one thousand asses, 
      35And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women that had not
        known man by lying with him. 
      36And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was
        in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and
        five hundred sheep:       37And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore
        and fifteen. 
      38And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD'S
        tribute was threescore and twelve. 
      39And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the
        LORD'S tribute was threescore and one. 
      40And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD'S tribute
        was thirty and two persons. 
      41And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD'S heave offering, unto
        Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      42And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the
        men that warred, 
      43(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred
        thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred
        sheep, 
      44And thirty and six thousand beeves, 
      45And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, 
      46And sixteen thousand persons;) 
      47Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of
        fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites,
        which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD
        commanded Moses. 
      48And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains
        of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: 
      49And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men
        of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of
        us. 
      50We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man
        hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings,
        earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the
        LORD. 
      51And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all
        wrought jewels. 
      52And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of
        the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was
        sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. 
      53(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) 
      54And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of
        thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the
        congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the
        LORD. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 32
       1Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great
        multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the
        land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; 
       2The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto
        Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the
        congregation, saying, 
       3Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh,
        and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, 
       4Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of
        Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle: 
       5Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this        land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not
        over Jordan. 
       6And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of
        Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? 
       7And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from
        going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? 
       8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the
        land. 
       9For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land,
        they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they
        should not go into the land which the LORD had given them. 
      10And the LORD'S anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,

      11Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years
        old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto
        Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: 
      12Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of
        Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD. 
      13And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them
        wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that
        had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed. 
      14And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of
        sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward
        Israel. 
      15For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in
        the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people. 
      16And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here
        for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: 
      17But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel,
        until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones
        shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the
        land. 
      18We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have
        inherited every man his inheritance. 
      19For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward;
        because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.

      20And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go
        armed before the LORD to war, 
      21And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he
        hath driven out his enemies from before him, 
      22And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall
        return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this
        land shall be your possession before the LORD. 
      23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD:
        and be sure your sin will find you out. 
      24Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and
        do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth. 
      25And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses,
        saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth. 
      26Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be
        there in the cities of Gilead: 
      27But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the        LORD to battle, as my lord saith. 
      28So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the
        son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of
        Israel: 
      29And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of
        Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle,
        before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye
        shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession: 
      30But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have
        possessions among you in the land of Canaan. 
      31And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying,
        As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do. 
      32We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that
        the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours. 
      33And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the
        children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of
        Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of
        Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts,
        even the cities of the country round about. 
      34And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, 
      35And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, 
      36And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep. 
      37And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and
        Kirjathaim, 
      38And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and
        gave other names unto the cities which they builded. 
      39And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and
        took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it. 
      40And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt
        therein. 
      41And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof,
        and called them Havothjair. 
      42And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called
        it Nobah, after his own name. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 33
       1These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth
        out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses
        and Aaron. 
       2And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the
        commandment of the LORD: and these are their journeys according to
        their goings out. 
       3And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth
        day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children
        of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the
        Egyptians. 
       4For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had
        smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.

       5And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in
        Succoth. 
       6And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the
        edge of the wilderness. 
       7And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pihahiroth, which        is before Baalzephon: and they pitched before Migdol. 
       8And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the
        midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in
        the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah. 
       9And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were
        twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and
        they pitched there. 
      10And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea. 
      11And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of
        Sin. 
      12And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and
        encamped in Dophkah. 
      13And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush. 
      14And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no
        water for the people to drink. 
      15And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of
        Sinai. 
      16And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at
        Kibrothhattaavah. 
      17And they departed from Kibrothhattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth. 
      18And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah. 
      19And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmonparez. 
      20And they departed from Rimmonparez, and pitched in Libnah. 
      21And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah. 
      22And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah. 
      23And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher. 
      24And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah. 
      25And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth. 
      26And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath. 
      27And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah. 
      28And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah. 
      29And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah. 
      30And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth. 
      31And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Benejaakan. 
      32And they removed from Benejaakan, and encamped at Horhagidgad. 
      33And they went from Horhagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah. 
      34And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah. 
      35And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber. 
      36And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the wilderness of
        Zin, which is Kadesh. 
      37And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge
        of the land of Edom. 
      38And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the
        LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of
        Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the
        fifth month. 
      39And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died
        in mount Hor. 
      40And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of
        Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. 
      41And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.       42And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon. 
      43And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth. 
      44And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ijeabarim, in the border
        of Moab. 
      45And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad. 
      46And they removed from Dibongad, and encamped in Almondiblathaim. 
      47And they removed from Almondiblathaim, and pitched in the mountains
        of Abarim, before Nebo. 
      48And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the
        plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. 
      49And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth even unto Abelshittim
        in the plains of Moab. 
      50And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near
        Jericho, saying, 
      51Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are
        passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan; 
      52Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before
        you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten
        images, and quite pluck down all their high places: 
      53And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell
        therein: for I have given you the land to possess it. 
      54And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your
        families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to
        the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance
        shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes
        of your fathers ye shall inherit. 
      55But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before
        you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of
        them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and
        shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell. 
      56Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I
        thought to do unto them. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 34
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
       2Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into
        the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an
        inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) 
       3Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by
        the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast
        of the salt sea eastward: 
       4And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim,
        and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the
        south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to
        Azmon: 
       5And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of
        Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea. 
       6And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a
        border: this shall be your west border. 
       7And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall
        point out for you mount Hor: 
       8From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of
        Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad: 
       9And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall        be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border. 
      10And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham: 
      11And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side
        of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side
        of the sea of Chinnereth eastward: 
      12And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it
        shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts
        thereof round about. 
      13And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land
        which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto
        the nine tribes, and to the half tribe: 
      14For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of
        their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the
        house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the
        tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance: 
      15The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on
        this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising. 
      16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      17These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you:
        Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 
      18And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by
        inheritance. 
      19And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the
        son of Jephunneh. 
      20And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of
        Ammihud. 
      21Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 
      22And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of
        Jogli. 
      23The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children
        of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 
      24And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the
        son of Shiphtan. 
      25And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the
        son of Parnach. 
      26And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the
        son of Azzan. 
      27And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son
        of Shelomi. 
      28And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the
        son of Ammihud. 
      29These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto
        the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 35
       1And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near
        Jericho, saying, 
       2Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of
        the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall
        give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. 
       3And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them
        shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their
        beasts.        4And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites,
        shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits
        round about. 
       5And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two
        thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on
        the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand
        cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the
        suburbs of the cities. 
       6And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall
        be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer,
        that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two
        cities. 
       7So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty
        and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. 
       8And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the
        children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but
        from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of
        his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he
        inheriteth. 
       9And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 
      10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come
        over Jordan into the land of Canaan; 
      11Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that
        the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. 
      12And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that
        the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in
        judgment. 
      13And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for
        refuge. 
      14Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities
        shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.

      15These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel,
        and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every
        one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither. 
      16And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is
        a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 
      17And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and
        he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 
      18Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die,
        and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to
        death. 
      19The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he
        meeteth him, he shall slay him. 
      20But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait,
        that he die; 
      21Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him
        shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of
        blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him. 
      22But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him
        any thing without laying of wait, 
      23Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast
        it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his
        harm:       24Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger
        of blood according to these judgments: 
      25And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the
        revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city
        of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the
        death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil. 
      26But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the
        city of his refuge, whither he was fled; 
      27And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of
        his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not
        be guilty of blood: 
      28Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the
        death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the
        slayer shall return into the land of his possession. 
      29So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you
        throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 
      30Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the
        mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any
        person to cause him to die. 
      31Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer,
        which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. 
      32And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of
        his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the
        death of the priest. 
      33So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it
        defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that
        is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. 
      34Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I
        dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel. 

       NUMBERS            Chapter 36
       1And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the
        son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of
        Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes,
        the chief fathers of the children of Israel: 
       2And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an
        inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was
        commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our
        brother unto his daughters. 
       3And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the
        children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the
        inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of
        the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the
        lot of our inheritance. 
       4And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall
        their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto
        they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the
        inheritance of the tribe of our fathers. 
       5And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of
        the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well. 
       6This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the
        daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think
        best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they
        marry. 
       7So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from        tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep
        himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. 
       8And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of
        the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the
        tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man
        the inheritance of his fathers. 
       9Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe;
        but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep
        himself to his own inheritance. 
      10Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad:

      11For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters
        of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons: 
      12And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the
        son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the
        family of their father. 
      13These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD
        commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the
        plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter  1
       1These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side
        Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea,
        between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 
       2(There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir
        unto Kadeshbarnea.) 
       3And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on
        the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of
        Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment
        unto them; 
       4After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in
        Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:

       5On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this
        law, saying, 
       6The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long
        enough in this mount: 
       7Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites,
        and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills,
        and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land
        of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river
        Euphrates. 
       8Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land
        which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to
        give unto them and to their seed after them. 
       9And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you
        myself alone: 
      10The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day
        as the stars of heaven for multitude. 
      11(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more
        as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) 
      12How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your
        strife? 
      13Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes,        and I will make them rulers over you. 
      14And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is
        good for us to do. 
      15So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made
        them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over
        hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and
        officers among your tribes. 
      16And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes
        between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and
        his brother, and the stranger that is with him. 
      17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small
        as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for
        the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring
        it unto me, and I will hear it. 
      18And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. 
      19And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and
        terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the
        Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to
        Kadeshbarnea. 
      20And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites,
        which the LORD our God doth give unto us. 
      21Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and
        possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear
        not, neither be discouraged. 
      22And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men
        before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word
        again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. 
      23And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of
        a tribe: 
      24And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the
        valley of Eshcol, and searched it out. 
      25And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it
        down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land
        which the LORD our God doth give us. 
      26Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the
        commandment of the LORD your God: 
      27And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us,
        he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into
        the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. 
      28Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart,
        saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are
        great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of
        the Anakims there. 
      29Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. 
      30The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you,
        according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; 
      31And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God
        bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went,
        until ye came into this place. 
      32Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God, 
      33Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch
        your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should
        go, and in a cloud by day.       34And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware,
        saying, 
      35Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see
        that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, 
      36Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I
        give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because
        he hath wholly followed the LORD. 
      37Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also
        shalt not go in thither. 
      38But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in
        thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. 
      39Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your
        children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil,
        they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they
        shall possess it. 
      40But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness
        by the way of the Red sea. 
      41Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD,
        we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God
        commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war,
        ye were ready to go up into the hill. 
      42And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight;
        for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. 
      43So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the
        commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill. 
      44And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you,
        and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto
        Hormah. 
      45And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not
        hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. 
      46So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye
        abode there. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter  2
       1Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way
        of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount
        Seir many days. 
       2And the LORD spake unto me, saying, 
       3Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. 
       4And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast
        of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they
        shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: 
       5Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not
        so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau
        for a possession. 
       6Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall
        also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. 
       7For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand:
        he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty
        years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

       8And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which
        dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from
        Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of        Moab. 
       9And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend
        with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a
        possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a
        possession. 
      10The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and
        tall, as the Anakims; 
      11Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites
        call them Emims. 
      12The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau
        succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and
        dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession,
        which the LORD gave unto them. 
      13Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went
        over the brook Zered. 
      14And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, until we were come
        over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the
        generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as
        the LORD sware unto them. 
      15For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them
        from among the host, until they were consumed. 
      16So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead
        from among the people, 
      17That the LORD spake unto me, saying, 
      18Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day: 
      19And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon,
        distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of
        the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have
        given it unto the children of Lot for a possession. 
      20(That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in
        old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims; 
      21A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD
        destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in
        their stead: 
      22As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he
        destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and
        dwelt in their stead even unto this day: 
      23And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the
        Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and
        dwelt in their stead.) 
      24Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold,
        I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and
        his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. 
      25This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee
        upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear
        report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

      26And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon
        king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, 
      27Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will
        neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left. 
      28Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water
        for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;       29(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which
        dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the
        land which the LORD our God giveth us. 
      30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD
        thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he
        might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. 
      31And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his
        land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his
        land. 
      32Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at
        Jahaz. 
      33And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and
        his sons, and all his people. 
      34And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the
        men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none
        to remain: 
      35Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of
        the cities which we took. 
      36From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the
        city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city
        too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us: 
      37Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto
        any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains,
        nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter  3
       1Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of
        Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at
        Edrei. 
       2And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and
        all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto
        him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at
        Heshbon. 
       3So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of
        Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to
        him remaining. 
       4And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which
        we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob,
        the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 
       5All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside
        unwalled towns a great many. 
       6And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon,
        utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city. 
       7But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey
        to ourselves. 
       8And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the
        Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of
        Arnon unto mount Hermon; 
       9(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it
        Shenir;) 
      10All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto
        Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 
      11For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold,
        his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the        children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four
        cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man. 
      12And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is
        by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof,
        gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. 
      13And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave
        I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all
        Bashan, which was called the land of giants. 
      14Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the
        coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name,
        Bashanhavothjair, unto this day. 
      15And I gave Gilead unto Machir. 
      16And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even
        unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the
        river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; 
      17The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth
        even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under
        Ashdothpisgah eastward. 
      18And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath
        given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before
        your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. 
      19But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know
        that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have
        given you; 
      20Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto
        you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God
        hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man
        unto his possession, which I have given you. 
      21And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all
        that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the
        LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest. 
      22Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.

      23And I besought the LORD at that time, saying, 
      24O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness, and
        thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that
        can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? 
      25I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond
        Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. 
      26But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me:
        and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me
        of this matter. 
      27Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward,
        and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine
        eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 
      28But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he
        shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit
        the land which thou shalt see. 
      29So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter  4
       1Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the
        judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and
        go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth        you. 
       2Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye
        diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD
        your God which I command you. 
       3Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all
        the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them
        from among you. 
       4But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of
        you this day. 
       5Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my
        God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to
        possess it. 
       6Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your
        understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these
        statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and
        understanding people. 
       7For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as
        the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? 
       8And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments
        so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? 
       9Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou
        forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart
        from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and
        thy sons' sons; 
      10Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in
        Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and
        I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all
        the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach
        their children. 
      11And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain
        burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and
        thick darkness. 
      12And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard
        the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.

      13And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to
        perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of
        stone. 
      14And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and
        judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to
        possess it. 
      15Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of
        similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of
        the midst of the fire: 
      16Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the
        similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, 
      17The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any
        winged fowl that flieth in the air, 
      18The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness
        of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth: 
      19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the
        sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven,
        shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD
        thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.       20But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron
        furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance,
        as ye are this day. 
      21Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that
        I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that
        good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance: 
      22But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall
        go over, and possess that good land. 
      23Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD
        your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the
        likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee. 
      24For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. 
      25When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall
        have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and
        make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil
        in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger: 
      26I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye
        shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over
        Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but
        shall utterly be destroyed. 
      27And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be
        left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead
        you. 
      28And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and
        stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. 
      29But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find
        him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. 
      30When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon
        thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and
        shalt be obedient unto his voice; 
      31(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee,
        neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he
        sware unto them. 
      32For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since
        the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one
        side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing
        as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? 
      33Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of
        the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? 
      34Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of
        another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war,
        and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great
        terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt
        before your eyes? 
      35Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is
        God; there is none else beside him. 
      36Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct
        thee: and upon earth he showed thee his great fire; and thou heardest
        his words out of the midst of the fire. 
      37And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after
        them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of
        Egypt; 
      38To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou
        art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as        it is this day. 
      39Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the
        LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is
        none else. 
      40Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I
        command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy
        children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the
        earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. 
      41Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sun
        rising; 
      42That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour
        unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one
        of these cities he might live: 
      43Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the
        Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in
        Bashan, of the Manassites. 
      44And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel: 
      45These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which
        Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of
        Egypt, 
      46On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land
        of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and
        the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of
        Egypt: 
      47And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two
        kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sun
        rising; 
      48From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount
        Sion, which is Hermon, 
      49And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of
        the plain, under the springs of Pisgah. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter  5
       1And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the
        statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye
        may learn them, and keep, and do them. 
       2The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 
       3The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even
        us, who are all of us here alive this day. 
       4The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst
        of the fire, 
       5(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to show you the word
        of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not
        up into the mount;) saying, 
       6I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt,
        from the house of bondage. 
       7Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 
       8Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any
        thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or
        that is in the waters beneath the earth: 
       9Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the
        LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers
        upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that
        hate me,       10And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my
        commandments. 
      11Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the
        LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 
      12Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath
        commanded thee. 
      13Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: 
      14But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou
        shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
        manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any
        of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy
        manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. 
      15And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that
        the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by
        a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to
        keep the sabbath day. 
      16Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded
        thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with
        thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 
      17Thou shalt not kill. 
      18Neither shalt thou commit adultery. 
      19Neither shalt thou steal. 
      20Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. 
      21Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou
        covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his
        maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy
        neighbour's. 
      22These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of
        the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with
        a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables
        of stone, and delivered them unto me. 
      23And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the
        darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near
        unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders; 
      24And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath showed us his glory and
        his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the
        fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he
        liveth. 
      25Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us:
        if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.

      26For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the
        living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and
        lived? 
      27Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak
        thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we
        will hear it, and do it. 
      28And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me;
        and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of
        this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said
        all that they have spoken. 
      29O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and
        keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and
        with their children for ever!       30Go say to them, Get you into your tents again. 
      31But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee
        all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou
        shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them
        to possess it. 
      32Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded
        you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 
      33Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded
        you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye
        may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter  6
       1Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments,
        which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them
        in the land whither ye go to possess it: 
       2That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes
        and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and
        thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be
        prolonged. 
       3Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well
        with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy
        fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and
        honey. 
       4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 
       5And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with
        all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
       6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine
        heart: 
       7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt
        talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest
        by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 
       8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall
        be as frontlets between thine eyes. 
       9And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy
        gates. 
      10And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into
        the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and
        to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst
        not, 
      11And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and
        wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees,
        which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; 
      12Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out
        of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 
      13Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by
        his name. 
      14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are
        round about you; 
      15(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of
        the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off
        the face of the earth. 
      16Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. 
      17Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and
        his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.       18And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the
        LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and
        possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, 
      19To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath
        spoken. 
      20And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the
        testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our
        God hath commanded you? 
      21Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt;
        and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand: 
      22And the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt,
        upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: 
      23And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give
        us the land which he sware unto our fathers. 
      24And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD
        our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it
        is at this day. 
      25And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these
        commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter  7
       1When the 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 the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations
        greater and mightier than thou; 
       2And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt
        smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant
        with them, nor show mercy unto them: 
       3Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt
        not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

       4For 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. 
       5But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and
        break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their
        graven images with fire. 
       6For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: 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. 
       7The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye
        were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all
        people: 
       8But 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. 
       9Know 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; 
      10And 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.       11Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the
        judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them. 
      12Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments,
        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: 
      13And 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 oil, the increase of thy kine, and the
        flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to
        give thee. 
      14Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or
        female barren among you, or among your cattle. 
      15And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none
        of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but
        will lay them upon all them that hate thee. 
      16And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall
        deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt
        thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee. 
      17If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how
        can I dispossess them? 
      18Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the
        LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt; 
      19The 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. 
      20Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they
        that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed. 
      21Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among
        you, a mighty God and terrible. 
      22And the LORD thy God will 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. 
      23But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy
        them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed. 
      24And 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. 
      25The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou 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. 
      26Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou
        be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou
        shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter  8
       1All 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. 
       2And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee
        these forty 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.        3And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with
        manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he
        might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by
        every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man
        live. 
       4Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell,
        these forty years. 
       5Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth
        his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. 
       6Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to
        walk in his ways, and to fear him. 
       7For 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; 
       8A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and
        pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; 
       9A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt
        not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of
        whose hills thou mayest dig brass. 
      10When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy
        God for the good land which he hath given thee. 
      11Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his
        commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command
        thee this day: 
      12Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses,
        and dwelt therein; 
      13And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy
        gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 
      14Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God,
        which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of
        bondage; 
      15Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were
        fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water;
        who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 
      16Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew
        not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do
        thee good at thy latter end; 
      17And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath
        gotten me this wealth. 
      18But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth
        thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he
        sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 
      19And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk
        after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against
        you this day that ye shall surely perish. 
      20As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall
        ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the
        LORD your God. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter  9
       1Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to
        possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and
        fenced up to heaven, 
       2A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou        knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the
        children of Anak! 
       3Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which
        goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them,
        and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive
        them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee. 
       4Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast
        them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath
        brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these
        nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee. 
       5Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart,
        dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these
        nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and
        that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,
        Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 
       6Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good
        land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked
        people. 
       7Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to
        wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of
        the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been
        rebellious against the LORD. 
       8Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was
        angry with you to have destroyed you. 
       9When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone,
        even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I
        abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat
        bread nor drink water: 
      10And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the
        finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words,
        which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the
        fire in the day of the assembly. 
      11And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that
        the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the
        covenant. 
      12And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence;
        for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have
        corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way
        which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image. 
      13Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people,
        and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: 
      14Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from
        under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater
        than they. 
      15So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with
        fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands. 
      16And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God,
        and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of
        the way which the LORD had commanded you. 
      17And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and
        brake them before your eyes. 
      18And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and
        forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of
        all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the        LORD, to provoke him to anger. 
      19For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD
        was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me
        at that time also. 
      20And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I
        prayed for Aaron also the same time. 
      21And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with
        fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as
        small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that
        descended out of the mount. 
      22And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked
        the LORD to wrath. 
      23Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and
        possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the
        commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor
        hearkened to his voice. 
      24Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew
        you. 
      25Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I
        fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy
        you. 
      26I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not
        thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through
        thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a
        mighty hand. 
      27Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the
        stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their
        sin: 
      28Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was
        not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and
        because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the
        wilderness. 
      29Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest
        out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 10
       1At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like
        unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an
        ark of wood. 
       2And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first
        tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark. 
       3And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like
        unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in
        mine hand. 
       4And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten
        commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the
        midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them
        unto me. 
       5And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables
        in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded
        me. 
       6And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the
        children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was
        buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his
        stead. 
       7From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to
        Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters. 
       8At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of
        the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto
        him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. 
       9Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the
        LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him. 
      10And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days
        and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also,
        and the LORD would not destroy thee. 
      11And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people,
        that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their
        fathers to give unto them. 
      12And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to
        fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and
        to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, 
      13To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I
        command thee this day for thy good? 
      14Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God,
        the earth also, with all that therein is. 
      15Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose
        their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day. 
      16Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more
        stiffnecked. 
      17For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God,
        a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh
        reward: 
      18He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth
        the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. 
      19Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of
        Egypt. 
      20Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him
        shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. 
      21He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these
        great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen. 
      22Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and
        now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for
        multitude. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 11
       1Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and
        his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway. 
       2And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have
        not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your
        God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm, 
       3And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt
        unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land; 
       4And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to
        their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them
        as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto
        this day; 
       5And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this
        place; 
       6And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of        Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and
        their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in
        their possession, in the midst of all Israel: 
       7But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did. 
       8Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this
        day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither
        ye go to possess it; 
       9And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware
        unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that
        floweth with milk and honey. 
      10For the land, whither 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: 
      11But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and
        valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: 
      12A land which the LORD thy God 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. 
      13And it shall come to pass, if ye 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, 
      14That 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 oil. 
      15And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest
        eat and be full. 
      16Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn
        aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; 
      17And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the
        heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit;
        and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD
        giveth you. 
      18Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your
        soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as
        frontlets between your eyes. 
      19And 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. 
      20And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and
        upon thy gates: 
      21That your days may be multiplied, 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. 
      22For 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; 
      23Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and
        ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves. 
      24Every 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. 
      25There 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.       26Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; 
      27A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I
        command you this day: 
      28And a 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. 
      29And 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
        the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. 
      30Are 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 champaign
        over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh? 
      31For 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.

      32And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set
        before you this day. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 12
       1These are the statutes and judgments, 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. 
       2Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye
        shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon
        the hills, and under every green tree: 
       3And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and
        burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images
        of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. 
       4Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. 
       5But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all
        your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye
        seek, and thither thou shalt come: 
       6And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices,
        and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and
        your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your
        flocks: 
       7And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice
        in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein
        the LORD thy God hath blessed thee. 
       8Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every
        man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. 
       9For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which
        the LORD your God giveth you. 
      10But 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; 
      11Then 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 your choice vows which
        ye vow unto the LORD: 
      12And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and
        your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the
        Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor        inheritance with you. 
      13Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every
        place that thou seest: 
      14But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes,
        there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do
        all that I command thee. 
      15Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates,
        whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the
        LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may
        eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. 
      16Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as
        water. 
      17Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy
        wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock,
        nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or
        heave offering of thine hand: 
      18But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the
        LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and
        thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within
        thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that
        thou puttest thine hands unto. 
      19Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou
        livest upon the earth. 
      20When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised
        thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth
        to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth
        after. 
      21If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there
        be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy
        flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and
        thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 
      22Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them:
        the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike. 
      23Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life;
        and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. 
      24Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water. 
      25Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy
        children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the
        sight of the LORD. 
      26Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take,
        and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose. 
      27And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood,
        upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices
        shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou
        shalt eat the flesh. 
      28Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go
        well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou
        doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God. 
      29When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee,
        whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and
        dwellest in their land; 
      30Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after
        that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not
        after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods?        even so will I do likewise. 
      31Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to
        the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even
        their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their
        gods. 
      32What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add
        thereto, nor diminish from it. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 13
       1If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and
        giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 
       2And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee,
        saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and
        let us serve them; 
       3Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that
        dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether
        ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

       4Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his
        commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave
        unto him. 
       5And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death;
        because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which
        brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the
        house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy
        God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from
        the midst of thee. 
       6If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter,
        or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul,
        entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which
        thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 
       7Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh
        unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even
        unto the other end of the earth; 
       8Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall
        thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou
        conceal him: 
       9But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to
        put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. 
      10And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath
        sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee
        out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 
      11And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such
        wickedness as this is among you. 
      12If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God
        hath given thee to dwell there, saying, 
      13Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and
        have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and
        serve other gods, which ye have not known; 
      14Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and,
        behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination
        is wrought among you; 
      15Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of
        the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the
        cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 
      16And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the
        street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil
        thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for
        ever; it shall not be built again. 
      17And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that
        the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee
        mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath
        sworn unto thy fathers; 
      18When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all
        his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is
        right in the eyes of the LORD thy God. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 14
       1Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut
        yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. 
       2For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath
        chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the
        nations that are upon the earth. 
       3Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. 
       4These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the
        goat, 
       5The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat,
        and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois. 
       6And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into
        two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat. 
       7Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of
        them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the
        coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they
        are unclean unto you. 
       8And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud,
        it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch
        their dead carcase. 
       9These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins
        and scales shall ye eat: 
      10And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean
        unto you. 
      11Of all clean birds ye shall eat. 
      12But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the
        ossifrage, and the osprey, 
      13And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, 
      14And every raven after his kind, 
      15And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after
        his kind, 
      16The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan, 
      17And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, 
      18And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the
        bat. 
      19And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall
        not be eaten. 
      20But of all clean fowls ye may eat. 
      21Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give
        it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or
        thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto        the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 
      22Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field
        bringeth forth year by year. 
      23And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he
        shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy
        wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy
        flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. 
      24And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to
        carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy
        God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath
        blessed thee: 
      25Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine
        hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall
        choose: 
      26And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth
        after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or
        for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the
        LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, 
      27And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him;
        for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. 
      28At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of
        thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: 
      29And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,)
        and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within
        thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD
        thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou
        doest. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 15
       1At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. 
       2And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth
        ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of
        his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S
        release. 
       3Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine
        with thy brother thine hand shall release; 
       4Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall
        greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for
        an inheritance to possess it: 
       5Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to
        observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day. 
       6For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou
        shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou
        shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee. 
       7If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of
        thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt
        not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: 
       8But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend
        him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. 
       9Beware that there be not a thought in thy 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. 
      10Thou 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. 
      11For 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. 
      12And 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. 
      13And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him
        go away empty: 
      14Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy
        floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God
        hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 
      15And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of
        Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee
        this thing to day. 
      16And 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;

      17Then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the
        door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy
        maidservant thou shalt do likewise. 
      18It 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. 
      19All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou
        shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the
        firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep. 
      20Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place
        which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household. 
      21And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or
        have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy
        God. 
      22Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person
        shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart. 
      23Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon
        the ground as water. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 16
       1Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy
        God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out
        of Egypt by night. 
       2Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of
        the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to
        place his name there. 
       3Thou 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. 
       4And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast
        seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou
        sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the        morning. 
       5Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which
        the LORD thy God giveth thee: 
       6But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his
        name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the
        going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of
        Egypt. 
       7And thou shalt roast 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. 
       8Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day
        shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work
        therein. 
       9Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven
        weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.

      10And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a
        tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give
        unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed
        thee: 
      11And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son,
        and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, 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. 
      12And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou
        shalt observe and do these statutes. 
      13Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that
        thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine: 
      14And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy
        daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite,
        the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy
        gates. 
      15Seven 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 thine increase, and in all the works of thine
        hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice. 
      16Three 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 they shall not appear before the LORD empty: 
      17Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the
        LORD thy God which he hath given thee. 
      18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the
        LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge
        the people with just judgment. 
      19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons,
        neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and
        pervert the words of the righteous. 
      20That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest
        live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 
      21Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of
        the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee. 
      22Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God        hateth. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 17
       1Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep,
        wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an
        abomination unto the LORD thy God. 
       2If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD
        thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in
        the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant, 
       3And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the
        sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not
        commanded; 
       4And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired
        diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such
        abomination is wrought in Israel: 
       5Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have
        committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that
        woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die. 
       6At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is
        worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he
        shall not be put to death. 
       7The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to
        death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put
        the evil away from among you. 
       8If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood
        and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke,
        being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise,
        and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose; 
       9And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge
        that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show thee
        the sentence of judgment: 
      10And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place
        which the LORD shall choose shall show thee; and thou shalt observe
        to do according to all that they inform thee: 
      11According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and
        according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do:
        thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall show thee,
        to the right hand, nor to the left. 
      12And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto
        the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God,
        or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away
        the evil from Israel. 
      13And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more
        presumptuously. 
      14When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee,
        and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will
        set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me; 
      15Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God
        shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over
        thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy
        brother. 
      16But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to
        return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch
        as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more
        that way.       17Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not
        away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. 
      18And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that
        he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is
        before the priests the Levites: 
      19And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of
        his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the
        words of this law and these statutes, to do them: 
      20That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn
        not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to
        the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his
        children, in the midst of Israel. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 18
       1The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no
        part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the
        LORD made by fire, and his inheritance. 
       2Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the
        LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. 
       3And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that
        offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give
        unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. 
       4The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and
        the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 
       5For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand
        to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever. 
       6And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where
        he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place
        which the LORD shall choose; 
       7Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his
        brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD. 
       8They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the
        sale of his patrimony. 
       9When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee,
        thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 
      10There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his
        daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an
        observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 
      11Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a
        necromancer. 
      12For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and
        because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out
        from before thee. 
      13Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. 
      14For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers
        of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath
        not suffered thee so to do. 
      15The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of
        thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 
      16According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in
        the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of
        the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I
        die not. 
      17And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have        spoken. 
      18I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto
        thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto
        them all that I shall command him. 
      19And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my
        words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. 
      20But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name,
        which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the
        name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. 
      21And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the
        LORD hath not spoken? 
      22When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow
        not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not
        spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not
        be afraid of him. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 19
       1When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD
        thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their
        cities, and in their houses; 
       2Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land,
        which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it. 
       3Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land,
        which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that
        every slayer may flee thither. 
       4And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he
        may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not
        in time past; 
       5As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and
        his hand fetcheth a stroke with the ax to cut down the tree, and the
        head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that
        he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: 
       6Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is
        hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas
        he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time
        past. 
       7Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities
        for thee. 
       8And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy
        fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto
        thy fathers; 
       9If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command
        thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his
        ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these
        three: 
      10That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God
        giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee. 
      11But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise
        up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into
        one of these cities: 
      12Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and
        deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. 
      13Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of
        innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.       14Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old
        time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the
        land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it. 
      15One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for
        any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses,
        or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. 
      16If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him
        that which is wrong; 
      17Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand
        before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in
        those days; 
      18And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the
        witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his
        brother; 
      19Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his
        brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. 
      20And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth
        commit no more any such evil among you. 
      21And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for
        eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 20
       1When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest
        horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of
        them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of
        the land of Egypt. 
       2And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the
        priest shall approach and speak unto the people, 
       3And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto
        battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and
        do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; 
       4For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you
        against your enemies, to save you. 
       5And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is
        there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him
        go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another
        man dedicate it. 
       6And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet
        eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die
        in the battle, and another man eat of it. 
       7And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken
        her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle,
        and another man take her. 
       8And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall
        say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go
        and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as
        his heart. 
       9And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto
        the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the
        people. 
      10When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim
        peace unto it. 
      11And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee,
        then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be        tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. 
      12And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against
        thee, then thou shalt besiege it: 
      13And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou
        shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: 
      14But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is
        in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto
        thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the
        LORD thy God hath given thee. 
      15Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from
        thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. 
      16But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give
        thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that
        breatheth: 
      17But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the
        Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the
        Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee: 
      18That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which
        they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD
        your God. 
      19When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it
        to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an ax
        against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut
        them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in
        the siege: 
      20Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat,
        thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks
        against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 21
       1If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee
        to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain
        him: 
       2Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall
        measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain: 
       3And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even
        the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been
        wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; 
       4And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough
        valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the
        heifer's neck there in the valley: 
       5And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD
        thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of
        the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke
        be tried: 
       6And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man,
        shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the
        valley: 
       7And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood,
        neither have our eyes seen it. 
       8Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed,
        and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And
        the blood shall be forgiven them. 
       9So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you,        when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD. 
      10When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy
        God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them
        captive, 
      11And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire
        unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; 
      12Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave
        her head, and pare her nails; 
      13And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and
        shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a
        full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her
        husband, and she shall be thy wife. 
      14And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let
        her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for
        money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast
        humbled her. 
      15If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they
        have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the
        firstborn son be hers that was hated: 
      16Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he
        hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before
        the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: 
      17But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by
        giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the
        beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. 
      18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the
        voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they
        have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: 
      19Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him
        out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; 
      20And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is
        stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton,
        and a drunkard. 
      21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die:
        so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall
        hear, and fear. 
      22And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be
        put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: 
      23His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in
        any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of
        God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth
        thee for an inheritance. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 22
       1Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide
        thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy
        brother. 
       2And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not,
        then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with
        thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to
        him again. 
       3In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with
        his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath
        lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not
        hide thyself. 
       4Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way,
        and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them
        up again. 
       5The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither
        shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are
        abomination unto the LORD thy God. 
       6If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or
        on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam
        sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam
        with the young: 
       7But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to
        thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy
        days. 
       8When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for
        thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall
        from thence. 
       9Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of
        thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be
        defiled. 
      10Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together. 
      11Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and
        linen together. 
      12Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture,
        wherewith thou coverest thyself. 
      13If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, 
      14And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name
        upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found
        her not a maid: 
      15Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring
        forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the
        city in the gate: 
      16And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter
        unto this man to wife, and he hateth her; 
      17And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I
        found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my
        daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the
        elders of the city. 
      18And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him; 
      19And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give
        them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an
        evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may
        not put her away all his days. 
      20But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found
        for the damsel: 
      21Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's
        house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she
        die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in
        her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you. 
      22If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they
        shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the
        woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel. 
      23If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man
        find her in the city, and lie with her;       24Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye
        shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she
        cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled
        his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you. 
      25But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force
        her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:

      26But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no
        sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour,
        and slayeth him, even so is this matter: 
      27For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and
        there was none to save her. 
      28If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and
        lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; 
      29Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father
        fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath
        humbled her, he may not put her away all his days. 
      30A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's
        skirt. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 23
       1He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off,
        shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. 
       2A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to
        his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the
        LORD. 
       3An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the
        LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the
        congregation of the LORD for ever: 
       4Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when
        ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee
        Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. 
       5Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the
        LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the
        LORD thy God loved thee. 
       6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for
        ever. 
       7Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt
        not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. 
       8The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the
        congregation of the LORD in their third generation. 
       9When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from
        every wicked thing. 
      10If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of
        uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out
        of the camp, he shall not come within the camp: 
      11But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with
        water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again. 
      12Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go
        forth abroad: 
      13And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when
        thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt
        turn back and cover that which cometh from thee: 
      14For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver        thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy
        camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away
        from thee. 
      15Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped
        from his master unto thee: 
      16He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he
        shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou
        shalt not oppress him. 
      17There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of
        the sons of Israel. 
      18Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into
        the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are
        abomination unto the LORD thy God. 
      19Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury
        of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: 
      20Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother
        thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee
        in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest
        to possess it. 
      21When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack
        to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and
        it would be sin in thee. 
      22But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. 
      23That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even
        a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy
        God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth. 
      24When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat
        grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in
        thy vessel. 
      25When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou
        mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a
        sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 24
       1When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass
        that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some
        uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and
        give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. 
       2And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another
        man's wife. 
       3And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of
        divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his
        house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife; 
       4Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be
        his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before
        the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD
        thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 
       5When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither
        shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home
        one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. 
       6No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he
        taketh a man's life to pledge. 
       7If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of
        Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that        thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you. 
       8Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and
        do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as
        I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. 
       9Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that
        ye were come forth out of Egypt. 
      10When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his
        house to fetch his pledge. 
      11Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall
        bring out the pledge abroad unto thee. 
      12And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: 
      13In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun
        goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and
        it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God. 
      14Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy,
        whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy
        land within thy gates: 
      15At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go
        down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he
        cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. 
      16The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall
        the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put
        to death for his own sin. 
      17Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the
        fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge: 
      18But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the
        LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do
        this thing. 
      19When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a
        sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be
        for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the
        LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. 
      20When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs
        again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the
        widow. 
      21When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean
        it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and
        for the widow. 
      22And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of
        Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 25
       1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment,
        that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the
        righteous, and condemn the wicked. 
       2And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the
        judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face,
        according to his fault, by a certain number. 
       3Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should
        exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother
        should seem vile unto thee. 
       4Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. 
       5If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child,
        the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her        husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife,
        and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. 
       6And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed
        in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put
        out of Israel. 
       7And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his
        brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My
        husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in
        Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother. 
       8Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and
        if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her; 
       9Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the
        elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face,
        and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will
        not build up his brother's house. 
      10And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath
        his shoe loosed. 
      11When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one
        draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that
        smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the
        secrets: 
      12Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her. 
      13Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. 
      14Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a
        small. 
      15But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just
        measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land
        which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 
      16For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an
        abomination unto the LORD thy God. 
      17Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come
        forth out of Egypt; 
      18How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all
        that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he
        feared not God. 
      19Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest
        from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy
        God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt
        blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not
        forget it. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 26
       1And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD
        thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and
        dwellest therein; 
       2That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth,
        which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee,
        and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the
        LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there. 
       3And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and
        say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am
        come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to
        give us. 
       4And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it        down before the altar of the LORD thy God. 
       5And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready
        to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned
        there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and
        populous: 
       6And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon
        us hard bondage: 
       7And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard
        our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our
        oppression: 
       8And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and
        with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with
        signs, and with wonders: 
       9And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land,
        even a land that floweth with milk and honey. 
      10And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which
        thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD
        thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God: 
      11And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God
        hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and
        the stranger that is among you. 
      12When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine
        increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given
        it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that
        they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; 
      13Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the
        hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the
        Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow,
        according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I
        have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten
        them: 
      14I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away
        ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the
        dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have
        done according to all that thou hast commanded me. 
      15Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people
        Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto
        our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 
      16This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes
        and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine
        heart, and with all thy soul. 
      17Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in
        his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his
        judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: 
      18And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people,
        as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his
        commandments; 
      19And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in
        praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy
        people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 27
       1And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying,
        Keep all the commandments which I command you this day. 
       2And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the        land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up
        great stones, and plaster them with plaster: 
       3And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou
        art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD
        thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the
        LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee. 
       4Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set
        up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and
        thou shalt plaster them with plaster. 
       5And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar
        of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them. 
       6Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and
        thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God: 
       7And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and
        rejoice before the LORD thy God. 
       8And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very
        plainly. 
       9And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying,
        Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people
        of the LORD thy God. 
      10Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his
        commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day. 
      11And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 
      12These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are
        come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and
        Joseph, and Benjamin: 
      13And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and
        Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 
      14And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with
        a loud voice, 
      15Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an
        abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman,
        and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and
        say, Amen. 
      16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all
        the people shall say, Amen. 
      17Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the
        people shall say, Amen. 
      18Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all
        the people shall say, Amen. 
      19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger,
        fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. 
      20Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth
        his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. 
      21Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people
        shall say, Amen. 
      22Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father,
        or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 
      23Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people
        shall say, Amen. 
      24Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people
        shall say, Amen. 
      25Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all        the people shall say, Amen. 
      26Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do
        them. And all the people shall say, Amen. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 28
       1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the
        voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments
        which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on
        high above all nations of the earth: 
       2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if
        thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. 
       3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the
        field. 
       4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground,
        and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks
        of thy sheep. 
       5Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. 
       6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be
        when thou goest out. 
       7The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be
        smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way,
        and flee before thee seven ways. 
       8The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and
        in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in
        the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 
       9The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath
        sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy
        God, and walk in his ways. 
      10And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the
        name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee. 
      11And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy
        body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground,
        in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 
      12The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give
        the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of
        thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not
        borrow. 
      13And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou
        shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou
        hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command
        thee this day, to observe and to do them: 
      14And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command
        thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other
        gods to serve them. 
      15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of
        the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his
        statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall
        come upon thee, and overtake thee: 
      16Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the
        field. 
      17Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. 
      18Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the
        increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 
      19Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be        when thou goest out. 
      20The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all
        that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed,
        and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy
        doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. 
      21The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have
        consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it. 
      22The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and
        with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the
        sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee
        until thou perish. 
      23And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth
        that is under thee shall be iron. 
      24The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven
        shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. 
      25The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou
        shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them:
        and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. 
      26And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the
        beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away. 
      27The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the
        emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not
        be healed. 
      28The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and
        astonishment of heart: 
      29And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness,
        and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only
        oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. 
      30Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou
        shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt
        plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof. 
      31Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat
        thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy
        face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given
        unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. 
      32Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and
        thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day
        long: and there shall be no might in thine hand. 
      33The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou
        knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed
        alway: 
      34So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou
        shalt see. 
      35The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore
        botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top
        of thy head. 
      36The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over
        thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known;
        and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. 
      37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among
        all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee. 
      38Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but
        little in; for the locust shall consume it. 
      39Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink        of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. 
      40Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt
        not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his
        fruit. 
      41Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them;
        for they shall go into captivity. 
      42All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. 
      43The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high;
        and thou shalt come down very low. 
      44He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be
        the head, and thou shalt be the tail. 
      45Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue
        thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou
        hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his
        commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee: 
      46And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy
        seed for ever. 
      47Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with
        gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; 
      48Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send
        against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want
        of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until
        he have destroyed thee. 
      49The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of
        the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou
        shalt not understand; 
      50A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of
        the old, nor show favour to the young: 
      51And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land,
        until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn,
        wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep,
        until he have destroyed thee. 
      52And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced
        walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and
        he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which
        the LORD thy God hath given thee. 
      53And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons
        and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the
        siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress
        thee: 
      54So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye
        shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom,
        and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave: 
      55So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children
        whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and
        in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all
        thy gates. 
      56The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to
        set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and
        tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom,
        and toward her son, and toward her daughter, 
      57And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and
        toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for
        want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith        thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. 
      58If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are
        written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful
        name, THE LORD THY GOD; 
      59Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy
        seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore
        sicknesses, and of long continuance. 
      60Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which
        thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. 
      61Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the
        book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be
        destroyed. 
      62And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of
        heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the
        LORD thy God. 
      63And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do
        you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to
        destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from
        off the land whither thou goest to possess it. 
      64And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of
        the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods,
        which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. 
      65And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the
        sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a
        trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: 
      66And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day
        and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: 
      67In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even
        thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine
        heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes
        which thou shalt see. 
      68And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way
        whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there
        ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no
        man shall buy you. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 29
       1These are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses
        to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the
        covenant which he made with them in Horeb. 
       2And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen
        all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto
        Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land; 
       3The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and
        those great miracles: 
       4Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to
        see, and ears to hear, unto this day. 
       5And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are
        not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. 
       6Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink:
        that ye might know that I am the LORD your God. 
       7And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og
        the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote
        them:        8And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the
        Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh. 
       9Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may
        prosper in all that ye do. 
      10Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains
        of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of
        Israel, 
      11Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp,
        from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: 
      12That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and
        into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day: 
      13That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that
        he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath
        sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 
      14Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; 
      15But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our
        God, and also with him that is not here with us this day: 
      16(For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came
        through the nations which ye passed by; 
      17And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone,
        silver and gold, which were among them:) 
      18Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe,
        whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and
        serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a
        root that beareth gall and wormwood; 
      19And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he
        bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk
        in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: 
      20The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his
        jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are
        written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out
        his name from under heaven. 
      21And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of
        Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written
        in this book of the law: 
      22So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up
        after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall
        say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which
        the LORD hath laid upon it; 
      23And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning,
        that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like
        the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the
        LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath: 
      24Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto
        this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? 
      25Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the
        LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought
        them forth out of the land of Egypt: 
      26For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom
        they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: 
      27And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring
        upon it all the curses that are written in this book: 
      28And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath,
        and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is        this day. 
      29The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things
        which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that
        we may do all the words of this law. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 30
       1And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee,
        the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou
        shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy
        God hath driven thee, 
       2And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice
        according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children,
        with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; 
       3That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have
        compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the
        nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. 
       4If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from
        thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he
        fetch thee: 
       5And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers
        possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and
        multiply thee above thy fathers. 
       6And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of
        thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all
        thy soul, that thou mayest live. 
       7And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies,
        and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. 
       8And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his
        commandments which I command thee this day. 
       9And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine
        hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and
        in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice
        over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers: 
      10If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his
        commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the
        law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and
        with all thy soul. 
      11For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden
        from thee, neither is it far off. 
      12It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us
        to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 
      13Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go
        over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and
        do it? 
      14But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart,
        that thou mayest do it. 
      15See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and
        evil; 
      16In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in
        his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his
        judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God
        shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 
      17But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt
        be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;       18I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that
        ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest
        over Jordan to go to possess it. 
      19I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have
        set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose
        life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 
      20That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his
        voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and
        the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the
        LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to
        give them. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 31
       1And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel. 
       2And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day;
        I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me,
        Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 
       3The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy
        these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and
        Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said. 
       4And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings
        of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. 
       5And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto
        them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you. 
       6Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for
        the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail
        thee, nor forsake thee. 
       7And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all
        Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this
        people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to
        give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. 
       8And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with
        thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither
        be dismayed. 
       9And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons
        of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all
        the elders of Israel. 
      10And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in
        the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles, 
      11When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the
        place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all
        Israel in their hearing. 
      12Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy
        stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they
        may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the
        words of this law: 
      13And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear,
        and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land
        whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 
      14And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou
        must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of
        the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua
        went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

      15And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and        the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle. 
      16And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy
        fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the
        gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them,
        and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with
        them. 
      17Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will
        forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be
        devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they
        will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our
        God is not among us? 
      18And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which
        they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods. 
      19Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children
        of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness
        for me against the children of Israel. 
      20For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto
        their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have
        eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto
        other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant. 
      21And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen
        them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it
        shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know
        their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have
        brought them into the land which I sware. 
      22Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the
        children of Israel. 
      23And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and
        of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into
        the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee. 
      24And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words
        of this law in a book, until they were finished, 
      25That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant
        of the LORD, saying, 
      26Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the
        covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness
        against thee. 
      27For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet
        alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD;
        and how much more after my death? 
      28Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that
        I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to
        record against them. 
      29For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves,
        and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will
        befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight
        of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands. 
      30And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the
        words of this song, until they were ended. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 32
       1Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the
        words of my mouth. 
       2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the
        dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon        the grass: 
       3Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness
        unto our God. 
       4He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a
        God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. 
       5They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his
        children: they are a perverse and crooked generation. 
       6Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he
        thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and
        established thee? 
       7Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask
        thy father, and he will show thee; thy elders, and they will tell
        thee. 
       8When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he
        separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according
        to the number of the children of Israel. 
       9For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his
        inheritance. 
      10He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness;
        he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his
        eye. 
      11As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young,
        spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: 
      12So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with
        him. 
      13He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat
        the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the
        rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; 
      14Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the
        breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and
        thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape. 
      15But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art
        grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which
        made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 
      16They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations
        provoked they him to anger. 
      17They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not,
        to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. 
      18Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten
        God that formed thee. 
      19And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking
        of his sons, and of his daughters. 
      20And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end
        shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is
        no faith. 
      21They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have
        provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to
        jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to
        anger with a foolish nation. 
      22For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest
        hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire
        the foundations of the mountains. 
      23I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.       24They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and
        with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon
        them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. 
      25The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young
        man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. 
      26I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the
        remembrance of them to cease from among men: 
      27Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their
        adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should
        say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. 
      28For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any
        understanding in them. 
      29O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would
        consider their latter end! 
      30How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight,
        except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up? 
      31For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being
        judges. 
      32For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of
        Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:

      33Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. 
      34Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my
        treasures? 
      35To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slide in
        due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things
        that shall come upon them make haste. 
      36For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his
        servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none
        shut up, or left. 
      37And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they
        trusted, 
      38Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of
        their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your
        protection. 
      39See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill,
        and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can
        deliver out of my hand. 
      40For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. 
      41If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I
        will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate
        me. 
      42I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour
        flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from
        the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. 
      43Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood
        of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and
        will be merciful unto his land, and to his people. 
      44And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of
        the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. 
      45And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel: 
      46And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I
        testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to        observe to do, all the words of this law. 
      47For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and
        through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye
        go over Jordan to possess it. 
      48And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, 
      49Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in
        the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land
        of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:

      50And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy
        people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto
        his people: 
      51Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the
        waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye
        sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel. 
      52Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go
        thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 33
       1And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the
        children of Israel before his death. 
       2And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto
        them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten
        thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. 
       3Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they
        sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. 
       4Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of
        Jacob. 
       5And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the
        tribes of Israel were gathered together. 
       6Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few. 
       7And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice
        of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient
        for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies. 
       8And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy
        one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive
        at the waters of Meribah; 
       9Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him;
        neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children:
        for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. 
      10They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall
        put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. 
      11Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite
        through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that
        hate him, that they rise not again. 
      12And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in
        safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he
        shall dwell between his shoulders. 
      13And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the
        precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that
        coucheth beneath, 
      14And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the
        precious things put forth by the moon, 
      15And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the        precious things of the lasting hills, 
      16And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for
        the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come
        upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was
        separated from his brethren. 
      17His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are
        like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people
        together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of
        Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. 
      18And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and,
        Issachar, in thy tents. 
      19They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer
        sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of
        the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. 
      20And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad; he dwelleth as
        a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. 
      21And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a
        portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of
        the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments
        with Israel. 
      22And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

      23And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full
        with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south. 
      24And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be
        acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. 
      25Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy
        strength be. 
      26There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the
        heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. 
      27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting
        arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall
        say, Destroy them. 
      28Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall
        be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down
        dew. 
      29Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by
        the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy
        excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and
        thou shalt tread upon their high places. 

       DEUTERONOMY        Chapter 34
       1And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo,
        to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD
        showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, 
       2And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the
        land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, 
       3And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of
        palm trees, unto Zoar. 
       4And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto
        Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy
        seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt
        not go over thither. 
       5So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab,        according to the word of the LORD. 
       6And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against
        Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. 
       7And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye
        was not dim, nor his natural force abated. 
       8And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab
        thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were
        ended. 
       9And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses
        had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened
        unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses. 
      10And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom
        the LORD knew face to face, 
      11In all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in
        the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his
        land, 
      12And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses
        showed in the sight of all Israel. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter  1
       1Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass,
        that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister,
        saying, 
       2Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan,
        thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them,
        even to the children of Israel. 
       3Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I
        given unto you, as I said unto Moses. 
       4From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the
        river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea
        toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 
       5There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of
        thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not
        fail thee, nor forsake thee. 
       6Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou
        divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers
        to give them. 
       7Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to
        do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee:
        turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest
        prosper whithersoever thou goest. 
       8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou
        shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do
        according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make
        thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 
       9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not
        afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee
        whithersoever thou goest. 
      10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 
      11Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you
        victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go
        in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess
        it. 
      12And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of        Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, 
      13Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you,
        saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you
        this land. 
      14Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the
        land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass
        before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help
        them; 
      15Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you,
        and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth
        them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and
        enjoy it, which Moses the LORD'S servant gave you on this side Jordan
        toward the sunrising. 
      16And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will
        do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go. 
      17According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we
        hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with
        Moses. 
      18Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not
        hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be
        put to death: only be strong and of a good courage. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter  2
       1And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy
        secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and
        came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 
       2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men
        in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the
        country. 
       3And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men
        that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they
        be come to search out all the country. 
       4And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There
        came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: 
       5And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it
        was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not:
        pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. 
       6But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them
        with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. 
       7And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and
        as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the
        gate. 
       8And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; 
       9And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the
        land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the
        inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 
      10For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for
        you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of
        the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom
        ye utterly destroyed. 
      11And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt,
        neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you:
        for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth
        beneath.       12Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have
        showed you kindness, that ye will also show kindness unto my father's
        house, and give me a true token: 
      13And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my
        brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our
        lives from death. 
      14And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this
        our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land,
        that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. 
      15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house
        was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. 
      16And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers
        meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be
        returned: and afterward may ye go your way. 
      17And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath
        which thou hast made us swear. 
      18Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of
        scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and
        thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and
        all thy father's household, home unto thee. 
      19And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy
        house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will
        be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his
        blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. 
      20And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine
        oath which thou hast made us to swear. 
      21And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them
        away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the
        window. 
      22And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three
        days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them
        throughout all the way, but found them not. 
      23So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed
        over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that
        befell them: 
      24And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our
        hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do
        faint because of us. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter  3
       1And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim,
        and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged
        there before they passed over. 
       2And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through
        the host; 
       3And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the
        covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing
        it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. 
       4Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand
        cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by
        which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. 
       5And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow
        the LORD will do wonders among you. 
       6And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the        covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark
        of the covenant, and went before the people. 
       7And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee
        in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with
        Moses, so I will be with thee. 
       8And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant,
        saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye
        shall stand still in Jordan. 
       9And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear
        the words of the LORD your God. 
      10And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among
        you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the
        Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites,
        and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. 
      11Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the earth passeth
        over before you into Jordan. 
      12Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of
        every tribe a man. 
      13And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the
        priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth,
        shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall
        be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall
        stand upon an heap. 
      14And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to
        pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant
        before the people; 
      15And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of
        the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water,
        (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) 
      16That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an
        heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those
        that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea,
        failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against
        Jericho. 
      17And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood
        firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites
        passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean
        over Jordan. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter  4
       1And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over
        Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, 
       2Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 
       3And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of
        Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve
        stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the
        lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. 
       4Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the
        children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: 
       5And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your
        God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a
        stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of
        the children of Israel: 
       6That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their
        fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? 
       7Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off
        before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over
        Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be
        for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. 
       8And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up
        twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto
        Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of
        Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they
        lodged, and laid them down there. 
       9And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place
        where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant
        stood: and they are there unto this day. 
      10For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan,
        until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to
        speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua:
        and the people hasted and passed over. 
      11And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that
        the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of
        the people. 
      12And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the
        tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel,
        as Moses spake unto them: 
      13About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD
        unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. 
      14On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and
        they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life. 
      15And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, 
      16Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they
        come up out of Jordan. 
      17Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of
        Jordan. 
      18And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the
        covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the
        soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the
        waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his
        banks, as they did before. 
      19And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first
        month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho. 
      20And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua
        pitch in Gilgal. 
      21And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children
        shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these
        stones? 
      22Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this
        Jordan on dry land. 
      23For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you,
        until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea,
        which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: 
      24That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD,
        that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter  5
       1And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were
        on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites,        which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of
        Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over,
        that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more,
        because of the children of Israel. 
       2At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and
        circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. 
       3And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of
        Israel at the hill of the foreskins. 
       4And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that
        came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in
        the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt. 
       5Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people
        that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of
        Egypt, them they had not circumcised. 
       6For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till
        all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were
        consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom
        the LORD sware that he would not show them the land, which the LORD
        sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth
        with milk and honey. 
       7And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua
        circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not
        circumcised them by the way. 
       8And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people,
        that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole. 
       9And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the
        reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is
        called Gilgal unto this day. 
      10And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover
        on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. 
      11And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the
        passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day. 
      12And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old
        corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more;
        but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. 
      13And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up
        his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him
        with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said
        unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 
      14And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now
        come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and
        said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 
      15And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe
        from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And
        Joshua did so. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter  6
       1Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel:
        none went out, and none came in. 
       2And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand
        Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 
       3And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about
        the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 
       4And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams'        horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and
        the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 
       5And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the
        ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people
        shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall
        down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before
        him. 
       6And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them,
        Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven
        trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD. 
       7And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let
        him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD. 
       8And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the
        seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on
        before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the
        covenant of the LORD followed them. 
       9And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the
        trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on,
        and blowing with the trumpets. 
      10And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor
        make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of
        your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 
      11So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and
        they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 
      12And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark
        of the LORD. 
      13And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the
        ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and
        the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark
        of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 
      14And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into
        the camp: so they did six days. 
      15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about
        the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner
        seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 
      16And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with
        the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath
        given you the city. 
      17And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to
        the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with
        her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. 
      18And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye
        make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and
        make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 
      19But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are
        consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the
        LORD. 
      20So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it
        came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the
        people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so
        that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him,
        and they took the city. 
      21And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and
        woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of        the sword. 
      22But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country,
        Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all
        that she hath, as ye sware unto her. 
      23And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and
        her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had;
        and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp
        of Israel. 
      24And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the
        silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put
        into the treasury of the house of the LORD. 
      25And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household,
        and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day;
        because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

      26And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man
        before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he
        shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his
        youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. 
      27So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all
        the country. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter  7
       1But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed
        thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of
        Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the
        anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel. 
       2And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on
        the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view
        the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. 
       3And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the
        people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite
        Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but
        few. 
       4So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and
        they fled before the men of Ai. 
       5And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they
        chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them
        in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and
        became as water. 
       6And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face
        before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of
        Israel, and put dust upon their heads. 
       7And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought
        this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites,
        to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the
        other side Jordan! 
       8O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before
        their enemies! 
       9For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of
        it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth:
        and what wilt thou do unto thy great name? 
      10And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus
        upon thy face? 
      11Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which        I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and
        have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even
        among their own stuff. 
      12Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their
        enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they
        were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy
        the accursed from among you. 
      13Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against
        tomorrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed
        thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before
        thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. 
      14In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your
        tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall
        come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD
        shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD
        shall take shall come man by man. 
      15And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall
        be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath
        transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought
        folly in Israel. 
      16So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their
        tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: 
      17And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the
        Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and
        Zabdi was taken: 
      18And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi,
        the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

      19And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the
        LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now
        what thou hast done; hide it not from me. 
      20And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the
        LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 
      21When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two
        hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels
        weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid
        in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. 
      22So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold,
        it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. 
      23And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them
        unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out
        before the LORD. 
      24And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and
        the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and
        his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his
        tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of
        Achor. 
      25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble
        thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them
        with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. 
      26And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the
        LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of
        that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter  8       1And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed:
        take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I
        have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his
        city, and his land: 
       2And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and
        her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye
        take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city
        behind it. 
       3So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and
        Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them
        away by night. 
       4And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against
        the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be
        ye all ready: 
       5And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the
        city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at
        the first, that we will flee before them, 
       6(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the
        city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first:
        therefore we will flee before them. 
       7Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for
        the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. 
       8And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the
        city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do.
        See, I have commanded you. 
       9Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and
        abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua
        lodged that night among the people. 
      10And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and
        went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. 
      11And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went
        up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north
        side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai. 
      12And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush
        between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. 
      13And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the
        north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city,
        Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. 
      14And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and
        rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to
        battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain;
        but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind
        the city. 
      15And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them,
        and fled by the way of the wilderness. 
      16And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue
        after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from
        the city. 
      17And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after
        Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel. 
      18And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy
        hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua
        stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city. 
      19And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon        as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and
        took it, and hasted and set the city on fire. 
      20And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the
        smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to
        flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness
        turned back upon the pursuers. 
      21And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the
        city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned
        again, and slew the men of Ai. 
      22And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in
        the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and
        they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape. 
      23And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. 
      24And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the
        inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased
        them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until
        they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and
        smote it with the edge of the sword. 
      25And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women,
        were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. 
      26For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the
        spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. 
      27Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey
        unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he
        commanded Joshua. 
      28And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation
        unto this day. 
      29And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as
        the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase
        down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the
        city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto
        this day. 
      30Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,

      31As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as
        it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole
        stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered
        thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace
        offerings. 
      32And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which
        he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. 
      33And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges,
        stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the
        Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the
        stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against
        mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the
        servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the
        people of Israel. 
      34And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and
        cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 
      35There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read
        not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the
        little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter  9       1And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side
        Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of
        the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the
        Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard
        thereof; 
       2That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with
        Israel, with one accord. 
       3And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto
        Jericho and to Ai, 
       4They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been
        ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles,
        old, and rent, and bound up; 
       5And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon
        them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. 
       6And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him,
        and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now
        therefore make ye a league with us. 
       7And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell
        among us; and how shall we make a league with you? 
       8And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto
        them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? 
       9And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come
        because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame
        of him, and all that he did in Egypt, 
      10And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were
        beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan,
        which was at Ashtaroth. 
      11Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to
        us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet
        them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye
        a league with us. 
      12This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the
        day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it
        is mouldy: 
      13And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold,
        they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by
        reason of the very long journey. 
      14And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the
        mouth of the LORD. 
      15And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let
        them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them. 
      16And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a
        league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours,
        and that they dwelt among them. 
      17And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on
        the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and
        Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim. 
      18And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the
        congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all
        the congregation murmured against the princes. 
      19But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn
        unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch
        them. 
      20This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be        upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. 
      21And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers
        of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the
        princes had promised them. 
      22And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore
        have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell
        among us? 
      23Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed
        from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the
        house of my God. 
      24And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy
        servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to
        give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land
        from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because
        of you, and have done this thing. 
      25And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right
        unto thee to do unto us, do. 
      26And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the
        children of Israel, that they slew them not. 
      27And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for
        the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day,
        in the place which he should choose. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 10
       1Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how
        Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to
        Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the
        inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among
        them; 
       2That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of
        the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men
        thereof were mighty. 
       3Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of
        Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of
        Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, 
       4Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath
        made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. 
       5Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the
        king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of
        Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their
        hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. 
       6And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying,
        Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save
        us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the
        mountains are gathered together against us. 
       7So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with
        him, and all the mighty men of valour. 
       8And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered
        them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before
        thee. 
       9Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all
        night. 
      10And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a
        great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth
        up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. 
      11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the
        going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from
        heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which
        died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with
        the sword. 
      12Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up
        the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight
        of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the
        valley of Ajalon. 
      13And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had
        avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the
        book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and
        hasted not to go down about a whole day. 
      14And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD
        hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel. 
      15And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to
        Gilgal. 
      16But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 
      17And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a
        cave at Makkedah. 
      18And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and
        set men by it for to keep them: 
      19And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the
        hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the
        LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand. 
      20And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made
        an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were
        consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced
        cities. 
      21And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in
        peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. 
      22Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those
        five kings unto me out of the cave. 
      23And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of
        the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of
        Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 
      24And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua,
        that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the
        captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your
        feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their
        feet upon the necks of them. 
      25And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and
        of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies
        against whom ye fight. 
      26And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on
        five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. 
      27And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that
        Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast
        them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones
        in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day. 
      28And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the
        sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the
        souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king
        of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.       29Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto
        Libnah, and fought against Libnah: 
      30And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand
        of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the
        souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the
        king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho. 
      31And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish,
        and encamped against it, and fought against it: 
      32And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it
        on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all
        the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to
        Libnah. 
      33Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote
        him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. 
      34And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him;
        and they encamped against it, and fought against it: 
      35And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the
        sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that
        day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. 
      36And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron;
        and they fought against it: 
      37And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the
        king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were
        therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to
        Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.

      38And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought
        against it: 
      39And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and
        they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all
        the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done
        to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had
        done also to Libnah, and to her king. 
      40So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and
        of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none
        remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God
        of Israel commanded. 
      41And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the
        country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. 
      42And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time,
        because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. 
      43And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to
        Gilgal. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 11
       1And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things,
        that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and
        to the king of Achshaph, 
       2And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the
        plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of
        Dor on the west, 
       3And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite,
        and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the
        mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.        4And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people,
        even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses
        and chariots very many. 
       5And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched
        together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. 
       6And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to
        morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before
        Israel: thou shalt hock their horses, and burn their chariots with
        fire. 
       7So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by
        the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. 
       8And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them,
        and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto
        the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left
        them none remaining. 
       9And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he hocked their
        horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. 
      10And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the
        king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all
        those kingdoms. 
      11And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the
        sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe:
        and he burnt Hazor with fire. 
      12And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did
        Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he
        utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded. 
      13But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel
        burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. 
      14And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of
        Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with
        the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left
        they any to breathe. 
      15As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua,
        and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD
        commanded Moses. 
      16So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country,
        and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the
        mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same; 
      17Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baalgad
        in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he
        took, and smote them, and slew them. 
      18Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 
      19There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel,
        save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in
        battle. 
      20For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come
        against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and
        that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as
        the LORD commanded Moses. 
      21And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the
        mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the
        mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua
        destroyed them utterly with their cities. 
      22There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of        Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained. 
      23So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said
        unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel
        according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested
        from war. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 12
       1Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel
        smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the
        rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all
        the plain on the east: 
       2Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from
        Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle
        of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which
        is the border of the children of Ammon; 
       3And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the
        sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to
        Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah: 
       4And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the
        giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 
       5And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto
        the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead,
        the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 
       6Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel
        smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession
        unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.

       7And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children
        of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the
        valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir;
        which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession
        according to their divisions; 
       8In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the
        springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the
        Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the
        Hivites, and the Jebusites: 
       9The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel,
        one; 
      10The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; 
      11The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; 
      12The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; 
      13The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; 
      14The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; 
      15The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; 
      16The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; 
      17The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; 
      18The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; 
      19The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; 
      20The king of Shimronmeron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; 
      21The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; 
      22The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one; 
      23The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of
        Gilgal, one;       24The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 13
       1Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him,
        Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much
        land to be possessed. 
       2This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the
        Philistines, and all Geshuri, 
       3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron
        northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the
        Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites,
        the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: 
       4From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is
        beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: 
       5And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising,
        from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath. 
       6All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto
        Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from
        before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the
        Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. 
       7Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine
        tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 
       8With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their
        inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as
        Moses the servant of the LORD gave them; 
       9From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city
        that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto
        Dibon; 
      10And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in
        Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon; 
      11And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and
        all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; 
      12All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in
        Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses
        smite, and cast them out. 
      13Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor
        the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among
        the Israelites until this day. 
      14Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices
        of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he
        said unto them. 
      15And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance
        according to their families. 
      16And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river
        Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the
        plain by Medeba; 
      17Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and
        Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon, 
      18And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, 
      19And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the
        valley, 
      20And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth, 
      21And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of
        the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the        princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which
        were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country. 
      22Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of
        Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them. 
      23And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border
        thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after
        their families, the cities and the villages thereof. 
      24And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the
        children of Gad according to their families. 
      25And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the
        land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah; 
      26And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim
        unto the border of Debir; 
      27And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon,
        the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his
        border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side
        Jordan eastward. 
      28This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families,
        the cities, and their villages. 
      29And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this
        was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by
        their families. 
      30And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og
        king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan,
        threescore cities: 
      31And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of
        Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of
        Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their
        families. 
      32These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in
        the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward. 
      33But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD
        God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 14
       1And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in
        the land of Canaan, 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 to them. 
       2By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of
        Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. 
       3For 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. 
       4For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim:
        therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities
        to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their
        substance. 
       5As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they
        divided the land. 
       6Then 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 Kadeshbarnea.        7Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from
        Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it
        was in mine heart. 
       8Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the
        people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. 
       9And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet
        have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever,
        because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God. 
      10And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty
        and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while
        the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am
        this day fourscore and five years old. 
      11As 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. 
      12Now 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. 
      13And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh
        Hebron for an inheritance. 
      14Hebron 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. 
      15And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great
        man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 15
       1This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their
        families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward
        was the uttermost part of the south coast. 
       2And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the
        bay that looketh southward: 
       3And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along
        to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and
        passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to
        Karkaa: 
       4From 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. 
       5And 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: 
       6And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of
        Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of
        Reuben: 
       7And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so
        northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to
        Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border
        passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof
        were at Enrogel: 
       8And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the
        south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border
        went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of
        Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants        northward: 
       9And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain
        of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron;
        and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim: 
      10And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and
        passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the
        north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah: 
      11And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the
        border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and
        went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the
        sea. 
      12And 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. 
      13And 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
        the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. 
      14And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman,
        and Talmai, the children of Anak. 
      15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of
        Debir before was Kirjathsepher. 
      16And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him
        will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 
      17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he
        gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 
      18And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask
        of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said
        unto her, What wouldest thou? 
      19Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south
        land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper
        springs, and the nether springs. 
      20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah
        according to their families. 
      21And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward
        the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, 
      22And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, 
      23And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, 
      24Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 
      25And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, 
      26Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 
      27And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet, 
      28And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah, 
      29Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, 
      30And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, 
      31And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, 
      32And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are
        twenty and nine, with their villages: 
      33And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah, 
      34And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam, 
      35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, 
      36And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen
        cities with their villages:       37Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad, 
      38And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, 
      39Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 
      40And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish, 
      41And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities
        with their villages: 
      42Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, 
      43And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, 
      44And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their
        villages: 
      45Ekron, with her towns and her villages: 
      46From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their
        villages: 
      47Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her
        villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border
        thereof: 
      48And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, 
      49And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir, 
      50And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, 
      51And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages: 
      52Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, 
      53And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah, 
      54And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities
        with their villages: 
      55Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah, 
      56And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah, 
      57Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages: 
      58Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor, 
      59And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their
        villages: 
      60Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with
        their villages: 
      61In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah, 
      62And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their
        villages. 
      63As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of
        Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the
        children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 16
       1And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho,
        unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth
        up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel. 
       2And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders
        of Archi to Ataroth, 
       3And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of
        Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at
        the sea. 
       4So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their
        inheritance. 
       5And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families
        was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was        Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper; 
       6And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north
        side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and
        passed by it on the east to Janohah; 
       7And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to
        Jericho, and went out at Jordan. 
       8The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and
        the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of
        the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families. 
       9And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the
        inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their
        villages. 
      10And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the
        Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under
        tribute. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 17
       1There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the
        firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh,
        the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had
        Gilead and Bashan. 
       2There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by
        their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of
        Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of
        Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of
        Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph
        by their families. 
       3But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of
        Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these
        are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and
        Tirzah. 
       4And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the
        son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses
        to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to
        the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the
        brethren of their father. 
       5And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead
        and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan; 
       6Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons:
        and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead. 
       7And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth
        before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the
        inhabitants of Entappuah. 
       8Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of
        Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim; 
       9And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river:
        these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast
        of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the
        outgoings of it were at the sea: 
      10Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the
        sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and
        in Issachar on the east. 
      11And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns,
        and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns,
        and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of        Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns,
        even three countries. 
      12Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of
        those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 
      13Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong,
        that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive
        them out. 
      14And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou
        given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great
        people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto? 
      15And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up
        to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of
        the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for
        thee. 
      16And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and
        all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots
        of iron, both they who are of Bethshean and her towns, and they who
        are of the valley of Jezreel. 
      17And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to
        Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou
        shalt not have one lot only: 
      18But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut
        it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive
        out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they
        be strong. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 18
       1And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled
        together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation
        there. And the land was subdued before them. 
       2And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which
        had not yet received their inheritance. 
       3And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to
        go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given
        you? 
       4Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send
        them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it
        according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to
        me. 
       5And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their
        coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their
        coasts on the north. 
       6Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the
        description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before
        the LORD our God. 
       7But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the
        LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of
        Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east,
        which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them. 
       8And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went
        to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and
        describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you
        before the LORD in Shiloh. 
       9And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by
        cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the        host at Shiloh. 
      10And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there
        Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to
        their divisions. 
      11And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up
        according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth
        between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. 
      12And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border
        went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through
        the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the
        wilderness of Bethaven. 
      13And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz,
        which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar,
        near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron. 
      14And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea
        southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and
        the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a
        city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. 
      15And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the
        border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of
        Nephtoah: 
      16And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before
        the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the
        giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the
        side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel, 
      17And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went
        forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim,
        and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, 
      18And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and
        went down unto Arabah: 
      19And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and
        the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at
        the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast. 
      20And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the
        inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round
        about, according to their families. 
      21Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to
        their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz.

      22And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel, 
      23And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, 
      24And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their
        villages: 
      25Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, 
      26And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, 
      27And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, 
      28And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and
        Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance
        of the children of Benjamin according to their families. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 19
       1And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the
        children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance
        was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.        2And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah, 
       3And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem, 
       4And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, 
       5And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah, 
       6And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages: 
       7Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages: 
       8And all the villages that were round about these cities to
        Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the
        tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. 
       9Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of
        the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too
        much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance
        within the inheritance of them. 
      10And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to
        their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid: 
      11And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to
        Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam; 
      12And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border
        of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to
        Japhia. 
      13And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to
        Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah; 
      14And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the
        outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel: 
      15And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem:
        twelve cities with their villages. 
      16This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their
        families, these cities with their villages. 
      17And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar
        according to their families. 
      18And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, 
      19And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath, 
      20And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez, 
      21And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez; 
      22And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and
        the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with
        their villages. 
      23This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar
        according to their families, the cities and their villages. 
      24And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher
        according to their families. 
      25And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 
      26And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel
        westward, and to Shihorlibnath; 
      27And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to
        Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of
        Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, 
      28And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; 
      29And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and
        the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea
        from the coast to Achzib: 
      30Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their        villages. 
      31This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher
        according to their families, these cities with their villages. 
      32The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the
        children of Naphtali according to their families. 
      33And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami,
        Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at
        Jordan: 
      34And then the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth out
        from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and
        reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward
        the sunrising. 
      35And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and
        Chinnereth, 
      36And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, 
      37And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor, 
      38And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh;
        nineteen cities with their villages. 
      39This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali
        according to their families, the cities and their villages. 
      40And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan
        according to their families. 
      41And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and
        Irshemesh, 
      42And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah, 
      43And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, 
      44And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, 
      45And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon, 
      46And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho. 
      47And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them:
        therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and
        took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it,
        and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan
        their father. 
      48This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according
        to their families, these cities with their villages. 
      49When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by
        their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua
        the son of Nun among them: 
      50According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he
        asked, even Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and
        dwelt therein. 
      51These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the
        son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the
        children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh
        before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
        So they made an end of dividing the country. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 20
       1The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying, 
       2Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities
        of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: 
       3That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may        flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of
        blood. 
       4And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at
        the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in
        the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the
        city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. 
       5And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not
        deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour
        unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime. 
       6And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the
        congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest
        that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come
        unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence
        he fled. 
       7And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem
        in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain
        of Judah. 
       8And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer
        in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and
        Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of
        the tribe of Manasseh. 
       9These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and
        for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth
        any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of
        the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 21
       1Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar
        the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the
        fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; 
       2And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The
        LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in,
        with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 
       3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their
        inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their
        suburbs. 
       4And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the
        children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot
        out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of
        the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 
       5And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families
        of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the
        half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. 
       6And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the
        tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the
        tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan,
        thirteen cities. 
       7The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of
        Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun,
        twelve cities. 
       8And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities
        with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. 
       9And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of
        the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here
        mentioned by name,       10Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites,
        who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 
      11And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is
        Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round
        about it. 
      12But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to
        Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. 
      13Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her
        suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her
        suburbs, 
      14And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs, 
      15And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, 
      16And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and
        Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. 
      17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with
        her suburbs, 
      18Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. 
      19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen
        cities with their suburbs. 
      20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which
        remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their
        lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 
      21For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a
        city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, 
      22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four
        cities. 
      23And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with
        her suburbs, 
      24Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities. 
      25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and
        Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities. 
      26All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the
        children of Kohath that remained. 
      27And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out
        of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with
        her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah
        with her suburbs; two cities. 
      28And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh
        with her suburbs, 
      29Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities. 
      30And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with
        her suburbs, 
      31Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities. 
      32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
        to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her
        suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. 
      33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were
        thirteen cities with their suburbs. 
      34And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the
        Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and
        Kartah with her suburbs, 
      35Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities. 
      36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah        with her suburbs, 
      37Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four
        cities. 
      38And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be
        a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 
      39Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

      40So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which
        were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot
        twelve cities. 
      41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children
        of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. 
      42These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus
        were all these cities. 
      43And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give
        unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 
      44And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he
        sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their
        enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their
        hand. 
      45There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken
        unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 22
       1Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half
        tribe of Manasseh, 
       2And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the
        LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded
        you: 
       3Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but
        have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. 
       4And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he
        promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents,
        and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the
        LORD gave you on the other side Jordan. 
       5But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses
        the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and
        to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave
        unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your
        soul. 
       6So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their
        tents. 
       7Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given
        possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua
        among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua
        sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them, 
       8And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your
        tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and
        with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the
        spoil of your enemies with your brethren. 
       9And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe
        of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of
        Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of
        Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed,        according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 
      10And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land
        of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the
        half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar
        to see to. 
      11And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben
        and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an
        altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at
        the passage of the children of Israel. 
      12And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation
        of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to
        go up to war against them. 
      13And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to
        the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land
        of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, 
      14And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all
        the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their
        fathers among the thousands of Israel. 
      15And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of
        Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and
        they spake with them, saying, 
      16Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this
        that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this
        day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar,
        that ye might rebel this day against the LORD? 
      17Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not
        cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the
        congregation of the LORD, 
      18But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it
        will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he
        will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel. 
      19Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass
        ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the
        LORD'S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel
        not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar
        beside the altar of the LORD our God. 
      20Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed
        thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man
        perished not alone in his iniquity. 
      21Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half
        tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands
        of Israel, 
      22The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he
        shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the
        LORD, (save us not this day,) 
      23That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if
        to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer
        peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it; 
      24And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In
        time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying,
        What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel? 
      25For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye
        children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD:
        so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.

      26Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for
        burnt offering, nor for sacrifice: 
      27But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations
        after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with
        our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace
        offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to
        come, Ye have no part in the LORD. 
      28Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or
        to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the
        pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for
        burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us
        and you. 
      29God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day
        from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for
        meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our
        God that is before his tabernacle. 
      30And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and
        heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words
        that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children
        of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. 
      31And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of
        Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh,
        This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not
        committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the
        children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD. 
      32And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned
        from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the
        land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel,
        and brought them word again. 
      33And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of
        Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in
        battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad
        dwelt. 
      34And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar
        Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 23
       1And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest
        unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old
        and stricken in age. 
       2And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their
        heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto
        them, I am old and stricken in age: 
       3And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these
        nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought
        for you. 
       4Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to
        be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations
        that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. 
       5And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive
        them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the
        LORD your God hath promised unto you. 
       6Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written
        in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to        the right hand or to the left; 
       7That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you;
        neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by
        them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: 
       8But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. 
       9For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and
        strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you
        unto this day. 
      10One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it
        is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you. 
      11Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your
        God. 
      12Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of
        these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make
        marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: 
      13Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out
        any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and
        traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes,
        until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath
        given you. 
      14And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye
        know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing
        hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake
        concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath
        failed thereof. 
      15Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come
        upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD
        bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off
        this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 
      16When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he
        commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed
        yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled
        against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which
        he hath given unto you. 

       JOSHUA             Chapter 24
       1And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called
        for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges,
        and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. 
       2And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of
        Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old
        time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor:
        and they served other gods. 
       3And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and
        led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed,
        and gave him Isaac. 
       4And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount
        Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

       5I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that
        which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out. 
       6And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea;
        and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and
        horsemen unto the Red sea. 
       7And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and        the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and
        your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the
        wilderness a long season. 
       8And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the
        other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into
        your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them
        from before you. 
       9Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against
        Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you: 
      10But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still:
        so I delivered you out of his hand. 
      11And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of
        Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the
        Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and
        the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand. 
      12And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before
        you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor
        with thy bow. 
      13And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities
        which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and
        oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. 
      14Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth:
        and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of
        the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. 
      15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day
        whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that
        were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in
        whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the
        LORD. 
      16And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake
        the LORD, to serve other gods; 
      17For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out
        of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those
        great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we
        went, and among all the people through whom we passed: 
      18And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the
        Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the
        LORD; for he is our God. 
      19And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is
        an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your
        transgressions nor your sins. 
      20If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and
        do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. 
      21And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD. 
      22And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves
        that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are
        witnesses. 
      23Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among
        you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel. 
      24And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and
        his voice will we obey. 
      25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a
        statute and an ordinance in Shechem. 
      26And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took        a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the
        sanctuary of the LORD. 
      27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a
        witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he
        spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny
        your God. 
      28So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance. 
      29And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun,
        the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 
      30And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah,
        which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash. 
      31And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days
        of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the
        works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel. 
      32And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out
        of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob
        bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred
        pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of
        Joseph. 
      33And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that
        pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim. 

       JUDGES             Chapter  1
       1Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of
        Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the
        Canaanites first, to fight against them? 
       2And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the
        land into his hand. 
       3And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot,
        that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with
        thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. 
       4And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the
        Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten
        thousand men. 
       5And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and
        they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 
       6But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and
        cut off his thumbs and his great toes. 
       7And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs
        and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as
        I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to
        Jerusalem, and there he died. 
       8Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken
        it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on
        fire. 
       9And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the
        Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the
        valley. 
      10And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the
        name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and
        Ahiman, and Talmai. 
      11And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the
        name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher: 
      12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him        will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 
      13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and
        he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 
      14And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask
        of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb
        said unto her, What wilt thou? 
      15And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a
        south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the
        upper springs and the nether springs. 
      16And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of
        the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness
        of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt
        among the people. 
      17And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites
        that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the
        city was called Hormah. 
      18Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the
        coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. 
      19And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the
        mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley,
        because they had chariots of iron. 
      20And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled
        thence the three sons of Anak. 
      21And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that
        inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of
        Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 
      22And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the
        LORD was with them. 
      23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the
        city before was Luz.) 
      24And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said
        unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we
        will show thee mercy. 
      25And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they smote the
        city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his
        family. 
      26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and
        called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

      27Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her
        towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her
        towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the
        inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell
        in that land. 
      28And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the
        Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. 
      29Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but
        the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. 
      30Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the
        inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and
        became tributaries. 
      31Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the
        inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor
        of Aphik, nor of Rehob:       32But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the
        land: for they did not drive them out. 
      33Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor
        the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the
        inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh
        and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them. 
      34And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for
        they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: 
      35But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in
        Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they
        became tributaries. 
      36And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from
        the rock, and upward. 

       JUDGES             Chapter  2
       1And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I
        made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land
        which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my
        covenant with you. 
       2And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye
        shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why
        have ye done this? 
       3Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but
        they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a
        snare unto you. 
       4And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words
        unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their
        voice, and wept. 
       5And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed
        there unto the LORD. 
       6And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went
        every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. 
       7And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the
        days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great
        works of the LORD, that he did for Israel. 
       8And Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an
        hundred and ten years old. 
       9And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres,
        in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash. 
      10And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and
        there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD,
        nor yet the works which he had done for Israel. 
      11And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and
        served Baalim: 
      12And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them
        out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the
        people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them,
        and provoked the LORD to anger. 
      13And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. 
      14And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered
        them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them
        into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not
        any longer stand before their enemies. 
      15Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them        for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them:
        and they were greatly distressed. 
      16Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of
        the hand of those that spoiled them. 
      17And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a
        whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned
        quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the
        commandments of the LORD; but they did not so. 
      18And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the
        judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the
        days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their
        groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. 
      19And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and
        corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods
        to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their
        own doings, nor from their stubborn way. 
      20And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said,
        Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I
        commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; 
      21I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the
        nations which Joshua left when he died: 
      22That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way
        of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. 
      23Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out
        hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. 

       JUDGES             Chapter  3
       1Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by
        them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

       2Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to
        teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; 
       3Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and
        the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from
        mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath. 
       4And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would
        hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their
        fathers by the hand of Moses. 
       5And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and
        Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites: 
       6And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their
        daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 
       7And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and
        forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves. 
       8Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold
        them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the
        children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years. 
       9And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised
        up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even
        Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. 
      10And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and
        went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of
        Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against
        Chushanrishathaim.       11And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

      12And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD:
        and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel,
        because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. 
      13And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went
        and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. 
      14So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen
        years. 
      15But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised
        them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man
        lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto
        Eglon the king of Moab. 
      16But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length;
        and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh. 
      17And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a
        very fat man. 
      18And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the
        people that bare the present. 
      19But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal,
        and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep
        silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. 
      20And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which
        he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God
        unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. 
      21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right
        thigh, and thrust it into his belly: 
      22And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon
        the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and
        the dirt came out. 
      23Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the
        parlour upon him, and locked them. 
      24When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that,
        behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he
        covereth his feet in his summer chamber. 
      25And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not
        the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them:
        and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth. 
      26And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries,
        and escaped unto Seirath. 
      27And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the
        mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him
        from the mount, and he before them. 
      28And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered
        your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after
        him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man
        to pass over. 
      29And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty,
        and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man. 
      30So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land
        had rest fourscore years. 
      31And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the
        Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered
        Israel. 
       JUDGES             Chapter  4
       1And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD,
        when Ehud was dead. 
       2And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that
        reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt
        in Harosheth of the Gentiles. 
       3And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine
        hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the
        children of Israel. 
       4And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at
        that time. 
       5And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel
        in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for
        judgment. 
       6And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of
        Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel
        commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee
        ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of
        Zebulun? 
       7And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of
        Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver
        him into thine hand. 
       8And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but
        if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. 
       9And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey
        that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall
        sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went
        with Barak to Kedesh. 
      10And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with
        ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. 
      11Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father
        in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched
        his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. 
      12And they showed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to
        mount Tabor. 
      13And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred
        chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from
        Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. 
      14And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the
        LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out
        before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand
        men after him. 
      15And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his
        host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted
        down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. 
      16But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto
        Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the
        edge of the sword; and there was not a man left. 
      17Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of
        Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor
        and the house of Heber the Kenite. 
      18And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my
        lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her        into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. 
      19And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink;
        for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him
        drink, and covered him. 
      20Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall
        be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any
        man here? that thou shalt say, No. 
      21Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in
        her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his
        temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and
        weary. So he died. 
      22And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and
        said unto him, Come, and I will show thee the man whom thou seekest.
        And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail
        was in his temples. 
      23So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the
        children of Israel. 
      24And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed
        against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king
        of Canaan. 

       JUDGES             Chapter  5
       1Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 
       2Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people
        willingly offered themselves. 
       3Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto
        the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. 
       4LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the
        field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the
        clouds also dropped water. 
       5The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from
        before the LORD God of Israel. 
       6In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the
        highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. 
       7The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until
        that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. 
       8They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or
        spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 
       9My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves
        willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD. 
      10Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk
        by the way. 
      11They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of
        drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the
        LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages
        in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. 
      12Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and
        lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. 
      13Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among
        the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty. 
      14Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee,
        Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and
        out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. 
      15And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and        also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of
        Reuben there were great thoughts of heart. 
      16Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the
        flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of
        heart. 
      17Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher
        continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. 
      18Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto
        the death in the high places of the field. 
      19The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach
        by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money. 
      20They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against
        Sisera. 
      21The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river
        Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. 
      22Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the prancings, the
        prancings of their mighty ones. 
      23Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the
        inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD,
        to the help of the LORD against the mighty. 
      24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be,
        blessed shall she be above women in the tent. 
      25He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a
        lordly dish. 
      26She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's
        hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head,
        when she had pierced and stricken through his temples. 
      27At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he
        fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead. 
      28The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the
        lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels
        of his chariots? 
      29Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, 
      30Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a
        damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers
        colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides,
        meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? 
      31So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him
        be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest
        forty years. 

       JUDGES             Chapter  6
       1And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the
        LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 
       2And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the
        Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the
        mountains, and caves, and strong holds. 
       3And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and
        the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up
        against them; 
       4And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the
        earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel,
        neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. 
       5For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as        grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were
        without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it. 
       6And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and
        the children of Israel cried unto the LORD. 
       7And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD
        because of the Midianites, 
       8That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said
        unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from
        Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage; 
       9And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the
        hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you,
        and gave you their land; 
      10And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the
        Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice. 
      11And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was
        in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son
        Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the
        Midianites. 
      12And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The
        LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. 
      13And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why
        then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our
        fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?
        but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of
        the Midianites. 
      14And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and
        thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I
        sent thee? 
      15And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel?
        behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my
        father's house. 
      16And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou
        shalt smite the Midianites as one man. 
      17And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then
        show me a sign that thou talkest with me. 
      18Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring
        forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry
        until thou come again. 
      19And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an
        ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in
        a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it. 
      20And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened
        cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he
        did so. 
      21Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in
        his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there
        rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the
        unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his
        sight. 
      22And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon
        said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD
        face to face. 
      23And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt
        not die.       24Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it
        Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. 
      25And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take
        thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years
        old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut
        down the grove that is by it: 
      26And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock,
        in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt
        sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. 
      27Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had
        said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's
        household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day,
        that he did it by night. 
      28And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the
        altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by
        it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.

      29And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they
        inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this
        thing. 
      30Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he
        may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he
        hath cut down the grove that was by it. 
      31And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for
        Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to
        death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for
        himself, because one hath cast down his altar. 
      32Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead
        against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. 
      33Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the
        east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley
        of Jezreel. 
      34But the spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet;
        and Abiezer was gathered after him. 
      35And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered
        after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and
        unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. 
      36And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as
        thou hast said, 
      37Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be
        on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then
        shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast
        said. 
      38And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the
        fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full
        of water. 
      39And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and
        I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once
        with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all
        the ground let there be dew. 
      40And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and
        there was dew on all the ground. 

       JUDGES             Chapter  7
       1Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him,        rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host
        of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of
        Moreh, in the valley. 
       2And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too
        many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel
        vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 
       3Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying,
        Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from
        mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two
        thousand; and there remained ten thousand. 
       4And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring
        them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it
        shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the
        same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This
        shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. 
       5So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto
        Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog
        lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that
        boweth down upon his knees to drink. 
       6And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their
        mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed
        down upon their knees to drink water. 
       7And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped
        will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let
        all the other people go every man unto his place. 
       8So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he
        sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained
        those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in
        the valley. 
       9And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him,
        Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into
        thine hand. 
      10But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to
        the host: 
      11And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be
        strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah
        his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host. 
      12And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the
        east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and
        their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for
        multitude. 
      13And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream
        unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake
        of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a
        tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay
        along. 
      14And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword
        of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath
        God delivered Midian, and all the host. 
      15And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the
        interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the
        host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into
        your hand the host of Midian. 
      16And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put        a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within
        the pitchers. 
      17And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when
        I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so
        shall ye do. 
      18When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye
        the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword
        of the LORD, and of Gideon. 
      19So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the
        outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they
        had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake
        the pitchers that were in their hands. 
      20And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers,
        and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their
        right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD,
        and of Gideon. 
      21And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all
        the host ran, and cried, and fled. 
      22And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's
        sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host
        fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah,
        unto Tabbath. 
      23And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali,
        and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the
        Midianites. 
      24And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come
        down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto
        Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves
        together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. 
      25And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they
        slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of
        Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to
        Gideon on the other side Jordan. 

       JUDGES             Chapter  8
       1And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus,
        that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the
        Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. 
       2And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is
        not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of
        Abiezer? 
       3God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and
        Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their
        anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. 
       4And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred
        men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. 
       5And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of
        bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am
        pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. 
       6And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna
        now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? 
       7And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and
        Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns
        of the wilderness and with briers. 
       8And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and        the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered
        him. 
       9And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again
        in peace, I will break down this tower. 
      10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them,
        about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of
        the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty
        thousand men that drew sword. 
      11And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east
        of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure. 
      12And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the
        two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the
        host. 
      13And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was
        up, 
      14And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him:
        and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders
        thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. 
      15And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and
        Zalmunna with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah
        and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy
        men that are weary? 
      16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and
        briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. 
      17And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. 
      18Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they
        whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they;
        each one resembled the children of a king. 
      19And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as
        the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. 
      20And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the
        youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth. 
      21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the
        man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and
        Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels'
        necks. 
      22Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both
        thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us
        from the hand of Midian. 
      23And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my
        son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you. 
      24And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye
        would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had
        golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) 
      25And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a
        garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. 
      26And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a
        thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and
        collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and
        beside the chains that were about their camels' necks. 
      27And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in
        Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing
        became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. 
      28Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they        lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty
        years in the days of Gideon. 
      29And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. 
      30And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he
        had many wives. 
      31And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose
        name he called Abimelech. 
      32And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in
        the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. 
      33And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of
        Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made
        Baalberith their god. 
      34And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had
        delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side: 
      35Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely,
        Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto
        Israel. 

       JUDGES             Chapter  9
       1And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's
        brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the
        house of his mother's father, saying, 
       2Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is
        better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are
        threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over
        you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. 
       3And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of
        Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow
        Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. 
       4And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the
        house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light
        persons, which followed him. 
       5And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren
        the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one
        stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was
        left; for he hid himself. 
       6And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of
        Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar
        that was in Shechem. 
       7And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of
        mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto
        them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto
        you. 
       8The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they
        said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. 
       9But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness,
        wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over
        the trees? 
      10And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. 
      11But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and
        my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees? 
      12Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. 
      13And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth
        God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?       14Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over
        us. 
      15And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king
        over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let
        fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. 
      16Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have
        made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his
        house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his
        hands; 
      17(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and
        delivered you out of the hand of Midian: 
      18And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have
        slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have
        made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of
        Shechem, because he is your brother;) 
      19If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his
        house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also
        rejoice in you: 
      20But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of
        Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men
        of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech. 
      21And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for
        fear of Abimelech his brother. 
      22When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, 
      23Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of
        Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: 
      24That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal
        might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother,
        which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the
        killing of his brethren. 
      25And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the
        mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and
        it was told Abimelech. 
      26And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to
        Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. 
      27And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and
        trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their
        god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech. 
      28And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem,
        that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul
        his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why
        should we serve him? 
      29And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove
        Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come
        out. 
      30And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son
        of Ebed, his anger was kindled. 
      31And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal
        the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold,
        they fortify the city against thee. 
      32Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and
        lie in wait in the field: 
      33And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou
        shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the        people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to
        them as thou shalt find occasion. 
      34And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by
        night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. 
      35And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the
        gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were
        with him, from lying in wait. 
      36And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come
        people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him,
        Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. 
      37And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the
        middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of
        Meonenim. 
      38Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou
        saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the
        people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with
        them. 
      39And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with
        Abimelech. 
      40And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were
        overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. 
      41And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his
        brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. 
      42And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the
        field; and they told Abimelech. 
      43And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and
        laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come
        forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them. 
      44And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and
        stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other
        companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew
        them. 
      45And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the
        city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city,
        and sowed it with salt. 
      46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered
        into an hold of the house of the god Berith. 
      47And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem
        were gathered together. 
      48And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that
        were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a
        bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and
        said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do,
        make haste, and do as I have done. 
      49And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and
        followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on
        fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died
        also, about a thousand men and women. 
      50Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took
        it. 
      51But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all
        the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and
        gat them up to the top of the tower. 
      52And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went        hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. 
      53And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's
        head, and all to brake his skull. 
      54Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said
        unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A
        woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. 
      55And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed
        every man unto his place. 
      56Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his
        father, in slaying his seventy brethren: 
      57And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their
        heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 10
       1And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah
        the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he dwelt in Shamir in mount
        Ephraim. 
       2And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried
        in Shamir. 
       3And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and
        two years. 
       4And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had
        thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are
        in the land of Gilead. 
       5And Jair died, and was buried in Camon. 
       6And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD,
        and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods
        of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of
        Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and
        served not him. 
       7And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them
        into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children
        of Ammon. 
       8And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel:
        eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other
        side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. 
       9Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also
        against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of
        Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed. 
      10And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have
        sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also
        served Baalim. 
      11And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you
        from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of
        Ammon, and from the Philistines? 
      12The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress
        you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 
      13Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will
        deliver you no more. 
      14Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you
        in the time of your tribulation. 
      15And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do
        thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we
        pray thee, this day.       16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the
        LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 
      17Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in
        Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and
        encamped in Mizpeh. 
      18And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is
        he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall
        be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 11
       1Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the
        son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. 
       2And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and
        they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit
        in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman. 
       3Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob:
        and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him. 
       4And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon
        made war against Israel. 
       5And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against
        Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land
        of Tob: 
       6And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may
        fight with the children of Ammon. 
       7And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and
        expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now
        when ye are in distress? 
       8And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again
        to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the
        children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of
        Gilead. 
       9And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home
        again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver
        them before me, shall I be your head? 
      10And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness
        between us, if we do not so according to thy words. 
      11Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him
        head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before
        the LORD in Mizpeh. 
      12And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon,
        saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me
        to fight in my land? 
      13And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of
        Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of
        Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore
        restore those lands again peaceably. 
      14And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of
        Ammon: 
      15And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land
        of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon: 
      16But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness
        unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh; 
      17Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I
        pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not        hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab:
        but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh. 
      18Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land
        of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land
        of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within
        the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab. 
      19And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king
        of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee,
        through thy land into my place. 
      20But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon
        gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought
        against Israel. 
      21And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into
        the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the
        land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country. 
      22And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even
        unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan. 
      23So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from
        before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it? 
      24Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to
        possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before
        us, them will we possess. 
      25And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king
        of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight
        against them, 
      26While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her
        towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon,
        three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within
        that time? 
      27Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to
        war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the
        children of Israel and the children of Ammon. 
      28Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the
        words of Jephthah which he sent him. 
      29Then the spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over
        Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from
        Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon. 
      30And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt
        without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, 
      31Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my
        house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon,
        shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt
        offering. 
      32So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against
        them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands. 
      33And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even
        twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great
        slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the
        children of Israel. 
      34And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter
        came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his
        only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. 
      35And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and
        said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art        one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the
        LORD, and I cannot go back. 
      36And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto
        the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy
        mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine
        enemies, even of the children of Ammon. 
      37And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me
        alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and
        bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. 
      38And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went
        with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. 
      39And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto
        her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed:
        and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel, 
      40That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of
        Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 12
       1And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went
        northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to
        fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with
        thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. 
       2And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife
        with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me
        not out of their hands. 
       3And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands,
        and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered
        them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to
        fight against me? 
       4Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought
        with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said,
        Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and
        among the Manassites. 
       5And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the
        Ephraimites: and it was so that when those Ephraimites which were
        escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him,
        Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; 
       6Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth:
        for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and
        slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of
        the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. 
       7And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the
        Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. 
       8And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 
       9And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad,
        and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged
        Israel seven years. 
      10Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem. 
      11And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel
        ten years. 
      12And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the
        country of Zebulun. 
      13And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. 
      14And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and        ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. 
      15And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in
        Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 13
       1And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD;
        and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty
        years. 
       2And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites,
        whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. 
       3And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her,
        Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt
        conceive, and bear a son. 
       4Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong
        drink, and eat not any unclean thing: 
       5For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come
        on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the
        womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the
        Philistines. 
       6Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came
        unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of
        God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told
        he me his name: 
       7But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and
        now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing:
        for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of
        his death. 
       8Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of
        God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we
        shall do unto the child that shall be born. 
       9And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came
        again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband
        was not with her. 
      10And the woman made haste, and ran, and showed her husband, and said
        unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me
        the other day. 
      11And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and
        said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he
        said, I am. 
      12And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order
        the child, and how shall we do unto him? 
      13And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto
        the woman let her beware. 
      14She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her
        drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I
        commanded her let her observe. 
      15And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us
        detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 
      16And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I
        will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering,
        thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an
        angel of the LORD. 
      17And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that
        when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?       18And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after
        my name, seeing it is secret? 
      19So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock
        unto the LORD: and the angel did wonderously; and Manoah and his wife
        looked on. 
      20For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off
        the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the
        altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces
        to the ground. 
      21But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his
        wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. 
      22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have
        seen God. 
      23But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he
        would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our
        hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would as
        at this time have told us such things as these. 
      24And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child
        grew, and the LORD blessed him. 
      25And the spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of
        Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 14
       1And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the
        daughters of the Philistines. 
       2And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have
        seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now
        therefore get her for me to wife. 
       3Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman
        among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that
        thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And
        Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me
        well. 
       4But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that
        he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the
        Philistines had dominion over Israel. 
       5Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and
        came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared
        against him. 
       6And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as
        he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told
        not his father or his mother what he had done. 
       7And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson
        well. 
       8And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see
        the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and
        honey in the carcase of the lion. 
       9And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his
        father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told
        not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion. 
      10So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a
        feast; for so used the young men to do. 
      11And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty
        companions to be with him.       12And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if
        ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast,
        and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change
        of garments: 
      13But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets
        and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy
        riddle, that we may hear it. 
      14And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of
        the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days
        expound the riddle. 
      15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's
        wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle,
        lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us
        to take that we have? is it not so? 
      16And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me,
        and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of
        my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I
        have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee? 
      17And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and
        it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay
        sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

      18And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the
        sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than
        a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer,
        ye had not found out my riddle. 
      19And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to
        Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave
        change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his
        anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. 
      20But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his
        friend. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 15
       1But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat
        harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will
        go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer
        him to go in. 
       2And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated
        her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister
        fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. 
       3And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than
        the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure. 
       4And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands,
        and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two
        tails. 
       5And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the
        standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and
        also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives. 
       6Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered,
        Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife,
        and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and
        burnt her and her father with fire. 
       7And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be
        avenged of you, and after that I will cease.        8And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went
        down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam. 
       9Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread
        themselves in Lehi. 
      10And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they
        answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done
        to us. 
      11Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam,
        and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers
        over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto
        them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. 
      12And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may
        deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto
        them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. 
      13And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and
        deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And
        they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. 
      14And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and
        the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that
        were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his
        bands loosed from off his hands. 
      15And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and
        took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. 
      16And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with
        the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. 
      17And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he
        cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place
        Ramathlehi. 
      18And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast
        given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now
        shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? 
      19But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came
        water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he
        revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in
        Lehi unto this day. 
      20And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 16
       1Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto
        her. 
       2And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they
        compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the
        city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it
        is day, we shall kill him. 
       3And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the
        doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with
        them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them
        up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. 
       4And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of
        Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 
       5And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her,
        Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what
        means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict
        him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of
        silver. 
       6And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great
        strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

       7And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that
        were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 
       8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs
        which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 
       9Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber.
        And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he
        brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the
        fire. So his strength was not known. 
      10And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told
        me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. 
      11And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never
        were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 
      12Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said
        unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers
        in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms
        like a thread. 
      13And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told
        me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto
        her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. 
      14And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines
        be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away
        with the pin of the beam, and with the web. 
      15And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine
        heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast
        not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. 
      16And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and
        urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; 
      17That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not
        come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from
        my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me,
        and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. 
      18And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and
        called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once,
        for he hath showed me all his heart. Then the lords of the
        Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand. 
      19And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and
        she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she
        began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. 
      20And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out
        of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and
        shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him. 
      21But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him
        down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind
        in the prison house. 
      22Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

      23Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer
        a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they
        said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. 
      24And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said,
        Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of        our country, which slew many of us. 
      25And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said,
        Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for
        Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set
        him between the pillars. 
      26And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me
        that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may
        lean upon them. 
      27Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the
        Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three
        thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport. 
      28And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I
        pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God,
        that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. 
      29And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house
        stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand,
        and of the other with his left. 
      30And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed
        himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and
        upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at
        his death were more than they which he slew in his life. 
      31Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took
        him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in
        the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty
        years. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 17
       1And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 
       2And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver
        that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of
        also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his
        mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son. 
       3And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his
        mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the
        LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten
        image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. 
       4Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two
        hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made
        thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house
        of Micah. 
       5And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and
        teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. 
       6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that
        which was right in his own eyes. 
       7And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of
        Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 
       8And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn
        where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the
        house of Micah, as he journeyed. 
       9And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I
        am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a
        place. 
      10And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a
        priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a
        suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. 
      11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man
        was unto him as one of his sons. 
      12And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his
        priest, and was in the house of Micah. 
      13Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I
        have a Levite to my priest. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 18
       1In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the
        tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto
        that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the
        tribes of Israel. 
       2And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their
        coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the
        land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land:
        who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they
        lodged there. 
       3When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the
        young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him,
        Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what
        hast thou here? 
       4And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath
        hired me, and I am his priest. 
       5And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we
        may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. 
       6And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your
        way wherein ye go. 
       7Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people
        that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the
        Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land,
        that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the
        Zidonians, and had no business with any man. 
       8And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their
        brethren said unto them, What say ye? 
       9And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have
        seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not
        slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. 
      10When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land:
        for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want
        of any thing that is in the earth. 
      11And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah
        and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war. 
      12And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore
        they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind
        Kirjathjearim. 
      13And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of
        Micah. 
      14Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish,
        and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these
        houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten
        image? now therefore consider what ye have to do. 
      15And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man
        the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him. 
      16And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which        were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate. 
      17And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in
        thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim,
        and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the
        gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of
        war. 
      18And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the
        ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest
        unto them, What do ye? 
      19And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy
        mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it
        better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that
        thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel? 
      20And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the
        teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. 
      21So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle
        and the carriage before them. 
      22And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that
        were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and
        overtook the children of Dan. 
      23And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces,
        and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a
        company? 
      24And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest,
        and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye
        say unto me, What aileth thee? 
      25And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard
        among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life,
        with the lives of thy household. 
      26And 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. 
      27And they took 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. 
      28And 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
        Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. 
      29And they called the name of the 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. 
      30And 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. 
      31And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the
        time that the house of God was in Shiloh. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 19
       1And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel,
        that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount
        Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah. 
       2And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from
        him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four
        whole months.        3And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto
        her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a
        couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and
        when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. 
       4And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he
        abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged
        there. 
       5And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the
        morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto
        his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and
        afterward go your way. 
       6And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for
        the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee,
        and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry. 
       7And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him:
        therefore he lodged there again. 
       8And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the
        damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they
        tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them. 
       9And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his
        servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him,
        Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all
        night: behold, 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 home. 
      10But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed,
        and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with
        him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him. 
      11And 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 into this
        city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. 
      12And 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. 
      13And 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. 
      14And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon
        them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. 
      15And 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. 
      16And, 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. 
      17And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the
        street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and
        whence comest thou? 
      18And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the
        side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to
        Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and
        there is no man that receiveth me to house. 
      19Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is
        bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young
        man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.       20And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants
        lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. 
      21So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses:
        and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink. 
      22Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the
        city, certain sons of Belial, beset 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. 
      23And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said
        unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly;
        seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly. 
      24Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will
        bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good
        unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing. 
      25But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine,
        and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her
        all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring,
        they let her go. 
      26Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the
        door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light. 
      27And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the
        house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his
        concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands
        were upon the threshold. 
      28And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered.
        Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat
        him unto his place. 
      29And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold
        on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into
        twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. 
      30And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done
        nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the
        land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak
        your minds. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 20
       1Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was
        gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the
        land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh. 
       2And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel,
        presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four
        hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. 
       3(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were
        gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how
        was this wickedness? 
       4And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and
        said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my
        concubine, to lodge. 
       5And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round
        about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my
        concubine have they forced, that she is dead. 
       6And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her
        throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they
        have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.        7Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and
        counsel. 
       8And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go
        to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house. 
       9But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will
        go up by lot against it; 
      10And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of
        Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten
        thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when
        they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they
        have wrought in Israel. 
      11So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit
        together as one man. 
      12And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin,
        saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you? 
      13Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are
        in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from
        Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice
        of their brethren the children of Israel: 
      14But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the
        cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of
        Israel. 
      15And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the
        cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the
        inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men. 
      16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded;
        every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss. 
      17And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred
        thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. 
      18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God,
        and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to
        the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah
        shall go up first. 
      19And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped
        against Gibeah. 
      20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the
        men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at
        Gibeah. 
      21And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed
        down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand
        men. 
      22And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their
        battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array
        the first day. 
      23(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until
        even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to
        battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD
        said, Go up against him.) 
      24And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin
        the second day. 
      25And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day,
        and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again
        eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword. 
      26Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and        came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD,
        and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace
        offerings before the LORD. 
      27And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the
        covenant of God was there in those days, 
      28And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it
        in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against
        the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD
        said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand. 
      29And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah. 
      30And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin
        on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at
        other times. 
      31And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were
        drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and
        kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to
        the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty
        men of Israel. 
      32And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us,
        as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and
        draw them from the city unto the highways. 
      33And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put
        themselves in array at Baaltamar: and the liers in wait of Israel
        came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah. 
      34And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all
        Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near
        them. 
      35And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel
        destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an
        hundred men: all these drew the sword. 
      36So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men
        of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the
        liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah. 
      37And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers
        in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge
        of the sword. 
      38Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the
        liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up
        out of the city. 
      39And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to
        smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they
        said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.

      40But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of
        smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of
        the city ascended up to heaven. 
      41And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were
        amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them. 
      42Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the
        way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which
        came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them. 
      43Thus they enclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and
        trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising. 
      44And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men        of valour. 
      45And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of
        Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men;
        and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of
        them. 
      46So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five
        thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour. 
      47But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock
        Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months. 
      48And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and
        smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city,
        as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all
        the cities that they came to. 

       JUDGES             Chapter 21
       1Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not
        any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. 
       2And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even
        before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 
       3And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel,
        that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel? 
       4And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and
        built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace
        offerings. 
       5And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of
        Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they
        had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to
        Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death. 
       6And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother,
        and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. 
       7How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn
        by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives? 
       8And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came
        not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the
        camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly. 
       9For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the
        inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there. 
      10And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the
        valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants
        of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the
        children. 
      11And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy
        every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. 
      12And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred
        young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they
        brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

      13And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of
        Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto
        them. 
      14And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which
        they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they
        sufficed them not. 
      15And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had        made a breach in the tribes of Israel. 
      16Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives
        for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

      17And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped
        of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel. 
      18Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children
        of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to
        Benjamin. 
      19Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly
        in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of
        the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of
        Lebonah. 
      20Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie
        in wait in the vineyards; 
      21And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in
        dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man
        his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. 
      22And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to
        complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our
        sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for
        ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty. 
      23And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according
        to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went
        and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and
        dwelt in them. 
      24And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to
        his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man
        to his inheritance. 
      25In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which
        was right in his own eyes. 

       RUTH               Chapter  1
       1Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was
        a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to
        sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 
       2And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife
        Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites
        of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and
        continued there. 
       3And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two
        sons. 
       4And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one
        was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there
        about ten years. 
       5And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left
        of her two sons and her husband. 
       6Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from
        the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how
        that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread. 
       7Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two
        daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto
        the land of Judah. 
       8And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her        mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with
        the dead, and with me. 
       9The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of
        her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice,
        and wept. 
      10And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy
        people. 
      11And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are
        there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? 
      12Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an
        husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband
        also to night, and should also bear sons; 
      13Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them
        from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for
        your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. 
      14And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her
        mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her. 
      15And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people,
        and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. 
      16And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from
        following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where
        thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy
        God my God: 
      17Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do
        so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. 
      18When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she
        left speaking unto her. 
      19So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass,
        when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about
        them, and they said, Is this Naomi? 
      20And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the
        Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 
      21I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why
        then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and
        the Almighty hath afflicted me? 
      22So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with
        her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to
        Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest. 

       RUTH               Chapter  2
       1And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of
        the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz. 
       2And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field,
        and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace.
        And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. 
       3And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers:
        and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz,
        who was of the kindred of Elimelech. 
       4And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The
        LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee. 
       5Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose
        damsel is this? 
       6And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It
        is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country        of Moab: 
       7And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers
        among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the
        morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house. 
       8Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to
        glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by
        my maidens: 
       9Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after
        them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch
        thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of
        that which the young men have drawn. 
      10Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said
        unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest
        take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? 
      11And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed me,
        all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of
        thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and
        the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou
        knewest not heretofore. 
      12The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the
        LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. 
      13Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that
        thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto
        thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens. 
      14And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the
        bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the
        reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was
        sufficed, and left. 
      15And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men,
        saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not: 
      16And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave
        them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not. 
      17So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had
        gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. 
      18And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw
        what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she
        had reserved after she was sufficed. 
      19And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day?
        and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of
        thee. And she showed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and
        said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz. 
      20And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD,
        who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And
        Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next
        kinsmen. 
      21And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep
        fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest. 
      22And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my
        daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not
        in any other field. 
      23So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of
        barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in
        law. 

       RUTH               Chapter  3       1Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not
        seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 
       2And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast?
        Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. 
       3Wash thy self therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon
        thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto
        the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 
       4And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place
        where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and
        lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 
       5And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do. 
       6And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her
        mother in law bade her. 
       7And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went
        to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and
        uncovered his feet, and laid her down. 
       8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned
        himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. 
       9And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine
        handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou
        art a near kinsman. 
      10And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast
        showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning,
        inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. 
      11And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou
        requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a
        virtuous woman. 
      12And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a
        kinsman nearer than I. 
      13Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will
        perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the
        kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee,
        then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie
        down until the morning. 
      14And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one
        could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman
        came into the floor. 
      15Also he said, Bring the veil that thou hast upon thee, and hold it.
        And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it
        on her: and she went into the city. 
      16And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my
        daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 
      17And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to
        me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. 
      18Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter
        will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished
        the thing this day. 

       RUTH               Chapter  4
       1Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold,
        the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a
        one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. 
       2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down
        here. And they sat down.        3And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the
        country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother
        Elimelech's: 
       4And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the
        inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem
        it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I
        may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after
        thee. And he said, I will redeem it. 
       5Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi,
        thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to
        raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. 
       6And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine
        own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem
        it. 
       7Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming
        and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off
        his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in
        Israel. 
       8Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off
        his shoe. 
       9And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are
        witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and
        all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. 
      10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to
        be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance,
        that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and
        from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. 
      11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We
        are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house
        like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel:
        and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem: 
      12And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto
        Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young
        woman. 
      13So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto
        her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. 
      14And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not
        left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in
        Israel. 
      15And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of
        thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is
        better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him. 
      16And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse
        unto it. 
      17And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son
        born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of
        Jesse, the father of David. 
      18Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, 
      19And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, 
      20And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, 
      21And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, 
      22And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter  1       1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and
        his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son
        of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: 
       2And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of
        the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no
        children. 
       3And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to
        sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli,
        Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. 
       4And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his
        wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: 
       5But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but
        the LORD had shut up her womb. 
       6And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret,
        because the LORD had shut up her womb. 
       7And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the
        LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 
       8Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and
        why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to
        thee than ten sons? 
       9So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had
        drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of
        the LORD. 
      10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept
        sore. 
      11And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed
        look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not
        forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child,
        then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and
        there shall no razor come upon his head. 
      12And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that
        Eli marked her mouth. 
      13Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her
        voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 
      14And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy
        wine from thee. 
      15And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a
        sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but
        have poured out my soul before the LORD. 
      16Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the
        abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. 
      17Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant
        thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. 
      18And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the
        woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

      19And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the
        LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah
        knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her. 
      20Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah
        had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel,
        saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. 
      21And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the
        LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 
      22But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go
        up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may
        appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. 
      23And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good;
        tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word.
        So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. 
      24And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three
        bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought
        him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young. 
      25And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 
      26And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman
        that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. 
      27For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which
        I asked of him: 
      28Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he
        shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter  2
       1And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine
        horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies;
        because I rejoice in thy salvation. 
       2There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee:
        neither is there any rock like our God. 
       3Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your
        mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are
        weighed. 
       4The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are
        girded with strength. 
       5They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they
        that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she
        that hath many children is waxed feeble. 
       6The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave,
        and bringeth up. 
       7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth
        up. 
       8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar
        from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them
        inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the
        Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them. 
       9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent
        in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. 
      10The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven
        shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the
        earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn
        of his anointed. 
      11And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister
        unto the LORD before Eli the priest. 
      12Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD. 
      13And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man
        offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in
        seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; 
      14And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all
        that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they
        did in Shiloh, unto all the Israelites that came thither.       15Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said
        to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for
        he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. 
      16And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat
        presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would
        answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will
        take it by force. 
      17Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD:
        for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. 
      18But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a
        linen ephod. 
      19Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him
        from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the
        yearly sacrifice. 
      20And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee
        seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they
        went unto their own home. 
      21And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three
        sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD. 
      22Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all
        Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of
        the tabernacle of the congregation. 
      23And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil
        dealings by all this people. 
      24Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the
        Lord's people to transgress. 
      25If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a
        man sin against the LORD, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding
        they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD
        would slay them. 
      26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD,
        and also with men. 
      27And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith
        the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when
        they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? 
      28And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest,
        to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before
        me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings
        made by fire of the children of Israel? 
      29Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have
        commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make
        yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my
        people? 
      30Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house,
        and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now
        the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will
        honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 
      31Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of
        thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine
        house. 
      32And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which
        God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine
        house for ever. 
      33And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall        be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the
        increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. 
      34And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two
        sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

      35And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to
        that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a
        sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. 
      36And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house
        shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of
        bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests'
        offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter  3
       1And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the
        word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open
        vision. 
       2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his
        place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; 
       3And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the
        ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; 
       4That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. 
       5And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And
        he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. 
       6And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to
        Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I
        called not, my son; lie down again. 
       7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the
        LORD yet revealed unto him. 
       8And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and
        went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli
        perceived that the LORD had called the child. 
       9Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he
        call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth.
        So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 
      10And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel,
        Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. 
      11And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at
        which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 
      12In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken
        concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. 
      13For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the
        iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and
        he restrained them not. 
      14And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity
        of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for
        ever. 
      15And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house
        of the LORD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision. 
      16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered,
        Here am I. 
      17And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I
        pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if
        thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

      18And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he
        said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. 
      19And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his
        words fall to the ground. 
      20And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was
        established to be a prophet of the LORD. 
      21And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself
        to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter  4
       1And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out
        against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and
        the Philistines pitched in Aphek. 
       2And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when
        they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and
        they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. 
       3And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel
        said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the
        Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of
        Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of
        the hand of our enemies. 
       4So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the
        ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the
        cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there
        with the ark of the covenant of God. 
       5And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all
        Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. 
       6And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said,
        What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the
        Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into
        the camp. 
       7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the
        camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a
        thing heretofore. 
       8Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty
        Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the
        plagues in the wilderness. 
       9Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be
        not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit
        yourselves like men, and fight. 
      10And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled
        every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for
        there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 
      11And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and
        Phinehas, were slain. 
      12And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh
        the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. 
      13And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching:
        for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into
        the city, and told it, all the city cried out. 
      14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the
        noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. 
      15Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that        he could not see. 
      16And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I
        fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

      17And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the
        Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the
        people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the
        ark of God is taken. 
      18And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he
        fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck
        brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had
        judged Israel forty years. 
      19And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be
        delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was
        taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she
        bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. 
      20And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto
        her, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she answered not,
        neither did she regard it. 
      21And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from
        Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father
        in law and her husband. 
      22And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God
        is taken. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter  5
       1And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer
        unto Ashdod. 
       2When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the
        house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 
       3And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was
        fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And
        they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. 
       4And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was
        fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and
        the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon
        the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. 
       5Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into
        Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this
        day. 
       6But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he
        destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the
        coasts thereof. 
       7And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of
        the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon
        us, and upon Dagon our god. 
       8They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines
        unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of
        Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be
        carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of
        Israel about thither. 
       9And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the
        LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote
        the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in
        their secret parts.       10Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as
        the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying,
        They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay
        us and our people. 
      11So 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. 
      12And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry
        of the city went up to heaven. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter  6
       1And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven
        months. 
       2And 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
        send it to his place. 
       3And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it
        not empty; but in any wise 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. 
       4Then 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 you all, and on your lords. 
       5Wherefore 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. 
       6Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh
        hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them,
        did they not let the people go, and they departed? 
       7Now 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: 
       8And 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. 
       9And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh,
        then 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 happened
        to us. 
      10And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the
        cart, and shut up their calves at home: 
      11And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with
        the mice of gold and the images of their emerods. 
      12And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and
        went along the highway, 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 border of Bethshemesh. 
      13And they of Bethshemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the
        valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced
        to see it. 
      14And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, 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. 
      15And 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 Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings and
        sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD. 
      16And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned
        to Ekron the same day. 
      17And 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; 
      18And 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 country villages, even unto the 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 Bethshemite. 
      19And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, 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. 
      20And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this
        holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us? 
      21And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying,
        The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down,
        and fetch it up to you. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter  7
       1And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched 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. 
       2And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the
        time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel
        lamented after the LORD. 
       3And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do
        return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange
        gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the
        LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of
        the Philistines. 
       4Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and
        served the LORD only. 
       5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you
        unto the LORD. 
       6And 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. 
       7And 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 it, they were
        afraid of the Philistines. 
       8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the
        LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the
        Philistines. 
       9And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering
        wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and        the LORD heard him. 
      10And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines
        drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a
        great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them;
        and they were smitten before Israel. 
      11And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the
        Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar. 
      12Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and
        called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped
        us. 
      13So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast
        of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all
        the days of Samuel. 
      14And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were
        restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof
        did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was
        peace between Israel and the Amorites. 
      15And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 
      16And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and
        Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places. 
      17And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he
        judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter  8
       1And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons
        judges over Israel. 
       2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second,
        Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba. 
       3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre,
        and took bribes, and perverted judgment. 
       4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came
        to Samuel unto Ramah, 
       5And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy
        ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 
       6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to
        judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. 
       7And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people
        in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but
        they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 
       8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I
        brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have
        forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. 
       9Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly
        unto them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over
        them. 
      10And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked
        of him a king. 
      11And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign
        over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for
        his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his
        chariots. 
      12And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over
        fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his
        harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his        chariots. 
      13And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be
        cooks, and to be bakers. 
      14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your
        oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. 
      15And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and
        give to his officers, and to his servants. 
      16And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your
        goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. 
      17He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. 
      18And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall
        have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. 
      19Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they
        said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; 
      20That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge
        us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. 
      21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them
        in the ears of the LORD. 
      22And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them
        a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto
        his city. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter  9
       1Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of
        Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a
        Benjamite, a mighty man of power. 
       2And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a
        goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier
        person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any
        of the people. 
       3And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul
        his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek
        the asses. 
       4And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of
        Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land
        of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of
        the Benjamites, but they found them not. 
       5And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant
        that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave
        caring for the asses, and take thought for us. 
       6And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God,
        and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass:
        now let us go thither; peradventure he can show us our way that we
        should go. 
       7Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we
        bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is
        not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we? 
       8And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at
        hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the
        man of God, to tell us our way. 
       9(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he
        spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a
        Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) 
      10Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they        went unto the city where the man of God was. 
      11And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens
        going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here? 
      12And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you:
        make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a
        sacrifice of the people to day in the high place: 
      13As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him,
        before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat
        until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards
        they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this
        time ye shall find him. 
      14And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the
        city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high
        place. 
      15Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came,
        saying, 
      16To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of
        Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people
        Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the
        Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is
        come unto me. 
      17And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom
        I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people. 
      18Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray
        thee, where the seer's house is. 
      19And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me
        unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I
        will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart. 
      20And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy
        mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of
        Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house? 
      21And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of
        the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of
        the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me? 
      22And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the
        parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were
        bidden, which were about thirty persons. 
      23And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee,
        of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee. 
      24And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and
        set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set
        it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for
        thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with
        Samuel that day. 
      25And when they were come down from the high place into the city,
        Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house. 
      26And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the
        day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up,
        that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of
        them, he and Samuel, abroad. 
      27And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to
        Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but
        stand thou still a while, that I may show thee the word of God. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 10       1Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and
        kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee
        to be captain over his inheritance? 
       2When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men
        by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they
        will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found:
        and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth
        for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? 
       3Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the
        plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God
        to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves
        of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: 
       4And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which
        thou shalt receive of their hands. 
       5After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison
        of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come
        thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets
        coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a
        pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: 
       6And the spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt
        prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. 
       7And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as
        occasion serve thee; for God is with thee. 
       8And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come
        down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices
        of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee,
        and show thee what thou shalt do. 
       9And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel,
        God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that
        day. 
      10And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets
        met him; and the spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among
        them. 
      11And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that,
        behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to
        another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also
        among the prophets? 
      12And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father?
        Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? 
      13And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high
        place. 
      14And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye?
        And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no
        where, we came to Samuel. 
      15And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto
        you. 
      16And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were
        found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he
        told him not. 
      17And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh; 
      18And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of
        Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of
        the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and
        of them that oppressed you:       19And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of
        all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto
        him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves
        before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. 
      20And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the
        tribe of Benjamin was taken. 
      21When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their
        families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was
        taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. 
      22Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet
        come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself
        among the stuff. 
      23And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the
        people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and
        upward. 
      24And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath
        chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the
        people shouted, and said, God save the king. 
      25Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it
        in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the
        people away, every man to his house. 
      26And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of
        men, whose hearts God had touched. 
      27But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they
        despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 11
       1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead:
        and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us,
        and we will serve thee. 
       2And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make
        a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and
        lay it for a reproach upon all Israel. 
       3And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite,
        that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then,
        if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee. 
       4Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in
        the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices,
        and wept. 
       5And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul
        said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the
        tidings of the men of Jabesh. 
       6And the spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and
        his anger was kindled greatly. 
       7And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them
        throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers,
        saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so
        shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the
        people, and they came out with one consent. 
       8And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three
        hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 
       9And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto
        the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye
        shall have help. And the messengers came and showed it to the men of
        Jabesh; and they were glad. 
      10Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto
        you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you. 
      11And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three
        companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning
        watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came
        to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them
        were not left together. 
      12And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul
        reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. 
      13And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to
        day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel. 
      14Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and
        renew the kingdom there. 
      15And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king
        before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of
        peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of
        Israel rejoiced greatly. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 12
       1And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your
        voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. 
       2And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and
        grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked
        before you from my childhood unto this day. 
       3Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his
        anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom
        have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I
        received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore
        it you. 
       4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither
        hast thou taken ought of any man's hand. 
       5And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his
        anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my
        hand. And they answered, He is witness. 
       6And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses
        and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

       7Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD
        of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to
        your fathers. 
       8When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD,
        then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers
        out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. 
       9And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand
        of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the
        Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought
        against them. 
      10And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we
        have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now
        deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 
      11And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and
        delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye
        dwelled safe. 
      12And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came        against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us:
        when the LORD your God was your king. 
      13Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have
        desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. 
      14If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not
        rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and
        also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your
        God: 
      15But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the
        commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against
        you, as it was against your fathers. 
      16Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do
        before your eyes. 
      17Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he
        shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your
        wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in
        asking you a king. 
      18So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain
        that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. 
      19And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the
        LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins
        this evil, to ask us a king. 
      20And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this
        wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the
        LORD with all your heart; 
      21And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which
        cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain. 
      22For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake:
        because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people. 
      23Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in
        ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right
        way: 
      24Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for
        consider how great things he hath done for you. 
      25But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and
        your king. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 13
       1Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

       2Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand
        were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were
        with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he
        sent every man to his tent. 
       3And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba,
        and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout
        all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. 
       4And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the
        Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the
        Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to
        Gilgal. 
       5And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with
        Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and
        people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they        came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven. 
       6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the
        people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in
        caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in
        pits. 
       7And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and
        Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people
        followed him trembling. 
       8And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had
        appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were
        scattered from him. 
       9And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace
        offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. 
      10And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering
        the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet
        him, that he might salute him. 
      11And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw
        that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not
        within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered
        themselves together at Michmash; 
      12Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to
        Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced
        myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. 
      13And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept
        the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now
        would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. 
      14But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a
        man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be
        captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the
        LORD commanded thee. 
      15And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin.
        And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six
        hundred men. 
      16And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with
        them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in
        Michmash. 
      17And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three
        companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah,
        unto the land of Shual: 
      18And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company
        turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim
        toward the wilderness. 
      19Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for
        the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: 
      20But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every
        man his share, and his coulter, and his ax, and his mattock. 
      21Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for
        the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. 
      22So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword
        nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul
        and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there
        found. 
      23And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of
        Michmash. 
       ISAMUEL            Chapter 14
       1Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said
        unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to
        the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not
        his father. 
       2And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate
        tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about
        six hundred men; 
       3And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas,
        the son of Eli, the LORD'S priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And
        the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. 
       4And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto
        the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side,
        and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was
        Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. 
       5The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash,
        and the other southward over against Gibeah. 
       6And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and
        let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be
        that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD
        to save by many or by few. 
       7And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart:
        turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart. 
       8Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we
        will discover ourselves unto them. 
       9If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will
        stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. 
      10But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the
        LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto
        us. 
      11And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the
        Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth
        out of the holes where they had hid themselves. 
      12And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer,
        and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a thing. And Jonathan
        said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath
        delivered them into the hand of Israel. 
      13And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his
        armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his
        armourbearer slew after him. 
      14And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made,
        was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a
        yoke of oxen might plow. 
      15And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the
        people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the
        earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling. 
      16And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold,
        the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

      17Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and
        see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan
        and his armourbearer were not there. 
      18And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of
        God was at that time with the children of Israel. 
      19And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the
        noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased:
        and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand. 
      20And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves,
        and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was
        against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. 
      21Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time,
        which went up with them into the camp from the country round about,
        even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul
        and Jonathan. 
      22Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount
        Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also
        followed hard after them in the battle. 
      23So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto
        Bethaven. 
      24And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured
        the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until
        evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people
        tasted any food. 
      25And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the
        ground. 
      26And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey
        dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared
        the oath. 
      27But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the
        oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand,
        and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his
        eyes were enlightened. 
      28Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly
        charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that
        eateth any food this day. And the people were faint. 
      29Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray
        you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little
        of this honey. 
      30How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the
        spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a
        much greater slaughter among the Philistines? 
      31And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and
        the people were very faint. 
      32And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and
        calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with
        the blood. 
      33Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD,
        in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed:
        roll a great stone unto me this day. 
      34And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto
        them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and
        slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with
        the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that
        night, and slew them there. 
      35And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar
        that he built unto the LORD. 
      36And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and
        spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of        them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said
        the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. 
      37And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines?
        wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him
        not that day. 
      38And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and
        know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. 
      39For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in
        Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among
        all the people that answered him. 
      40Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan
        my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do
        what seemeth good unto thee. 
      41Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot.
        And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. 
      42And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan
        was taken. 
      43Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan
        told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of
        the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. 
      44And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely
        die, Jonathan. 
      45And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought
        this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there
        shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath
        wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he
        died not. 
      46Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines
        went to their own place. 
      47So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his
        enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of
        Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against
        the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them. 
      48And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered
        Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. 
      49Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and
        the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn
        Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: 
      50And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and
        the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's
        uncle. 
      51And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the
        son of Abiel. 
      52And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul:
        and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him
        unto him. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 15
       1Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be
        king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto
        the voice of the words of the LORD. 
       2Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to
        Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from
        Egypt.        3Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and
        spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox
        and sheep, camel and ass. 
       4And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim,
        two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. 
       5And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. 
       6And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among
        the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye showed kindness
        to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the
        Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 
       7And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur,
        that is over against Egypt. 
       8And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly
        destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 
       9But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and
        of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was
        good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was
        vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 
      10Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying, 
      11It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned
        back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And
        it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night. 
      12And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told
        Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a
        place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. 
      13And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of
        the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. 
      14And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine
        ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? 
      15And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the
        people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice
        unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. 
      16Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD
        hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. 
      17And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou
        not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee
        king over Israel? 
      18And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy
        the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be
        consumed. 
      19Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst
        fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD? 
      20And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD,
        and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag
        the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. 
      21But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the
        things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto
        the LORD thy God in Gilgal. 
      22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings
        and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey
        is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 
      23For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as
        iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the
        LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 
      24And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the
        commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people,
        and obeyed their voice. 
      25Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me,
        that I may worship the LORD. 
      26And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast
        rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from
        being king over Israel. 
      27And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of
        his mantle, and it rent. 
      28And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel
        from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that
        is better than thou. 
      29And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is
        not a man, that he should repent. 
      30Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before
        the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me,
        that I may worship the LORD thy God. 
      31So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD. 
      32Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the
        Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely
        the bitterness of death is past. 
      33And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy
        mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces
        before the LORD in Gilgal. 
      34Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of
        Saul. 
      35And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death:
        nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he
        had made Saul king over Israel. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 16
       1And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul,
        seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn
        with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I
        have provided me a king among his sons. 
       2And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And
        the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to
        sacrifice to the LORD. 
       3And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt
        do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. 
       4And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And
        the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou
        peaceably? 
       5And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD:
        sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he
        sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. 
       6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab,
        and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him. 
       7But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the
        height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth
        not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the
        LORD looketh on the heart. 
       8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he        said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. 
       9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the
        LORD chosen this. 
      10Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel
        said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. 
      11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said,
        There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep.
        And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit
        down till he come hither. 
      12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a
        beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said,
        Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 
      13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of
        his brethren: and the spirit of the LORD came upon David from that
        day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. 
      14But the spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit
        from the LORD troubled him. 
      15And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from
        God troubleth thee. 
      16Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek
        out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to
        pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play
        with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 
      17And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play
        well, and bring him to me. 
      18Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a
        son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a
        mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a
        comely person, and the LORD is with him. 
      19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David
        thy son, which is with the sheep. 
      20And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a
        kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. 
      21And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him
        greatly; and he became his armourbearer. 
      22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before
        me; for he hath found favour in my sight. 
      23And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul,
        that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was
        refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 17
       1Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and
        were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and
        pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. 
       2And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by
        the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the
        Philistines. 
       3And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel
        stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between
        them. 
       4And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines,
        named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 
       5And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a        coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of
        brass. 
       6And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass
        between his shoulders. 
       7And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's
        head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield
        went before him. 
       8And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them,
        Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a
        Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and
        let him come down to me. 
       9If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your
        servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye
        be our servants, and serve us. 
      10And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give
        me a man, that we may fight together. 
      11When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they
        were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 
      12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose
        name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for
        an old man in the days of Saul. 
      13And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the
        battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were
        Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third
        Shammah. 
      14And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. 
      15But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at
        Bethlehem. 
      16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented
        himself forty days. 
      17And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah
        of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to
        thy brethren; 
      18And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and
        look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. 
      19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of
        Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 
      20And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a
        keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came
        to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted
        for the battle. 
      21For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army
        against army. 
      22And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the
        carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. 
      23And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the
        Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the
        Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard
        them. 
      24And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and
        were sore afraid. 
      25And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up?
        surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man
        who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will        give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel. 
      26And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be
        done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the
        reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that
        he should defy the armies of the living God? 
      27And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be
        done to the man that killeth him. 
      28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and
        Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou
        down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the
        wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for
        thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 
      29And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? 
      30And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same
        manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. 
      31And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them
        before Saul: and he sent for him. 
      32And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy
        servant will go and fight with this Philistine. 
      33And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this
        Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man
        of war from his youth. 
      34And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and
        there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: 
      35And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his
        mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and
        smote him, and slew him. 
      36Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised
        Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies
        of the living God. 
      37David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the
        lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the
        hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD
        be with thee. 
      38And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass
        upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. 
      39And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for
        he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with
        these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him. 
      40And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones
        out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even
        in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the
        Philistine. 
      41And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that
        bare the shield went before him. 
      42And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained
        him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 
      43And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to
        me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 
      44And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy
        flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 
      45Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword,
        and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name
        of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast        defied. 
      46This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite
        thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of
        the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and
        to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that
        there is a God in Israel. 
      47And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword
        and spear: for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into
        our hands. 
      48And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew
        nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to
        meet the Philistine. 
      49And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang
        it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk
        into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 
      50So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone,
        and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the
        hand of David. 
      51Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his
        sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut
        off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion
        was dead, they fled. 
      52And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued
        the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of
        Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to
        Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 
      53And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the
        Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. 
      54And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to
        Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent. 
      55And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto
        Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And
        Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. 
      56And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 
      57And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner
        took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine
        in his hand. 
      58And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David
        answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 18
       1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul,
        that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and
        Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 
       2And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his
        father's house. 
       3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his
        own soul. 
       4And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave
        it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and
        to his girdle. 
       5And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself
        wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in
        the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's        servants. 
       6And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the
        slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of
        Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with
        joy, and with instruments of music. 
       7And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul
        hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 
       8And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said,
        They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have
        ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? 
       9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 
      10And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came
        upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David
        played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in
        Saul's hand. 
      11And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to
        the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice. 
      12And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was
        departed from Saul. 
      13Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a
        thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 
      14And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was
        with him. 
      15Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was
        afraid of him. 
      16But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in
        before them. 
      17And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I
        give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S
        battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the
        hand of the Philistines be upon him. 
      18And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my
        father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king? 
      19But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should
        have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the
        Meholathite to wife. 
      20And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the
        thing pleased him. 
      21And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him,
        and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore
        Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one
        of the twain. 
      22And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly,
        and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants
        love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law. 
      23And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David
        said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law,
        seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? 
      24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake
        David. 
      25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any
        dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of
        the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand
        of the Philistines. 
      26And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well
        to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired. 
      27Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the
        Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and
        they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's
        son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. 
      28And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal
        Saul's daughter loved him. 
      29And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's
        enemy continually. 
      30Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass,
        after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than
        all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 19
       1And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that
        they should kill David. 
       2But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told
        David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I
        pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a
        secret place, and hide thyself: 
       3And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou
        art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that
        I will tell thee. 
       4And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto
        him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because
        he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to
        thee-ward very good: 
       5For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the
        LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and
        didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood,
        to slay David without a cause? 
       6And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the
        LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. 
       7And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things.
        And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in
        times past. 
       8And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the
        Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from
        him. 
       9And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his
        house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand. 
      10And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but
        he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into
        the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. 
      11Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to
        slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If
        thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain. 
      12So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and
        escaped. 
      13And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of
        goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. 
      14And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. 
      15And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up        to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 
      16And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in
        the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster. 
      17And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent
        away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He
        said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee? 
      18So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him
        all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in
        Naioth. 
      19And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. 
      20And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company
        of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over
        them, the spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they
        also prophesied. 
      21And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they
        prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time,
        and they prophesied also. 
      22Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in
        Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one
        said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. 
      23And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the spirit of God was
        upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to
        Naioth in Ramah. 
      24And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in
        like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night.
        Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 20
       1And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before
        Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin
        before thy father, that he seeketh my life? 
       2And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my
        father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will show
        it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not
        so. 
       3And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that
        I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know
        this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy
        soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. 
       4Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will
        even do it for thee. 
       5And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and
        I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I
        may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even. 
       6If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave
        of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly
        sacrifice there for all the family. 
       7If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he
        be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him. 
       8Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast
        brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee:
        notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why
        shouldest thou bring me to thy father? 
       9And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that        evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I
        tell it thee? 
      10Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father
        answer thee roughly? 
      11And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field.
        And they went out both of them into the field. 
      12And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have
        sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and,
        behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee,
        and show it thee; 
      13The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father
        to do thee evil, then I will show it thee, and send thee away, that
        thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been
        with my father. 
      14And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the kindness of the
        LORD, that I die not: 
      15But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever:
        no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one
        from the face of the earth. 
      16So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the
        LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies. 
      17And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for
        he loved him as he loved his own soul. 
      18Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou
        shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. 
      19And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down
        quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the
        business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. 
      20And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot
        at a mark. 
      21And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I
        expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of
        thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no
        hurt; as the LORD liveth. 
      22But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond
        thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away. 
      23And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold,
        the LORD be between thee and me for ever. 
      24So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come,
        the king sat him down to eat meat. 
      25And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat
        by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and
        David's place was empty. 
      26Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought,
        Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

      27And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the
        month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his
        son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither
        yesterday, nor to day? 
      28And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go
        to Bethlehem: 
      29And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice
        in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and        now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray
        thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's
        table. 
      30Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him,
        Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou
        hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the
        confusion of thy mother's nakedness? 
      31For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt
        not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him
        unto me, for he shall surely die. 
      32And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore
        shall he be slain? what hath he done? 
      33And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew
        that it was determined of his father to slay David. 
      34So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat
        the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because
        his father had done him shame. 
      35And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the
        field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. 
      36And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot.
        And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 
      37And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan
        had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow
        beyond thee? 
      38And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And
        Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. 
      39But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the
        matter. 
      40And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go,
        carry them to the city. 
      41And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward
        the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself
        three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another,
        until David exceeded. 
      42And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn
        both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me
        and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and
        departed: and Jonathan went into the city. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 21
       1Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was
        afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou
        alone, and no man with thee? 
       2And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me
        a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the
        business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and
        I have appointed my servants to such and such a place. 
       3Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread
        in mine hand, or what there is present. 
       4And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread
        under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have
        kept themselves at least from women. 
       5And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women
        have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and        the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner
        common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. 
       6So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there
        but the showbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot
        bread in the day when it was taken away. 
       7Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day,
        detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the
        chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. 
       8And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand
        spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons
        with me, because the king's business required haste. 
       9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou
        slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth
        behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no
        other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give
        it me. 
      10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to
        Achish the king of Gath. 
      11And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king
        of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances,
        saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 
      12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of
        Achish the king of Gath. 
      13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in
        their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his
        spittle fall down upon his beard. 
      14Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad:
        wherefore then have ye brought him to me? 
      15Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the
        mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 22
       1David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and
        when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down
        thither to him. 
       2And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt,
        and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him;
        and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four
        hundred men. 
       3And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of
        Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be
        with you, till I know what God will do for me. 
       4And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him
        all the while that David was in the hold. 
       5And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart,
        and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came
        into the forest of Hareth. 
       6When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with
        him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his
        spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;) 
       7Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye
        Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and
        vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of
        hundreds;        8That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that
        showeth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and
        there is none of you that is sorry for me, or showeth unto me that my
        son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this
        day? 
       9Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of
        Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech
        the son of Ahitub. 
      10And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave
        him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 
      11Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub,
        and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they
        came all of them to the king. 
      12And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I
        am, my lord. 
      13And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and
        the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and
        hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie
        in wait, as at this day? 
      14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful
        among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and
        goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house? 
      15Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let
        not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house
        of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

      16And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all
        thy father's house. 
      17And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and
        slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David,
        and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But
        the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon
        the priests of the LORD. 
      18And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And
        Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on
        that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. 
      19And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the
        sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and
        asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword. 
      20And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar,
        escaped, and fled after David. 
      21And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests. 
      22And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the
        Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned
        the death of all the persons of thy father's house. 
      23Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy
        life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 23
       1Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against
        Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors. 
       2Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite
        these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the
        Philistines, and save Keilah.        3And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah:
        how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the
        Philistines? 
       4Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him
        and said, Arise, go down to Keilah: for I will deliver the
        Philistines into thine hand. 
       5So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines,
        and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter.
        So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. 
       6And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David
        to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. 
       7And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said,
        God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering
        into a town that hath gates and bars. 
       8And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah,
        to besiege David and his men. 
       9And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief against him; and
        he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. 
      10Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly
        heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my
        sake. 
      11Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come
        down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech
        thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. 
      12Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into
        the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up. 
      13Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and
        departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it
        was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to
        go forth. 
      14And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a
        mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day,
        but God delivered him not into his hand. 
      15And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was
        in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. 
      16And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and
        strengthened his hand in God. 
      17And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall
        not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be
        next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth. 
      18And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the
        wood, and Jonathan went to his house. 
      19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David
        hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of
        Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? 
      20Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy
        soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the
        king's hand. 
      21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on
        me. 
      22Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his
        haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he
        dealeth very subtly. 
      23See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he        hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I
        will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land,
        that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah. 
      24And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men
        were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of
        Jeshimon. 
      25Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David:
        wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of
        Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the
        wilderness of Maon. 
      26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on
        that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear
        of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about
        to take them. 
      27But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come;
        for the Philistines have invaded the land. 
      28Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against
        the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth. 
      29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 24
       1And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the
        Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the
        wilderness of Engedi. 
       2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went
        to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. 
       3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul
        went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the
        sides of the cave. 
       4And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD
        said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand,
        that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then
        David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily. 
       5And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because
        he had cut off Saul's skirt. 
       6And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing
        unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand
        against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD. 
       7So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not
        to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on
        his way. 
       8David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after
        Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him,
        David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself. 
       9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying,
        Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? 
      10Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered
        thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee:
        but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand
        against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed. 
      11Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand:
        for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not,
        know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in
        mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my
        soul to take it. 
      12The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee:
        but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 
      13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the
        wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 
      14After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou
        pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. 
      15The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see,
        and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. 
      16And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these
        words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And
        Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. 
      17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast
        rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 
      18And thou hast showed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me:
        forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou
        killedst me not. 
      19For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore
        the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day. 
      20And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that
        the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand. 
      21Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off
        my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my
        father's house. 
      22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men
        gat them up unto the hold. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 25
       1And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and
        lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose,
        and went down to the wilderness of Paran. 
       2And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and
        the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a
        thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 
       3Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail:
        and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful
        countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he
        was of the house of Caleb. 
       4And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. 
       5And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men,
        Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name: 
       6And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both
        to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou
        hast. 
       7And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which
        were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto
        them, all the while they were in Carmel. 
       8Ask thy young men, and they will show thee. Wherefore let the young
        men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I
        pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to
        thy son David. 
       9And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all
        those words in the name of David, and ceased. 
      10And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who
        is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break        away every man from his master. 
      11Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have
        killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence
        they be? 
      12So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and
        told him all those sayings. 
      13And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they
        girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword:
        and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred
        abode by the stuff. 
      14But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold,
        David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and
        he railed on them. 
      15But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither
        missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we
        were in the fields: 
      16They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were
        with them keeping the sheep. 
      17Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is
        determined against our master, and against all his household: for he
        is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him. 
      18Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles
        of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched
        corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of
        figs, and laid them on asses. 
      19And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after
        you. But she told not her husband Nabal. 
      20And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the
        covert on the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against
        her; and she met them. 
      21Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow
        hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that
        pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good. 
      22So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all
        that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the
        wall. 
      23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and
        fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, 
      24And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this
        iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine
        audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. 
      25Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal:
        for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with
        him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou
        didst send. 
      26Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth,
        seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and
        from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and
        they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. 
      27And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord,
        let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord. 
      28I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD
        will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth
        the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy        days. 
      29Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul
        of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy
        God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out
        of the middle of a sling. 
      30And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord
        according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and
        shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel; 
      31That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my
        lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord
        hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my
        lord, then remember thine handmaid. 
      32And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which
        sent thee this day to meet me: 
      33And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me
        this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with
        mine own hand. 
      34For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept
        me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet
        me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light
        any that pisseth against the wall. 
      35So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and
        said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened
        to thy voice, and have accepted thy person. 
      36And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house,
        like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for
        he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more,
        until the morning light. 
      37But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of
        Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died
        within him, and he became as a stone. 
      38And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal,
        that he died. 
      39And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the
        LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of
        Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath
        returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent
        and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife. 
      40And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they
        spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him
        to wife. 
      41And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said,
        Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the
        servants of my lord. 
      42And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five
        damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the
        messengers of David, and became his wife. 
      43David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them
        his wives. 
      44But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the
        son of Laish, which was of Gallim. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 26
       1And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David
        hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon? 
       2Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having
        three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the
        wilderness of Ziph. 
       3And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon,
        by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul
        came after him into the wilderness. 
       4David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in
        very deed. 
       5And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and
        David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the
        captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people
        pitched round about him. 
       6Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai
        the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me
        to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee. 
       7So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul
        lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at
        his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him. 
       8Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine
        hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the
        spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second
        time. 
       9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth
        his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless? 
      10David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him;
        or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and
        perish. 
      11The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the
        LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at
        his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go. 
      12So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster;
        and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither
        awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD
        was fallen upon them. 
      13Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an
        hill afar off; a great space being between them: 
      14And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying,
        Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou
        that criest to the king? 
      15And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like
        to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the
        king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy
        lord. 
      16This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye
        are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S
        anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of
        water that was at his bolster. 
      17And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son
        David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king. 
      18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant?
        for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? 
      19Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of
        his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him
        accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be        they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from
        abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

      20Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of
        the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when
        one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains. 
      21Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no
        more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this
        day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. 
      22And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of
        the young men come over and fetch it. 
      23The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness:
        for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not
        stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed. 
      24And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so
        let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him
        deliver me out of all tribulation. 
      25Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt
        both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on
        his way, and Saul returned to his place. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 27
       1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand
        of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily
        escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of
        me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out
        of his hand. 
       2And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that
        were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 
       3And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with
        his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the
        Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. 
       4And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no
        more again for him. 
       5And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes,
        let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may
        dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with
        thee? 
       6Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth
        unto the kings of Judah unto this day. 
       7And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a
        full year and four months. 
       8And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the
        Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the
        inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of
        Egypt. 
       9And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and
        took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and
        the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish. 
      10And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said,
        Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the
        Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites. 
      11And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to
        Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and
        so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the        Philistines. 
      12And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel
        utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 28
       1And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered
        their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish
        said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me
        to battle, thou and thy men. 
       2And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can
        do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of
        mine head for ever. 
       3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him
        in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had
        familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. 
       4And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and
        pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they
        pitched in Gilboa. 
       5And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his
        heart greatly trembled. 
       6And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not,
        neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 
       7Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a
        familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his
        servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar
        spirit at Endor. 
       8And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went,
        and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he
        said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring
        me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. 
       9And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath
        done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the
        wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my
        life, to cause me to die? 
      10And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there
        shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. 
      11Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said,
        Bring me up Samuel. 
      12And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the
        woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art
        Saul. 
      13And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And
        the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. 
      14And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man
        cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that
        it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed
        himself. 
      15And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?
        And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war
        against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more,
        neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee,
        that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. 
      16Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD
        is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?       17And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath
        rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour,
        even to David: 
      18Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his
        fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing
        unto thee this day. 
      19Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of
        the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me:
        the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the
        Philistines. 
      20Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore
        afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in
        him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. 
      21And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and
        said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I
        have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which
        thou spakest unto me. 
      22Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine
        handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that
        thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. 
      23But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together
        with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So
        he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. 
      24And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed
        it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread
        thereof: 
      25And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did
        eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 29
       1Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and
        the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel. 
       2And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by
        thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with
        Achish. 
       3Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here?
        And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this
        David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with
        me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since
        he fell unto me unto this day? 
       4And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the
        princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return,
        that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and
        let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an
        adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his
        master? should it not be with the heads of these men? 
       5Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances,
        saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 
       6Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD
        liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in
        with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in
        thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless
        the lords favour thee not. 
       7Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the
        lords of the Philistines.        8And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou
        found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day,
        that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? 
       9And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in
        my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the
        Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle. 
      10Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants
        that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the
        morning, and have light, depart. 
      11So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to
        return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up
        to Jezreel. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 30
       1And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on
        the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag,
        and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 
       2And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not
        any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their
        way. 
       3So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned
        with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were
        taken captives. 
       4Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice
        and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 
       5And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,
        and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 
       6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning
        him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for
        his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the
        LORD his God. 
       7And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee,
        bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to
        David. 
       8And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this
        troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou
        shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. 
       9So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and
        came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. 
      10But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode
        behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook
        Besor. 
      11And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David,
        and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water; 
      12And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of
        raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he
        had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

      13And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou?
        And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and
        my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick. 
      14We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the
        coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we
        burned Ziklag with fire.       15And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And
        he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor
        deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to
        this company. 
      16And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad
        upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all
        the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the
        Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. 
      17And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the
        next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred
        young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. 
      18And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and
        David rescued his two wives. 
      19And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great,
        neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they
        had taken to them: David recovered all. 
      20And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before
        those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil. 
      21And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they
        could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook
        Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that
        were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted
        them. 
      22Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that
        went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not
        give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every
        man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and
        depart. 
      23Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the
        LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company
        that came against us into our hand. 
      24For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that
        goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the
        stuff: they shall part alike. 
      25And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an
        ordinance for Israel unto this day. 
      26And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders
        of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of
        the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; 
      27To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth,
        and to them which were in Jattir, 
      28And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth,
        and to them which were in Eshtemoa, 
      29And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the
        cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of
        the Kenites, 
      30And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in
        Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach, 
      31And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David
        himself and his men were wont to haunt. 

       ISAMUEL            Chapter 31
       1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled
        from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.        2And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and
        the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's
        sons. 
       3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and
        he was sore wounded of the archers. 
       4Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me
        through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me
        through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was
        sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 
       5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise
        upon his sword, and died with him. 
       6So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his
        men, that same day together. 
       7And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley,
        and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of
        Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the
        cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 
       8And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip
        the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount
        Gilboa. 
       9And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into
        the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house
        of their idols, and among the people. 
      10And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened
        his body to the wall of Bethshan. 
      11And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the
        Philistines had done to Saul; 
      12All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of
        Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came
        to Jabesh, and burnt them there. 
      13And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh,
        and fasted seven days. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter  1
       1Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned
        from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in
        Ziklag; 
       2It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out
        of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head:
        and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and
        did obeisance. 
       3And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto
        him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. 
       4And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me.
        And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many
        of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son
        are dead also. 
       5And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou
        that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? 
       6And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon
        mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the
        chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. 
       7And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I
        answered, Here am I.        8And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an
        Amalekite. 
       9He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for
        anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me. 
      10So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could
        not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon
        his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them
        hither unto my lord. 
      11Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all
        the men that were with him: 
      12And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for
        Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house
        of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword. 
      13And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And
        he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. 
      14And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth
        thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed? 
      15And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall
        upon him. And he smote him that he died. 
      16And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth
        hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S
        anointed. 
      17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan
        his son: 
      18(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow:
        behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.) 
      19The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the
        mighty fallen! 
      20Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest
        the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the
        uncircumcised triumph. 
      21Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be
        rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the
        mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not
        been anointed with oil. 
      22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of
        Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. 
      23Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in
        their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles,
        they were stronger than lions. 
      24Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet,
        with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. 
      25How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan,
        thou wast slain in thine high places. 
      26I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast
        thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of
        women. 
      27How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter  2
       1And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD,
        saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD
        said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he
        said, Unto Hebron.        2So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the
        Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. 
       3And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his
        household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 
       4And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over
        the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of
        Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul. 
       5And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto
        them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have showed this kindness
        unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. 
       6And now the LORD show kindness and truth unto you: and I also will
        requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 
       7Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for
        your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed
        me king over them. 
       8But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the
        son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; 
       9And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over
        Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 
      10Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over
        Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

      11And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah
        was seven years and six months. 
      12And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of
        Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 
      13And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and
        met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the
        one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. 
      14And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before
        us. And Joab said, Let them arise. 
      15Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which
        pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants
        of David. 
      16And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his
        sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore
        that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 
      17And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and
        the men of Israel, before the servants of David. 
      18And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and
        Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 
      19And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the
        right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 
      20Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he
        answered, I am. 
      21And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy
        left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his
        armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him. 
      22And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me:
        wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold
        up my face to Joab thy brother? 
      23Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end
        of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out        behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and
        it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell
        down and died stood still. 
      24Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when
        they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the
        way of the wilderness of Gibeon. 
      25And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after
        Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. 
      26Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever?
        knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how
        long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following
        their brethren? 
      27And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then
        in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his
        brother. 
      28So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued
        after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. 
      29And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and
        passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to
        Mahanaim. 
      30And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all
        the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men
        and Asahel. 
      31But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's
        men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. 
      32And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his
        father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night,
        and they came to Hebron at break of day. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter  3
       1Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of
        David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul
        waxed weaker and weaker. 
       2And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon,
        of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; 
       3And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite;
        and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king
        of Geshur; 
       4And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth,
        Shephatiah the son of Abital; 
       5And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to
        David in Hebron. 
       6And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul
        and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house
        of Saul. 
       7And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of
        Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto
        my father's concubine? 
       8Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I
        a dog's head, which against Judah do show kindness this day unto the
        house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and
        have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me
        to day with a fault concerning this woman? 
       9So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to        David, even so I do to him; 
      10To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the
        throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to
        Beersheba. 
      11And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him. 
      12And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is
        the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand
        shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee. 
      13And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I
        require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou
        first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face. 
      14And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver
        me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of
        the Philistines. 
      15And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from
        Phaltiel the son of Laish. 
      16And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim.
        Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned. 
      17And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye
        sought for David in times past to be king over you: 
      18Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the
        hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand
        of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies. 
      19And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to
        speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel,
        and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin. 
      20So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David
        made Abner and the men that were with him a feast. 
      21And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all
        Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee,
        and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And
        David sent Abner away; and he went in peace. 
      22And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a
        troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with
        David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. 
      23When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told
        Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent
        him away, and he is gone in peace. 
      24Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold,
        Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he
        is quite gone? 
      25Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and
        to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou
        doest. 
      26And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after
        Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew
        it not. 
      27And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the
        gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth
        rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. 
      28And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are
        guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of
        Ner: 
      29Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and        let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or
        that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the
        sword, or that lacketh bread. 
      30So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain
        their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. 
      31And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him,
        Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before
        Abner. And king David himself followed the bier. 
      32And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice,
        and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. 
      33And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool
        dieth? 
      34Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man
        falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept
        again over him. 
      35And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was
        yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I
        taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down. 
      36And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as
        whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. 
      37For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not
        of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. 
      38And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a
        prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? 
      39And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons
        of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil
        according to his wickedness. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter  4
       1And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands
        were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled. 
       2And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of
        the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of
        Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also
        was reckoned to Benjamin. 
       3And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until
        this day.) 
       4And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was
        five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of
        Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as
        she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name
        was Mephibosheth. 
       5And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and
        came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on
        a bed at noon. 
       6And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they
        would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and
        Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. 
       7For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his
        bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and
        took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night. 
       8And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and
        said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine
        enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the        king this day of Saul, and of his seed. 
       9And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon
        the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath
        redeemed my soul out of all adversity, 
      10When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have
        brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who
        thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: 
      11How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his
        own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood
        of your hand, and take you away from the earth? 
      12And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off
        their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in
        Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the
        sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter  5
       1Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake,
        saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 
       2Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that
        leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou
        shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

       3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king
        David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they
        anointed David king over Israel. 
       4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
        forty years. 
       5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in
        Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and
        Judah. 
       6And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the
        inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou
        take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither:
        thinking, David cannot come in hither. 
       7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city
        of David. 
       8And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and
        smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of
        David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The
        blind and the lame shall not come into the house. 
       9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And
        David built round about from Millo and inward. 
      10And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with
        him. 
      11And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and
        carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. 
      12And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over
        Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's
        sake. 
      13And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after
        he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born
        to David. 
      14And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem;
        Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,       15Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 
      16And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet. 
      17But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over
        Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of
        it, and went down to the hold. 
      18The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of
        Rephaim. 
      19And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the
        Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said
        unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into
        thine hand. 
      20And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said,
        The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach
        of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim. 
      21And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them. 
      22And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the
        valley of Rephaim. 
      23And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up;
        but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the
        mulberry trees. 
      24And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of
        the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then
        shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the
        Philistines. 
      25And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the
        Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter  6
       1Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty
        thousand. 
       2And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from
        Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is
        called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the
        cherubims. 
       3And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of
        the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the
        sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. 
       4And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah,
        accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. 
       5And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all
        manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on
        psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. 
       6And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his
        hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. 
       7And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote
        him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. 
       8And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon
        Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day. 
       9And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the
        ark of the LORD come to me? 
      10So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city
        of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the
        Gittite. 
      11And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the        Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his
        household. 
      12And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house
        of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of
        God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of
        Obededom into the city of David with gladness. 
      13And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone
        six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 
      14And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was
        girded with a linen ephod. 
      15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD
        with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 
      16And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's
        daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and
        dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. 
      17And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in
        the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David
        offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. 
      18And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and
        peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of
        hosts. 
      19And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of
        Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread,
        and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people
        departed every one to his house. 
      20Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter
        of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king
        of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the
        handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly
        uncovereth himself! 
      21And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me
        before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over
        the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the
        LORD. 
      22And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own
        sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them
        shall I be had in honour. 
      23Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of
        her death. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter  7
       1And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had
        given him rest round about from all his enemies; 
       2That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an
        house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. 
       3And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for
        the LORD is with thee. 
       4And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto
        Nathan, saying, 
       5Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build
        me an house for me to dwell in? 
       6Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought
        up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have
        walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.        7In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of
        Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I
        commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an
        house of cedar? 
       8Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the
        LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the
        sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: 
       9And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all
        thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like
        unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. 
      10Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant
        them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more;
        neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as
        beforetime, 
      11And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people
        Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the
        LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house. 
      12And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy
        fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out
        of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 
      13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne
        of his kingdom for ever. 
      14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity,
        I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the
        children of men: 
      15But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul,
        whom I put away before thee. 
      16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before
        thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. 
      17According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so
        did Nathan speak unto David. 
      18Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am
        I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me
        hitherto? 
      19And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou
        hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come.
        And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? 
      20And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest
        thy servant. 
      21For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done
        all these great things, to make thy servant know them. 
      22Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee,
        neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have
        heard with our ears. 
      23And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like
        Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make
        him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy
        land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt,
        from the nations and their gods? 
      24For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people
        unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God. 
      25And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy
        servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as
        thou hast said.       26And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is
        the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be
        established before thee. 
      27For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy
        servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy
        servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 
      28And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and
        thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: 
      29Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant,
        that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast
        spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be
        blessed for ever. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter  8
       1And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and
        subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the
        Philistines. 
       2And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down
        to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and
        with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's
        servants, and brought gifts. 
       3David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he
        went to recover his border at the river Euphrates. 
       4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred
        horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the
        chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. 
       5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of
        Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 
       6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became
        servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David
        whithersoever he went. 
       7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
        Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 
       8And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David
        took exceeding much brass. 
       9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of
        Hadadezer, 
      10Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to
        bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him:
        for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels
        of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: 
      11Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and
        gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; 
      12Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the
        Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of
        Rehob, king of Zobah. 
      13And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians
        in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. 
      14And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons,
        and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved
        David whithersoever he went. 
      15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and
        justice unto all his people. 
      16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the        son of Ahilud was recorder; 
      17And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were
        the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; 
      18And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the
        Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter  9
       1And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul,
        that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake? 
       2And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And
        when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou
        Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he. 
       3And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I
        may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king,
        Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet. 
       4And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king,
        Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar. 
       5Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the
        son of Ammiel, from Lodebar. 
       6Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come
        unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said,
        Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! 
       7And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely show thee
        kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all
        the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table
        continually. 
       8And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou
        shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? 
       9Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I
        have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to
        all his house. 
      10Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land
        for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son
        may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat
        bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty
        servants. 
      11Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king
        hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for
        Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the
        king's sons. 
      12And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that
        dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. 
      13So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the
        king's table; and was lame on both his feet. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 10
       1And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of
        Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. 
       2Then said David, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash,
        as his father showed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him
        by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came
        into the land of the children of Ammon. 
       3And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord,
        Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent
        comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto        thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? 
       4Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of
        their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their
        buttocks, and sent them away. 
       5When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men
        were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your
        beards be grown, and then return. 
       6And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the
        children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the
        Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a
        thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men. 
       7And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the
        mighty men. 
       8And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at
        the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob,
        and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. 
       9When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and
        behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in
        array against the Syrians: 
      10And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his
        brother, that he might put them in array against the children of
        Ammon. 
      11And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt
        help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I
        will come and help thee. 
      12Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for
        the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good. 
      13And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the
        battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him. 
      14And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then
        fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab
        returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. 
      15And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they
        gathered themselves together. 
      16And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the
        river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of
        Hadarezer went before them. 
      17And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and
        passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves
        in array against David, and fought with him. 
      18And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven
        hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and
        smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. 
      19And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they
        were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served
        them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 11
       1And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when
        kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with
        him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and
        besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. 
       2And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his
        bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof        he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to
        look upon. 
       3And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not
        this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

       4And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him,
        and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and
        she returned unto her house. 
       5And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with
        child. 
       6And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab
        sent Uriah to David. 
       7And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did,
        and how the people did, and how the war prospered. 
       8And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And
        Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess
        of meat from the king. 
       9But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants
        of his lord, and went not down to his house. 
      10And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his
        house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why
        then didst thou not go down unto thine house? 
      11And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in
        tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in
        the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to
        drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul
        liveth, I will not do this thing. 
      12And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will
        let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the
        morrow. 
      13And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and
        he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the
        servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. 
      14And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to
        Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 
      15And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of
        the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten,
        and die. 
      16And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned
        Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. 
      17And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there
        fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the
        Hittite died also. 
      18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; 
      19And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of
        telling the matters of the war unto the king, 
      20And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee,
        Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew
        ye not that they would shoot from the wall? 
      21Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a
        piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez?
        why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the
        Hittite is dead also. 
      22So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had        sent him for. 
      23And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against
        us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even
        unto the entering of the gate. 
      24And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some
        of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is
        dead also. 
      25Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab,
        Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as
        well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and
        overthrow it: and encourage thou him. 
      26And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she
        mourned for her husband. 
      27And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his
        house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing
        that David had done displeased the LORD. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 12
       1And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said
        unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other
        poor. 
       2The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 
       3But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had
        bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with
        his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup,
        and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 
       4And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take
        of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man
        that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it
        for the man that was come to him. 
       5And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to
        Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall
        surely die: 
       6And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing,
        and because he had no pity. 
       7And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God
        of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out
        of the hand of Saul; 
       8And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy
        bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that
        had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and
        such things. 
       9Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil
        in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and
        hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword
        of the children of Ammon. 
      10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because
        thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite
        to be thy wife. 
      11Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of
        thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and
        give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the
        sight of this sun. 
      12For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all
        Israel, and before the sun. 
      13And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And
        Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou
        shalt not die. 
      14Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the
        enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto
        thee shall surely die. 
      15And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child
        that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. 
      16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and
        went in, and lay all night upon the earth. 
      17And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up
        from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

      18And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the
        servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for
        they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him,
        and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex
        himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? 
      19But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that
        the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the
        child dead? And they said, He is dead. 
      20Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself,
        and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and
        worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they
        set bread before him, and he did eat. 
      21Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast
        done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but
        when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. 
      22And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I
        said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child
        may live? 
      23But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back
        again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. 
      24And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay
        with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the
        LORD loved him. 
      25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name
        Jedidiah, because of the LORD. 
      26And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the
        royal city. 
      27And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against
        Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters. 
      28Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp
        against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called
        after my name. 
      29And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and
        fought against it, and took it. 
      30And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof
        was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on
        David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great
        abundance. 
      31And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under
        saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made
        them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities        of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto
        Jerusalem. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 13
       1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a
        fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved
        her. 
       2And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for
        she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing
        to her. 
       3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah
        David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtle man. 
       4And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from
        day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love
        Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. 
       5And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself
        sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray
        thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat
        in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand. 
       6So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come
        to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my
        sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may
        eat at her hand. 
       7Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's
        house, and dress him meat. 
       8So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And
        she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did
        bake the cakes. 
       9And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to
        eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out
        every man from him. 
      10And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I
        may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made,
        and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. 
      11And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her,
        and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister. 
      12And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such
        thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. 
      13And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou
        shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee,
        speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. 
      14Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than
        she, forced her, and lay with her. 
      15Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he
        hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And
        Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone. 
      16And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me
        away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would
        not hearken unto her. 
      17Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put
        now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. 
      18And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes
        were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his
        servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.       19And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers
        colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on
        crying. 
      20And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been
        with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother;
        regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother
        Absalom's house. 
      21But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. 
      22And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for
        Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. 
      23And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had
        sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom
        invited all the king's sons. 
      24And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath
        sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with
        thy servant. 
      25And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go,
        lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would
        not go, but blessed him. 
      26Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with
        us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee? 
      27But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go
        with him. 
      28Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when
        Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite
        Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be
        courageous, and be valiant. 
      29And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded.
        Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his
        mule, and fled. 
      30And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to
        David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is
        not one of them left. 
      31Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and
        all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. 
      32And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said,
        Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the
        king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of
        Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his
        sister Tamar. 
      33Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart,
        to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead. 
      34But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his
        eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of
        the hill side behind him. 
      35And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy
        servant said, so it is. 
      36And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that,
        behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and
        the king also and all his servants wept very sore. 
      37But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of
        Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. 
      38So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. 
      39And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he        was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 14
       1Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was
        toward Absalom. 
       2And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said
        unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now
        mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman
        that had a long time mourned for the dead: 
       3And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put
        the words in her mouth. 
       4And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face
        to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. 
       5And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am
        indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead. 
       6And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the
        field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other,
        and slew him. 
       7And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, 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 upon the earth. 
       8And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give
        charge concerning thee. 
       9And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the
        iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his
        throne be guiltless. 
      10And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me,
        and he shall not touch thee any more. 
      11Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God,
        that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood 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. 
      12Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word
        unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. 
      13And 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. 
      14For we must needs die, and are as water spilled on the ground, which
        cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet
        doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. 
      15Now 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 handmaid
        said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will
        perform the request of his handmaid. 
      16For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of
        the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the
        inheritance of God. 
      17Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be
        comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to
        discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee. 
      18Then 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. 
      19And 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 handmaid: 
      20To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this
        thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of
        God, to know all things that are in the earth. 
      21And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go
        therefore, bring the young man Absalom again. 
      22And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and
        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 his servant. 
      23So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 
      24And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see
        my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's
        face. 
      25But 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. 
      26And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's 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
        king's weight. 
      27And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose
        name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. 
      28So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's
        face. 
      29Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he
        would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he
        would not come. 
      30Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine,
        and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's
        servants set the field on fire. 
      31Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto
        him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? 
      32And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come
        hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come
        from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now
        therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in
        me, let him kill me. 
      33So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for
        Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the
        ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 15
       1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots
        and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 
       2And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and
        it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king
        for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city
        art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

       3And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but
        there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 
       4Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that
        every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I
        would do him justice! 
       5And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him
        obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. 
       6And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king
        for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. 
       7And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the
        king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto
        the LORD, in Hebron. 
       8For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying,
        If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will
        serve the LORD. 
       9And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to
        Hebron. 
      10But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,
        As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say,
        Absalom reigneth in Hebron. 
      11And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were
        called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any
        thing. 
      12And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor,
        from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the
        conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with
        Absalom. 
      13And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of
        Israel are after Absalom. 
      14And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem,
        Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom:
        make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil
        upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 
      15And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are
        ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. 
      16And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the
        king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house. 
      17And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in
        a place that was far off. 
      18And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites,
        and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which
        came after him from Gath, passed on before the king. 
      19Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also
        with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a
        stranger, and also an exile. 
      20Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up
        and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take
        back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee. 
      21And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my
        lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be,
        whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. 
      22And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite
        passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with        him. 
      23And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed
        over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the
        people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness. 
      24And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark
        of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and
        Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the
        city. 
      25And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the
        city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring
        me again, and show me both it, and his habitation: 
      26But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let
        him do to me as seemeth good unto him. 
      27The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return
        into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son,
        and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. 
      28See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come
        word from you to certify me. 
      29Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to
        Jerusalem: and they tarried there. 
      30And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went
        up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the
        people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went
        up, weeping as they went up. 
      31And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with
        Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of
        Ahithophel into foolishness. 
      32And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the
        mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to
        meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head: 
      33Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be
        a burden unto me: 
      34But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy
        servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so
        will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the
        counsel of Ahithophel. 
      35And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests?
        therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of
        the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the
        priests. 
      36Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's
        son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me
        every thing that ye can hear. 
      37So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into
        Jerusalem. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 16
       1And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba
        the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled,
        and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of
        raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 
       2And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba
        said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread
        and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as
        be faint in the wilderness may drink. 
       3And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto
        the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall
        the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. 
       4Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto
        Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find
        grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. 
       5And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of
        the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of
        Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. 
       6And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David:
        and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and
        on his left. 
       7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody
        man, and thou man of Belial: 
       8The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul,
        in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the
        kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken
        in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. 
       9Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this
        dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and
        take off his head. 
      10And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so
        let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who
        shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so? 
      11And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son,
        which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may
        this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD
        hath bidden him. 
      12It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the
        LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day. 
      13And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the
        hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones
        at him, and cast dust. 
      14And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and
        refreshed themselves there. 
      15And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem,
        and Ahithophel with him. 
      16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was
        come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king,
        God save the king. 
      17And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why
        wentest thou not with thy friend? 
      18And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this
        people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with
        him will I abide. 
      19And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of
        his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in
        thy presence. 
      20Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall
        do. 
      21And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines,
        which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that
        thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are
        with thee be strong.       22So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom
        went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. 
      23And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was
        as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel
        of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 17
       1Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve
        thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: 
       2And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will
        make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and
        I will smite the king only: 
       3And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou
        seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace. 
       4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. 
       5Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear
        likewise what he saith. 
       6And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying,
        Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his
        saying? if not; speak thou. 
       7And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given
        is not good at this time. 
       8For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be
        mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of
        her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not
        lodge with the people. 
       9Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it
        will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that
        whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people
        that follow Absalom. 
      10And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion,
        shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a
        mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men. 
      11Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee,
        from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for
        multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person. 
      12So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and
        we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him
        and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much
        as one. 
      13Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring
        ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there
        be not one small stone found there. 
      14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the
        Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had
        appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent
        that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. 
      15Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and
        thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and
        thus and thus have I counselled. 
      16Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this
        night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest
        the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him. 
      17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be        seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they
        went and told king David. 
      18Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of
        them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a
        well in his court; whither they went down. 
      19And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and
        spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known. 
      20And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they
        said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them,
        They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and
        could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. 
      21And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out
        of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David,
        Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel
        counselled against you. 
      22Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they
        passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them
        that was not gone over Jordan. 
      23And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled
        his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and
        put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was
        buried in the sepulchre of his father. 
      24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and
        all the men of Israel with him. 
      25And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which
        Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went
        in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's
        mother. 
      26So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead. 
      27And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the
        son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son
        of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim, 
      28Brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley,
        and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched
        pulse, 
      29And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and
        for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people
        is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 18
       1And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of
        thousands and captains of hundreds over them. 
       2And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of
        Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah,
        Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite.
        And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you
        myself also. 
       3But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee
        away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they
        care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now
        it is better that thou succour us out of the city. 
       4And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the
        king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds
        and by thousands. 
       5And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal        gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the
        people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning
        Absalom. 
       6So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle
        was in the wood of Ephraim; 
       7Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David,
        and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand
        men. 
       8For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country:
        and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. 
       9And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule,
        and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head
        caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and
        the earth; and the mule that was under him went away. 
      10And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw
        Absalom hanged in an oak. 
      11And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest
        him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? And I
        would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle. 
      12And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand
        shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand
        against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and
        Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man
        Absalom. 
      13Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for
        there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have
        set thyself against me. 
      14Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three
        darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom,
        while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. 
      15And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote
        Absalom, and slew him. 
      16And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing
        after Israel: for Joab held back the people. 
      17And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and
        laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every
        one to his tent. 
      18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a
        pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to
        keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own
        name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place. 
      19Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king
        tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies. 
      20And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but
        thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no
        tidings, because the king's son is dead. 
      21Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And
        Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. 
      22Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever,
        let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore
        wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready? 
      23But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then
        Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi. 
      24And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the        roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked,
        and behold a man running alone. 
      25And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he
        be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew
        near. 
      26And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called
        unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the
        king said, He also bringeth tidings. 
      27And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is
        like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He
        is a good man, and cometh with good tidings. 
      28And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell
        down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be
        the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up
        their hand against my lord the king. 
      29And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz
        answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I
        saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was. 
      30And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned
        aside, and stood still. 
      31And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king:
        for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up
        against thee. 
      32And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And
        Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise
        against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is. 
      33And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the
        gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my
        son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my
        son, my son! 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 19
       1And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for
        Absalom. 
       2And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the
        people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved
        for his son. 
       3And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people
        being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. 
       4But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice,
        O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! 
       5And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed
        this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy
        life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives
        of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines; 
       6In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou
        hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor
        servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all
        we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well. 
       7Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy
        servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will
        not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee
        than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now. 
       8Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the
        people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the        people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his
        tent. 
       9And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of
        Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and
        he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is
        fled out of the land for Absalom. 
      10And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now
        therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back? 
      11And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying,
        Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring
        the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come
        to the king, even to his house. 
      12Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are
        ye the last to bring back the king? 
      13And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do
        so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me
        continually in the room of Joab. 
      14And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of
        one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and
        all thy servants. 
      15So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal,
        to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan. 
      16And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted
        and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. 
      17And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the
        servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty
        servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king. 
      18And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household,
        and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down
        before the king, as he was come over Jordan; 
      19And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me,
        neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the
        day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should
        take it to his heart. 
      20For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am
        come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet
        my lord the king. 
      21But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be
        put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed? 
      22And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that
        ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put
        to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day
        king over Israel? 
      23Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king
        sware unto him. 
      24And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had
        neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his
        clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again
        in peace. 
      25And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king,
        that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me,
        Mephibosheth? 
      26And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy
        servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and        go to the king; because thy servant is lame. 
      27And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord
        the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine
        eyes. 
      28For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the
        king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine
        own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the
        king? 
      29And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy
        matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land. 
      30And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch
        as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house. 
      31And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over
        Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan. 
      32Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he
        had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he
        was a very great man. 
      33And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will
        feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 
      34And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I
        should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? 
      35I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and
        evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear
        any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then
        should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king? 
      36Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why
        should the king recompense it me with such a reward? 
      37Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine
        own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother.
        But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the
        king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee. 
      38And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do
        to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou
        shalt require of me, that will I do for thee. 
      39And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over,
        the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his
        own place. 
      40Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and
        all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people
        of Israel. 
      41And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto
        the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away,
        and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men
        with him, over Jordan? 
      42And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king
        is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter?
        have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any
        gift? 
      43And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have
        ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye:
        why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had
        in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were
        fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 20       1And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba,
        the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We
        have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of
        Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. 
       2So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba
        the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from
        Jordan even to Jerusalem. 
       3And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten
        women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put
        them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were
        shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. 
       4Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within
        three days, and be thou here present. 
       5So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer
        than the set time which he had appointed him. 
       6And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us
        more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue
        after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us. 
       7And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the
        Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem,
        to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 
       8When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went
        before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto
        him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the
        sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out. 
       9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took
        Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. 
      10But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he
        smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the
        ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai
        his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. 
      11And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab,
        and he that is for David, let him go after Joab. 
      12And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the
        man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the
        highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that
        every one that came by him stood still. 
      13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after
        Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 
      14And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to
        Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together,
        and went also after him. 
      15And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast
        up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the
        people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. 
      16Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you,
        unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. 
      17And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab?
        And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of
        thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear. 
      18Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying,
        They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter. 
      19I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou
        seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou        swallow up the inheritance of the LORD? 
      20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I
        should swallow up or destroy. 
      21The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of
        Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even
        against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And
        the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee
        over the wall. 
      22Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut
        off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And
        he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his
        tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. 
      23Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of
        Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: 
      24And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud
        was recorder: 
      25And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 
      26And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 21
       1Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after
        year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is
        for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. 
       2And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the
        Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of
        the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and
        Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and
        Judah.) 
       3Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you?
        and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the
        inheritance of the LORD? 
       4And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of
        Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in
        Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you. 
       5And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that
        devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any
        of the coasts of Israel, 
       6Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them
        up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the
        king said, I will give them. 
       7But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of
        Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that was between them, between David
        and Jonathan the son of Saul. 
       8But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom
        she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of
        Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son
        of Barzillai the Meholathite: 
       9And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they
        hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven
        together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first
        days, in the beginning of barley harvest. 
      10And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her
        upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon
        them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest
        on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. 
      11And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine
        of Saul, had done. 
      12And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan
        his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the
        street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the
        Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa: 
      13And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of
        Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were
        hanged. 
      14And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country
        of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they
        performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was
        entreated for the land. 
      15Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David
        went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the
        Philistines: and David waxed faint. 
      16And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of
        whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he
        being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. 
      17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the
        Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him,
        saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench
        not the light of Israel. 
      18And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with
        the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph,
        which was of the sons of the giant. 
      19And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where
        Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of
        Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's
        beam. 
      20And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature,
        that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four
        and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. 
      21And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of
        David slew him. 
      22These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of
        David, and by the hand of his servants. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 22
       1And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that
        the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and
        out of the hand of Saul: 
       2And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; 
       3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the
        horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou
        savest me from violence. 
       4I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be
        saved from mine enemies. 
       5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made
        me afraid; 
       6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented
        me; 
       7In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he
        did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his        ears. 
       8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved
        and shook, because he was wroth. 
       9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth
        devoured: coals were kindled by it. 
      10He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his
        feet. 
      11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the
        wings of the wind. 
      12And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and
        thick clouds of the skies. 
      13Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. 
      14The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice. 
      15And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and
        discomfited them. 
      16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world
        were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the
        breath of his nostrils. 
      17He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; 
      18He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me:
        for they were too strong for me. 
      19They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my
        stay. 
      20He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because
        he delighted in me. 
      21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the
        cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 
      22For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed
        from my God. 
      23For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did
        not depart from them. 
      24I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine
        iniquity. 
      25Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness;
        according to my cleanness in his eye sight. 
      26With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the
        upright man thou wilt show thyself upright. 
      27With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou
        wilt show thyself unsavoury. 
      28And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the
        haughty, that thou mayest bring them down. 
      29For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. 
      30For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over
        a wall. 
      31As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is
        a buckler to all them that trust in him. 
      32For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God? 
      33God is my strength and power: And he maketh my way perfect. 
      34He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high
        places. 
      35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine
        arms.       36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy
        gentleness hath made me great. 
      37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip. 
      38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again
        until I had consumed them. 
      39And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not
        arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet. 
      40For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up
        against me hast thou subdued under me. 
      41Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might
        destroy them that hate me. 
      42They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he
        answered them not. 
      43Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp
        them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad. 
      44Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou
        hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not
        shall serve me. 
      45Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they
        shall be obedient unto me. 
      46Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their
        close places. 
      47The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of
        the rock of my salvation. 
      48It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under
        me, 
      49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted
        me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered
        me from the violent man. 
      50Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen,
        and I will sing praises unto thy name. 
      51He is the tower of salvation for his king: and showeth mercy to his
        anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 23
       1Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said,
        and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of
        Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, 
       2The spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 
       3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that
        ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 
       4And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth,
        even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of
        the earth by clear shining after rain. 
       5Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an
        everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is
        all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

       6But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away,
        because they cannot be taken with hands: 
       7But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the
        staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the
        same place. 
       8These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite        that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino
        the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew
        at one time. 
       9And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the
        three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that
        were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were
        gone away: 
      10He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his
        hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that
        day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 
      11And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the
        Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of
        ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. 
      12But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew
        the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory. 
      13And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the
        harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the
        Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. 
      14And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines
        was then in Bethlehem. 
      15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the
        water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate! 
      16And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines,
        and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate,
        and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink
        thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. 
      17And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not
        this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives?
        therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty
        men. 
      18And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among
        three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew
        them, and had the name among three. 
      19Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain:
        howbeit he attained not unto the first three. 
      20And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of
        Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he
        went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

      21And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear
        in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the
        spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 
      22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among
        three mighty men. 
      23He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the
        first three. And David set him over his guard. 
      24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of
        Dodo of Bethlehem, 
      25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 
      26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 
      27Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 
      28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 
      29Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out        of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 
      30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, 
      31Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 
      32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 
      33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, 
      34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the
        son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 
      35Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 
      36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 
      37Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the
        son of Zeruiah, 
      38Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, 
      39Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. 

       IISAMUEL           Chapter 24
       1And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he
        moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. 
       2For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with
        him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to
        Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of
        the people. 
       3And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the
        people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of
        my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in
        this thing? 
       4Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against
        the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went
        out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. 
       5And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side
        of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward
        Jazer: 
       6Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they
        came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon, 
       7And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the
        Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of
        Judah, even to Beersheba. 
       8So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at
        the end of nine months and twenty days. 
       9And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king:
        and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew
        the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men. 
      10And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people.
        And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have
        done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy
        servant; for I have done very foolishly. 
      11For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto
        the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, 
      12Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three
        things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. 
      13So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven
        years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three
        months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be
        three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I
        shall return to him that sent me. 
      14And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into
        the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall
        into the hand of man. 
      15So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to
        the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to
        Beersheba seventy thousand men. 
      16And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy
        it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that
        destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the
        angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. 
      17And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the
        people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but
        these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be
        against me, and against my father's house. 
      18And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an
        altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite. 
      19And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD
        commanded. 
      20And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on
        toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king
        on his face upon the ground. 
      21And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant?
        And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar
        unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people. 
      22And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up
        what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice,
        and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.

      23All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And
        Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee. 
      24And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee
        at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God
        of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the
        threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 
      25And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt
        offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was entreated for the
        land, and the plague was stayed from Israel. 

       IKINGS             Chapter  1
       1Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him
        with clothes, but he gat no heat. 
       2Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord
        the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let
        her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king
        may get heat. 
       3So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel,
        and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 
       4And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered
        to him: but the king knew her not. 
       5Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be
        king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run
        before him. 
       6And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast
        thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare        him after Absalom. 
       7And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the
        priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. 
       8But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the
        prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to
        David, were not with Adonijah. 
       9And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of
        Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's
        sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants: 
      10But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon
        his brother, he called not. 
      11Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying,
        Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and
        David our lord knoweth it not? 
      12Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou
        mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. 
      13Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou,
        my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon
        thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why
        then doth Adonijah reign? 
      14Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come
        in after thee, and confirm thy words. 
      15And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king
        was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. 
      16And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king
        said, What wouldest thou? 
      17And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto
        thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after
        me, and he shall sit upon my throne. 
      18And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou
        knowest it not: 
      19And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and
        hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and
        Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not
        called. 
      20And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that
        thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the
        king after him. 
      21Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep
        with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted
        offenders. 
      22And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also
        came in. 
      23And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when
        he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with
        his face to the ground. 
      24And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall
        reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? 
      25For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and
        sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the
        captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat
        and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah. 
      26But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the
        son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called. 
      27Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not showed it
        unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king
        after him? 
      28Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came
        into the king's presence, and stood before the king. 
      29And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed
        my soul out of all distress, 
      30Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying,
        Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon
        my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. 
      31Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to
        the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever. 
      32And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the
        prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the
        king. 
      33The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your
        lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring
        him down to Gihon: 
      34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king
        over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king
        Solomon. 
      35Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my
        throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to
        be ruler over Israel and over Judah. 
      36And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen:
        the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. 
      37As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with
        Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king
        David. 
      38So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of
        Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and
        caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to
        Gihon. 
      39And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and
        anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said,
        God save king Solomon. 
      40And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with
        pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the
        sound of them. 
      41And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they
        had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the
        trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an
        uproar? 
      42And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the
        priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a
        valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 
      43And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king
        David hath made Solomon king. 
      44And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the
        prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and
        the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's
        mule: 
      45And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in
        Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city        rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard. 
      46And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. 
      47And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David,
        saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make
        his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon
        the bed. 
      48And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which
        hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing
        it. 
      49And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up,
        and went every man his way. 
      50And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and
        caught hold on the horns of the altar. 
      51And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king
        Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar,
        saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay
        his servant with the sword. 
      52And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man, there shall
        not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be
        found in him, he shall die. 
      53So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And
        he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him,
        Go to thine house. 

       IKINGS             Chapter  2
       1Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged
        Solomon his son, saying, 
       2I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show
        thyself a man; 
       3And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep
        his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his
        testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest
        prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest
        thyself: 
       4That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me,
        saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in
        truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not
        fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. 
       5Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me,
        and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto
        Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew,
        and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his
        girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his
        feet. 
       6Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go
        down to the grave in peace. 
       7But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let
        them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I
        fled because of Absalom thy brother. 
       8And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite
        of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I
        went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware
        to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the
        sword. 
       9Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and        knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring
        thou down to the grave with blood. 
      10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

      11And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven
        years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in
        Jerusalem. 
      12Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom
        was established greatly. 
      13And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of
        Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

      14He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say
        on. 
      15And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all
        Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the
        kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his
        from the LORD. 
      16And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto
        him, Say on. 
      17And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will
        not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife. 
      18And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. 
      19Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for
        Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto
        her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the
        king's mother; and she sat on his right hand. 
      20Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say
        me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will
        not say thee nay. 
      21And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy
        brother to wife. 
      22And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou
        ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom
        also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar
        the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. 
      23Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and
        more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own
        life. 
      24Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set
        me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house,
        as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day. 
      25And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and
        he fell upon him that he died. 
      26And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth,
        unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not
        at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the
        Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted
        in all wherein my father was afflicted. 
      27So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that
        he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the
        house of Eli in Shiloh. 
      28Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though
        he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the        LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 
      29And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle
        of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent
        Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him. 
      30And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him,
        Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die
        here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said
        Joab, and thus he answered me. 
      31And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him,
        and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which
        Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. 
      32And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon
        two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the
        sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of
        Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether,
        captain of the host of Judah. 
      33Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon
        the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and
        upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever
        from the LORD. 
      34So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew
        him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 
      35And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the
        host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. 
      36And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build
        thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence
        any whither. 
      37For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the
        brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die:
        thy blood shall be upon thine own head. 
      38And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the
        king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem
        many days. 
      39And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the
        servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath.
        And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. 
      40And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to
        seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from
        Gath. 
      41And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath,
        and was come again. 
      42And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not
        make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know
        for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any
        whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The
        word that I have heard is good. 
      43Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment
        that I have charged thee with? 
      44The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness
        which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father:
        therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head; 
      45And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be
        established before the LORD for ever. 
      46So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out,        and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in
        the hand of Solomon. 

       IKINGS             Chapter  3
       1And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took
        Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he
        had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD,
        and the wall of Jerusalem round about. 
       2Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house
        built unto the name of the LORD, until those days. 
       3And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his
        father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. 
       4And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the
        great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon
        that altar. 
       5In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God
        said, Ask what I shall give thee. 
       6And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father
        great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in
        righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast
        kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to
        sit on his throne, as it is this day. 
       7And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of
        David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go
        out or come in. 
       8And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen,
        a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. 
       9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy
        people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to
        judge this thy so great a people? 
      10And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. 
      11And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast
        not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for
        thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for
        thyself understanding to discern judgment; 
      12Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a
        wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee
        before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. 
      13And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both
        riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings
        like unto thee all thy days. 
      14And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my
        commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy
        days. 
      15And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to
        Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and
        offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a
        feast to all his servants. 
      16Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and
        stood before him. 
      17And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one
        house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 
      18And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that
        this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no        stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. 
      19And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. 
      20And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while
        thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead
        child in my bosom. 
      21And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was
        dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not
        my son, which I did bear. 
      22And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead
        is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the
        living is my son. Thus they spake before the king. 
      23Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and
        thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the
        dead, and my son is the living. 
      24And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before
        the king. 
      25And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to
        the one, and half to the other. 
      26Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for
        her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her
        the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it
        be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. 
      27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no
        wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 
      28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and
        they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him,
        to do judgment. 

       IKINGS             Chapter  4
       1So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 
       2And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the
        priest, 
       3Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son
        of Ahilud, the recorder. 
       4And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and
        Abiathar were the priests: 
       5And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the
        son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend: 
       6And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was
        over the tribute. 
       7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided
        victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year
        made provision. 
       8And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: 
       9The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and
        Elonbethhanan: 
      10The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the
        land of Hepher: 
      11The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the
        daughter of Solomon to wife: 
      12Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and
        all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean
        to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: 
      13The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair        the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the
        region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with
        walls and brazen bars: 
      14Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim: 
      15Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon
        to wife: 
      16Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: 
      17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: 
      18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: 
      19Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of
        Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the
        only officer which was in the land. 
      20Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in
        multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 
      21And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of
        the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents,
        and served Solomon all the days of his life. 
      22And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine
        flour, and threescore measures of meal, 
      23Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred
        sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. 
      24For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from
        Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and
        he had peace on all sides round about him. 
      25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under
        his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. 
      26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and
        twelve thousand horsemen. 
      27And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all
        that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they
        lacked nothing. 
      28Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they
        unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his
        charge. 
      29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and
        largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 
      30And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the
        east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 
      31For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman,
        and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all
        nations round about. 
      32And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand
        and five. 
      33And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even
        unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of
        beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 
      34And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all
        kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. 

       IKINGS             Chapter  5
       1And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had
        heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for
        Hiram was ever a lover of David. 
       2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,        3Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto
        the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on
        every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. 
       4But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that
        there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. 
       5And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my
        God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I
        will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my
        name. 
       6Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of
        Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee
        will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt
        appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can
        skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. 
       7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he
        rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath
        given unto David a wise son over this great people. 
       8And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which
        thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning
        timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. 
       9My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I
        will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt
        appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou
        shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving
        food for my household. 
      10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his
        desire. 
      11And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to
        his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to
        Hiram year by year. 
      12And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was
        peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.

      13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was
        thirty thousand men. 
      14And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month
        they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over
        the levy. 
      15And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and
        fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; 
      16Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work,
        three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that
        wrought in the work. 
      17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones,
        and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 
      18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the
        stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.


       IKINGS             Chapter  6
       1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the
        children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth
        year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the
        second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. 
       2And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length        thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits,
        and the height thereof thirty cubits. 
       3And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the
        length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits
        was the breadth thereof before the house. 
       4And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. 
       5And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about,
        against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of
        the oracle: and he made chambers round about: 
       6The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six
        cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in
        the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the
        beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. 
       7And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready
        before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor
        ax nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

       8The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house:
        and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out
        of the middle into the third. 
       9So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with
        beams and boards of cedar. 
      10And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high:
        and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. 
      11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying, 
      12Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk
        in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my
        commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee,
        which I spake unto David thy father: 
      13And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake
        my people Israel. 
      14So Solomon built the house, and finished it. 
      15And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both
        the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered
        them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with
        planks of fir. 
      16And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor
        and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within,
        even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 
      17And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. 
      18And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open
        flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. 
      19And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark
        of the covenant of the LORD. 
      20And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and
        twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof:
        and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was
        of cedar. 
      21So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a
        partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it
        with gold. 
      22And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all
        the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid
        with gold. 
      23And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten
        cubits high. 
      24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the
        other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing
        unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits. 
      25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one
        measure and one size. 
      26The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the
        other cherub. 
      27And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched
        forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched
        the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other
        wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. 
      28And he overlaid the cherubims with gold. 
      29And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved
        figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and
        without. 
      30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

      31And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the
        lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. 
      32The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them
        carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid
        them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm
        trees. 
      33So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a
        fourth part of the wall. 
      34And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door
        were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. 
      35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and
        covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work. 
      36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a
        row of cedar beams. 
      37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid,
        in the month Zif: 
      38And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth
        month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and
        according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building
        it. 

       IKINGS             Chapter  7
       1But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he
        finished all his house. 
       2He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof
        was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the
        height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with
        cedar beams upon the pillars. 
       3And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty
        five pillars, fifteen in a row. 
       4And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in
        three ranks. 
       5And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light
        was against light in three ranks. 
       6And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits,        and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them:
        and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them. 
       7Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the
        porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the
        floor to the other. 
       8And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch,
        which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's
        daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch. 
       9All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed
        stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation
        unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. 
      10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of
        ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 
      11And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and
        cedars. 
      12And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones,
        and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of
        the LORD, and for the porch of the house. 
      13And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 
      14He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a
        man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and
        understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to
        king Solomon, and wrought all his work. 
      15For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and
        a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. 
      16And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of
        the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the
        height of the other chapiter was five cubits: 
      17And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the
        chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one
        chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. 
      18And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one
        network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with
        pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. 
      19And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily
        work in the porch, four cubits. 
      20And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above,
        over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates
        were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter. 
      21And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up
        the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up
        the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. 
      22And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the
        pillars finished. 
      23And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other:
        it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of
        thirty cubits did compass it round about. 
      24And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it,
        ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast
        in two rows, when it was cast. 
      25It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three
        looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and
        three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them,
        and all their hinder parts were inward.       26And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought
        like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two
        thousand baths. 
      27And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one
        base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the
        height of it. 
      28And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and
        the borders were between the ledges: 
      29And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and
        cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath
        the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work. 
      30And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass: and the
        four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were
        undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. 
      31And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but
        the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and
        an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their
        borders, foursquare, not round. 
      32And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the
        wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit
        and half a cubit. 
      33And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel:
        their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their
        spokes, were all molten. 
      34And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and
        the undersetters were of the very base itself. 
      35And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit
        high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders
        thereof were of the same. 
      36For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof,
        he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the
        proportion of every one, and additions round about. 
      37After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting,
        one measure, and one size. 
      38Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths:
        and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases
        one laver. 
      39And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the
        left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the
        house eastward over against the south. 
      40And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram
        made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the
        house of the LORD: 
      41The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the
        top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls
        of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; 
      42And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of
        pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters
        that were upon the pillars; 
      43And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases; 
      44And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; 
      45And the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: and all these vessels,
        which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of
        bright brass.       46In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground
        between Succoth and Zarthan. 
      47And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were
        exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out. 
      48And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the
        LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the
        showbread was, 
      49And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five
        on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and
        the tongs of gold, 
      50And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and
        the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors
        of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the
        house, to wit, of the temple. 
      51So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the
        LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had
        dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put
        among the treasures of the house of the LORD. 

       IKINGS             Chapter  8
       1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the
        tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king
        Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the
        covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. 
       2And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at
        the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 
       3And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 
       4And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the
        congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle,
        even those did the priests and the Levites bring up. 
       5And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were
        assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep
        and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 
       6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto
        his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even
        under the wings of the cherubims. 
       7For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the
        ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 
       8And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen
        out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen
        without: and there they are unto this day. 
       9There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which
        Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the
        children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 
      10And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy
        place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 
      11So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud:
        for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD. 
      12Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick
        darkness. 
      13I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for
        thee to abide in for ever. 
      14And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation
        of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)       15And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his
        mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it,
        saying, 
      16Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I
        chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that
        my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people
        Israel. 
      17And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the
        name of the LORD God of Israel. 
      18And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart
        to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine
        heart. 
      19Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall
        come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. 
      20And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up
        in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as
        the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD
        God of Israel. 
      21And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of
        the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of
        the land of Egypt. 
      22And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all
        the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:

      23And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven
        above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy
        servants that walk before thee with all their heart: 
      24Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst
        him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with
        thine hand, as it is this day. 
      25Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my
        father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a
        man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children
        take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked
        before me. 
      26And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified,
        which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father. 
      27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven
        of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have
        builded? 
      28Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his
        supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the
        prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day: 
      29That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even
        toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there:
        that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make
        toward this place. 
      30And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy
        people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou
        in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive. 
      31If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon
        him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in
        this house: 
      32Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning        the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the
        righteous, to give him according to his righteousness. 
      33When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they
        have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess
        thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house: 
      34Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel,
        and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their
        fathers. 
      35When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have
        sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy
        name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them: 
      36Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of
        thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they
        should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to
        thy people for an inheritance. 
      37If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting,
        mildew, locust, or if there be caterpillar; if their enemy besiege
        them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever
        sickness there be; 
      38What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy
        people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own
        heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: 
      39Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and
        give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest;
        (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of
        men;) 
      40That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which
        thou gavest unto our fathers. 
      41Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but
        cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake; 
      42(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and
        of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this
        house; 
      43Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that
        the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may
        know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they
        may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy
        name. 
      44If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever
        thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city
        which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for
        thy name: 
      45Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and
        maintain their cause. 
      46If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and
        thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they
        carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near; 
      47Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were
        carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the
        land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and
        have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; 
      48And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their
        soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and
        pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their        fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have
        built for thy name: 
      49Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy
        dwelling place, and maintain their cause, 
      50And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their
        transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give
        them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may
        have compassion on them: 
      51For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest
        forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron: 
      52That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and
        unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in
        all that they call for unto thee. 
      53For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth,
        to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy
        servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD. 
      54And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this
        prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar
        of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to
        heaven. 
      55And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud
        voice, saying, 
      56Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel,
        according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of
        all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his
        servant. 
      57The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not
        leave us, nor forsake us: 
      58That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and
        to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which
        he commanded our fathers. 
      59And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the
        LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain
        the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all
        times, as the matter shall require: 
      60That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and
        that there is none else. 
      61Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in
        his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day. 
      62And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the
        LORD. 
      63And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered
        unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and
        twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel
        dedicated the house of the LORD. 
      64The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was
        before the house of the LORD for there he offered burnt offerings,
        and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the
        brazen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the
        burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace
        offerings. 
      65And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a
        great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of
        Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even        fourteen days. 
      66On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king,
        and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the
        goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel
        his people. 

       IKINGS             Chapter  9
       1And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the
        house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire
        which he was pleased to do, 
       2That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared
        unto him at Gibeon. 
       3And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy
        supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this
        house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine
        eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. 
       4And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in
        integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I
        have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: 
       5Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever,
        as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee
        a man upon the throne of Israel. 
       6But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children,
        and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set
        before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: 
       7Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them;
        and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of
        my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all
        people: 
       8And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall
        be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD
        done thus unto this land, and to this house? 
       9And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who
        brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken
        hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them:
        therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil. 
      10And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had
        built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house, 
      11(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees
        and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then
        king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 
      12And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had
        given him; and they pleased him not. 
      13And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my
        brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. 
      14And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. 
      15And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to
        build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the
        wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 
      16For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it
        with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given
        it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. 
      17And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether, 
      18And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,       19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his
        chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired
        to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his
        dominion. 
      20And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites,
        Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of
        Israel, 
      21Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the
        children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those
        did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day. 
      22But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they
        were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains,
        and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. 
      23These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work,
        five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought
        in the work. 
      24But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her
        house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo. 
      25And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace
        offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt
        incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the
        house. 
      26And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside
        Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. 
      27And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge
        of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. 
      28And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred
        and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 10
       1And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning
        the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. 
       2And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that
        bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she
        was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her
        heart. 
       3And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid
        from the king, which he told her not. 
       4And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the
        house that he had built, 
       5And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the
        attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers,
        and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there
        was no more spirit in her. 
       6And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine
        own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. 
       7Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had
        seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and
        prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. 
       8Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand
        continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom. 
       9Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on
        the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever,
        therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.       10And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of
        spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such
        abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king
        Solomon. 
      11And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in
        from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones. 
      12And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the
        LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for
        singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.

      13And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire,
        whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal
        bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her
        servants. 
      14Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six
        hundred threescore and six talents of gold, 
      15Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the
        spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors
        of the country. 
      16And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred
        shekels of gold went to one target. 
      17And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold
        went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest
        of Lebanon. 
      18Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with
        the best gold. 
      19The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind:
        and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two
        lions stood beside the stays. 
      20And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon
        the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. 
      21And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the
        vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none
        were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 
      22For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram:
        once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and
        silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 
      23So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and
        for wisdom. 
      24And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God
        had put in his heart. 
      25And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and
        vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and
        mules, a rate year by year. 
      26And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a
        thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen,
        whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at
        Jerusalem. 
      27And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars
        made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for
        abundance. 
      28And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the
        king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 
      29And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels        of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the
        kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring
        them out by their means. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 11
       1But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter
        of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians,
        and Hittites; 
       2Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of
        Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto
        you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods:
        Solomon clave unto these in love. 
       3And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred
        concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. 
       4For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away
        his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the
        LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. 
       5For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and
        after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 
       6And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully
        after the LORD, as did David his father. 
       7Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of
        Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the
        abomination of the children of Ammon. 
       8And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense
        and sacrificed unto their gods. 
       9And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned
        from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, 
      10And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go
        after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded. 
      11Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of
        thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I
        have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and
        will give it to thy servant. 
      12Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's
        sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. 
      13Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe
        to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake
        which I have chosen. 
      14And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite:
        he was of the king's seed in Edom. 
      15For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of
        the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every
        male in Edom; 
      16(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had
        cut off every male in Edom:) 
      17That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants
        with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child. 
      18And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men
        with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of
        Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave
        him land. 
      19And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave
        him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the        queen. 
      20And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes
        weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household
        among the sons of Pharaoh. 
      21And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and
        that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh,
        Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country. 
      22Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that,
        behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered,
        Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise. 
      23And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah,
        which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: 
      24And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when
        David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt
        therein, and reigned in Damascus. 
      25And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the
        mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over
        Syria. 
      26And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's
        servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he
        lifted up his hand against the king. 
      27And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king:
        Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David
        his father. 
      28And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing
        the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the
        charge of the house of Joseph. 
      29And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,
        that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he
        had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the
        field: 
      30And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in
        twelve pieces: 
      31And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the
        LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the
        hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee: 
      32(But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for
        Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes
        of Israel:) 
      33Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the
        goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom
        the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to
        do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my
        judgments, as did David his father. 
      34Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will
        make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake,
        whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes: 
      35But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it
        unto thee, even ten tribes. 
      36And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may
        have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have
        chosen me to put my name there. 
      37And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy
        soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.       38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee,
        and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep
        my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will
        be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and
        will give Israel unto thee. 
      39And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. 
      40Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and
        fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until
        the death of Solomon. 
      41And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his
        wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? 
      42And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was
        forty years. 
      43And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of
        David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 12
       1And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to
        make him king. 
       2And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in
        Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king
        Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) 
       3That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation
        of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, 
       4Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the
        grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon
        us, lighter, and we will serve thee. 
       5And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to
        me. And the people departed. 
       6And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before
        Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise
        that I may answer this people? 
       7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this
        people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good
        words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. 
       8But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
        and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and
        which stood before him: 
       9And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this
        people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father
        did put upon us lighter? 
      10And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying,
        Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying,
        Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us;
        thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than
        my father's loins. 
      11And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add
        to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will
        chastise you with scorpions. 
      12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the
        king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day. 
      13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's
        counsel that they gave him; 
      14And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My        father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father
        also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with
        scorpions. 
      15Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was
        from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake
        by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 
      16So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the
        people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David?
        neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O
        Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto
        their tents. 
      17But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah,
        Rehoboam reigned over them. 
      18Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all
        Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam
        made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 
      19So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. 
      20And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come
        again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made
        him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of
        David, but the tribe of Judah only. 
      21And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house
        of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore
        thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house
        of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

      22But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 
      23Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all
        the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people,
        saying, 
      24Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your
        brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for
        this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the
        LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD. 
      25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and
        went out from thence, and built Penuel. 
      26And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the
        house of David: 
      27If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at
        Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their
        lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and
        go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. 
      28Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and
        said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold
        thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 
      29And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. 
      30And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before
        the one, even unto Dan. 
      31And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest
        of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. 
      32And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth
        day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he
        offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the
        calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the        high places which he had made. 
      33So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the
        fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had
        devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of
        Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 13
       1And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the
        LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 
       2And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O
        altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto
        the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the
        priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's
        bones shall be burnt upon thee. 
       3And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the
        LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that
        are upon it shall be poured out. 
       4And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man
        of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put
        forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand,
        which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull
        it in again to him. 
       5The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar,
        according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of
        the LORD. 
       6And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the
        face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be
        restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the
        king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. 
       7And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh
        thyself, and I will give thee a reward. 
       8And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half
        thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor
        drink water in this place: 
       9For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no
        bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou
        camest. 
      10So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to
        Bethel. 
      11Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told
        him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel:
        the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to
        their father. 
      12And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had
        seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah. 
      13And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the
        ass: and he rode thereon, 
      14And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak:
        and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah?
        And he said, I am. 
      15Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread. 
      16And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither
        will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place: 
      17For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no        bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that
        thou camest. 
      18He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake
        unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee
        into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied
        unto him. 
      19So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank
        water. 
      20And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the
        LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back: 
      21And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus
        saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the
        LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God
        commanded thee, 
      22But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place,
        of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no
        water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. 
      23And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had
        drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom
        he had brought back. 
      24And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and
        his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion
        also stood by the carcase. 
      25And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and
        the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the
        city where the old prophet dwelt. 
      26And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard
        thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the
        word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the
        lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of
        the LORD, which he spake unto him. 
      27And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled
        him. 
      28And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and
        the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase,
        nor torn the ass. 
      29And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it
        upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the
        city, to mourn and to bury him. 
      30And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him,
        saying, Alas, my brother! 
      31And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his
        sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein
        the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones: 
      32For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the
        altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which
        are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass. 
      33After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made
        again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places:
        whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests
        of the high places. 
      34And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it
        off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 14       1At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. 
       2And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise
        thyself, 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 I should be king over this people. 
       3And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey,
        and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child. 
       4And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came
        to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were
        set by reason of his age. 
       5And 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 herself to be another woman. 
       6And 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 thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy
        tidings. 
       7Go, 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, 
       8And 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 only
        which was right in mine eyes; 
       9But 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 behind thy back: 
      10Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and
        will cut off from Jeroboam 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. 
      11Him 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. 
      12Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet
        enter into the city, the child shall die. 
      13And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of
        Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some
        good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam. 
      14Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall
        cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now. 
      15For 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. 
      16And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did
        sin, and who made Israel to sin. 
      17And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when
        she came to the threshold of the door, the child died; 
      18And 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.       19And 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. 
      20And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he
        slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead. 
      21And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty
        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 mother's name was
        Naamah an Ammonitess. 
      22And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to
        jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that
        their fathers had done. 
      23For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on
        every high hill, and under every green tree. 
      24And 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. 
      25And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak
        king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: 
      26And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the
        treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took
        away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 
      27And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed
        them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of
        the king's house. 
      28And 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. 
      29Now 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? 
      30And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. 
      31And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers
        in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
        And Abijam his son reigned in his stead. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 15
       1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned
        Abijam over Judah. 
       2Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
        Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 
       3And 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. 
       4Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in
        Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: 
       5Because 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, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. 
       6And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his
        life. 
       7Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not
        written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And
        there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 
       8And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of        David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. 
       9And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over
        Judah. 
      10And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's
        name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 
      11And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did
        David his father. 
      12And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the
        idols that his fathers had made. 
      13And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen,
        because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol,
        and burnt it by the brook Kidron. 
      14But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was
        perfect with the LORD all his days. 
      15And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the
        things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD,
        silver, and gold, and vessels. 
      16And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their
        days. 
      17And 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. 
      18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the
        treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's
        house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa
        sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king
        of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 
      19There 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
        depart from me. 
      20So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the
        hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and
        Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of
        Naphtali. 
      21And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off
        building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. 
      22Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was
        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. 
      23The 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. 
      24And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in
        the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his
        stead. 
      25And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the
        second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. 
      26And 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. 
      27And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired
        against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the        Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. 
      28Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and
        reigned in his stead. 
      29And 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 the saying of the LORD, which he spake
        by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite: 
      30Because 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. 
      31Now 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? 
      32And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their
        days. 
      33In 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. 
      34And 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. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 16
       1Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against
        Baasha, saying, 
       2Forasmuch 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; 
       3Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity
        of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the
        son of Nebat. 
       4Him 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. 
       5Now 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? 
       6So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah
        his son reigned in his stead. 
       7And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the
        word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all
        the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to
        anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of
        Jeroboam; and because he killed him. 
       8In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son
        of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. 
       9And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired
        against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house
        of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah. 
      10And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and
        seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead. 
      11And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his
        throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one
        that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his
        friends. 
      12Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word
        of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,       13For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which
        they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the
        LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities. 
      14Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not
        written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 
      15In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign
        seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon,
        which belonged to the Philistines. 
      16And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired,
        and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the
        captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. 
      17And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they
        besieged Tirzah. 
      18And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he
        went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house
        over him with fire, and died, 
      19For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD,
        in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to
        make Israel to sin. 
      20Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought,
        are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
        Israel? 
      21Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the
        people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half
        followed Omri. 
      22But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that
        followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned. 
      23In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign
        over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah. 
      24And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver,
        and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he
        built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria. 
      25But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all
        that were before him. 
      26For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his
        sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of
        Israel to anger with their vanities. 
      27Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he
        showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the
        kings of Israel? 
      28So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab
        his son reigned in his stead. 
      29And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the
        son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned
        over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 
      30And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all
        that were before him. 
      31And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk
        in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife
        Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and
        served Baal, and worshipped him. 
      32And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had
        built in Samaria. 
      33And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of        Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. 
      34In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the
        foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates
        thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD,
        which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 17
       1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said
        unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,
        there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my
        word. 
       2And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 
       3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook
        Cherith, that is before Jordan. 
       4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have
        commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 
       5So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went
        and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 
       6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread
        and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 
       7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because
        there had been no rain in the land. 
       8And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 
       9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell
        there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 
      10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of
        the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and
        he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in
        a vessel, that I may drink. 
      11And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring
        me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. 
      12And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an
        handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and,
        behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for
        me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. 
      13And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but
        make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after
        make for thee and for thy son. 
      14For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not
        waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the
        LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. 
      15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and
        he, and her house, did eat many days. 
      16And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail,
        according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah. 
      17And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman,
        the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore,
        that there was no breath left in him. 
      18And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of
        God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay
        my son? 
      19And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her
        bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him
        upon his own bed.       20And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also
        brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? 
      21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto
        the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul
        come into him again. 
      22And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child
        came into him again, and he revived. 
      23And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber
        into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said,
        See, thy son liveth. 
      24And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man
        of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 18
       1And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came
        to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and
        I will send rain upon the earth. 
       2And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore
        famine in Samaria. 
       3And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now
        Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: 
       4For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that
        Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave,
        and fed them with bread and water.) 
       5And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of
        water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save
        the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. 
       6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab
        went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. 
       7And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew
        him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? 
       8And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

       9And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy
        servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 
      10As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my
        lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there;
        he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 
      11And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 
      12And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the
        spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I
        come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I
        thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. 
      13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of
        the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord's prophets by fifty in
        a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 
      14And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and
        he shall slay me. 
      15And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I
        will surely show myself unto him to day. 
      16So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet
        Elijah. 
      17And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him,
        Art thou he that troubleth Israel?       18And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy
        father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the
        LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim. 
      19Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel,
        and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of
        the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. 
      20So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the
        prophets together unto mount Carmel. 
      21And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye
        between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal,
        then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 
      22Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of
        the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 
      23Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one
        bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and
        put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on
        wood, and put no fire under: 
      24And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of
        the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all
        the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 
      25And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for
        yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name
        of your gods, but put no fire under. 
      26And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it,
        and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying,
        O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And
        they leaped upon the altar which was made. 
      27And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry
        aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or
        he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 
      28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with
        knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. 
      29And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until
        the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was
        neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. 
      30And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the
        people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that
        was broken down. 
      31And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes
        of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying,
        Israel shall be thy name: 
      32And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he
        made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures
        of seed. 
      33And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid
        him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it
        on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. 
      34And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time.
        And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. 
      35And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench
        also with water. 
      36And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening
        sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of
        Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art        God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all
        these things at thy word. 
      37Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the
        LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 
      38Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and
        the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that
        was in the trench. 
      39And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they
        said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God. 
      40And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of
        them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the
        brook Kishon, and slew them there. 
      41And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a
        sound of abundance of rain. 
      42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of
        Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face
        between his knees, 
      43And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went
        up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again
        seven times. 
      44And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there
        ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he
        said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down,
        that the rain stop thee not. 
      45And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with
        clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went
        to Jezreel. 
      46And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins,
        and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 19
       1And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had
        slain all the prophets with the sword. 
       2Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do
        to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of
        them by to morrow about this time. 
       3And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to
        Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. 
       4But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and
        sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he
        might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life;
        for I am not better than my fathers. 
       5And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel
        touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. 
       6And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and
        a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him
        down again. 
       7And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched
        him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for
        thee. 
       8And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that
        meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God. 
       9And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the
        word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou        here, Elijah? 
      10And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for
        the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine
        altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am
        left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 
      11And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And,
        behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the
        mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the
        LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the
        LORD was not in the earthquake: 
      12And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire:
        and after the fire a still small voice. 
      13And it was so, when Elijah heard it that he wrapped his face in his
        mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And,
        behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here,
        Elijah? 
      14And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts:
        because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown
        down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even
        I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 
      15And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness
        of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over
        Syria: 
      16And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel:
        and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be
        prophet in thy room. 
      17And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael
        shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall
        Elisha slay. 
      18Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have
        not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. 
      19So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was
        plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth:
        and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. 
      20And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray
        thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And
        he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? 
      21And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew
        them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and
        gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after
        Elijah, and ministered unto him. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 20
       1And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and
        there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots:
        and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. 
       2And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said
        unto him, Thus saith Benhadad, 
       3Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children,
        even the goodliest, are mine. 
       4And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according
        to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have. 
       5And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad,
        saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me
        thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children; 
       6Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and
        they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it
        shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put
        it in their hand, and take it away. 
       7Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said,
        Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent
        unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for
        my gold; and I denied him not. 
       8And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto
        him, nor consent. 
       9Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the
        king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will
        do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and
        brought him word again. 
      10And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and
        more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all
        the people that follow me. 
      11And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that
        girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. 
      12And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message, as he was
        drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his
        servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array
        against the city. 
      13And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying,
        Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold,
        I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that
        I am the LORD. 
      14And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the
        young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall
        order the battle? And he answered, Thou. 
      15Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and
        they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all
        the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand. 
      16And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in
        the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped
        him. 
      17And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and
        Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out
        of Samaria. 
      18And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or
        whether they be come out for war, take them alive. 
      19So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the
        city, and the army which followed them. 
      20And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel
        pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with
        the horsemen. 
      21And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots,
        and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter. 
      22And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go,
        strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the
        return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee. 
      23And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are
        gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us
        fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than        they. 
      24And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place,
        and put captains in their rooms: 
      25And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for
        horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the
        plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened
        unto their voice, and did so. 
      26And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered
        the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel. 
      27And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and
        went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them
        like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country. 
      28And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and
        said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is
        God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I
        deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know
        that I am the LORD. 
      29And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it
        was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children
        of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.

      30But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon
        twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad
        fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. 
      31And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the
        kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee,
        put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to
        the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life. 
      32So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their
        heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad
        saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is
        my brother. 
      33Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from
        him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad.
        Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and
        he caused him to come up into the chariot. 
      34And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy
        father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in
        Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send
        thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and
        sent him away. 
      35And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour
        in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused
        to smite him. 
      36Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the
        LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay
        thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and
        slew him. 
      37Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the
        man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him. 
      38So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and
        disguised himself with ashes upon his face. 
      39And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy
        servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man        turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if
        by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or
        else thou shalt pay a talent of silver. 
      40And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king
        of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast
        decided it. 
      41And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of
        Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets. 
      42And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go
        out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction,
        therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his
        people. 
      43And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and
        came to Samaria. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 21
       1And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite
        had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king
        of Samaria. 
       2And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may
        have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and
        I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem
        good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. 
       3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give
        the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 
       4And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word
        which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I
        will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him
        down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. 
       5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy
        spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 
       6And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and
        said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please
        thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I
        will not give thee my vineyard. 
       7And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom
        of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will
        give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. 
       8So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal,
        and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in
        his city, dwelling with Naboth. 
       9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth
        on high among the people: 
      10And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against
        him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry
        him out, and stone him, that he may die. 
      11And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the
        inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it
        was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 
      12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 
      13And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him:
        and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in
        the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the
        king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him
        with stones, that he died. 
      14Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. 
      15And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and
        was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the
        vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for
        money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. 
      16And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab
        rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take
        possession of it. 
      17And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 
      18Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria:
        behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to
        possess it. 
      19And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou
        killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him,
        saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood
        of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. 
      20And Ahab said to Elijah, hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he
        answered, I have found thee; because thou hast sold thyself to work
        evil in the sight of the LORD. 
      21Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy
        posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the
        wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, 
      22And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of
        Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the
        provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel
        to sin. 
      23And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat
        Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. 
      24Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that
        dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat. 
      25But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work
        wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred
        up. 
      26And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all
        things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the
        children of Israel. 
      27And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his
        clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in
        sackcloth, and went softly. 
      28And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 
      29Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth
        himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his
        son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. 

       IKINGS             Chapter 22
       1And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. 
       2And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of
        Judah came down to the king of Israel. 
       3And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in
        Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of
        the king of Syria? 
       4And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to
        Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as
        thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.        5And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee,
        at the word of the LORD to day. 
       6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four
        hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to
        battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall
        deliver it into the hand of the king. 
       7And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD
        besides, that we might inquire of him? 
       8And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man,
        Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I
        hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And
        Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 
       9Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither
        Micaiah the son of Imlah. 
      10And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on
        his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the
        entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied
        before them. 
      11And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he
        said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians,
        until thou have consumed them. 
      12And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead,
        and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand. 
      13And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him,
        saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the
        king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of
        one of them, and speak that which is good. 
      14And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me,
        that will I speak. 
      15So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we
        go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he
        answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the
        hand of the king. 
      16And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that
        thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD? 
      17And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that
        have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let
        them return every man to his house in peace. 
      18And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee
        that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? 
      19And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD
        sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on
        his right hand and on his left. 
      20And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and
        fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said
        on that manner. 
      21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I
        will persuade him. 
      22And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth,
        and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he
        said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

      23Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth
        of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning        thee. 
      24But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the
        cheek, and said, Which way went the spirit of the LORD from me to
        speak unto thee? 
      25And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt
        go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 
      26And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto
        Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; 
      27And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed
        him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I
        come in peace. 
      28And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not
        spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you. 
      29So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to
        Ramothgilead. 
      30And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself,
        and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of
        Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle. 
      31But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had
        rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great,
        save only with the king of Israel. 
      32And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw
        Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And
        they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out. 
      33And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that
        it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing
        him. 
      34And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of
        Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the
        driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host;
        for I am wounded. 
      35And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his
        chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out
        of the wound into the midst of the chariot. 
      36And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going
        down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his
        own country. 
      37So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the
        king in Samaria. 
      38And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs
        licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the
        word of the LORD which he spake. 
      39Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory
        house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not
        written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 
      40So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his
        stead. 
      41And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the
        fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 
      42Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and
        he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name
        was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 
      43And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside
        from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD:        nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people
        offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 
      44And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 
      45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he
        showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the
        chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
      46And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his
        father Asa, he took out of the land. 
      47There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 
      48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they
        went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. 
      49Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants
        go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. 
      50And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his
        fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned
        in his stead. 
      51Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the
        seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years
        over Israel. 
      52And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of
        his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam
        the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin: 
      53For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the
        LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter  1
       1Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 
       2And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was
        in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them,
        Go, inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of
        this disease. 
       3But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up
        to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is
        it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of
        Baalzebub the god of Ekron? 
       4Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that
        bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah
        departed. 
       5And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why
        are ye now turned back? 
       6And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto
        us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him,
        Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel,
        that thou sendest to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore
        thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but
        shalt surely die. 
       7And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to
        meet you, and told you these words? 
       8And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of
        leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite. 
       9Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he
        went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he
        spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. 
      10And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man        of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy
        fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his
        fifty. 
      11Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty.
        And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king
        said, Come down quickly. 
      12And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let
        fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the
        fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 
      13And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And
        the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees
        before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I
        pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be
        precious in thy sight. 
      14Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two
        captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my
        life now be precious in thy sight. 
      15And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not
        afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. 
      16And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast
        sent messengers to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not
        because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore
        thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but
        shalt surely die. 
      17So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken.
        And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the
        son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son. 
      18Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not
        written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 

       IIKINGS            Chapter  2
       1And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven
        by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 
       2And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD
        hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth,
        and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to
        Bethel. 
       3And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to
        Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away
        thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye
        your peace. 
       4And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the
        LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as
        thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. 
       5And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and
        said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master
        from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your
        peace. 
       6And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath
        sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul
        liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. 
       7And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view
        afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. 
       8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the
        waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two        went over on dry ground. 
       9And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto
        Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from
        thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy
        spirit be upon me. 
      10And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see
        me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not,
        it shall not be so. 
      11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold,
        there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them
        both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 
      12And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of
        Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took
        hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. 
      13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went
        back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 
      14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the
        waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also
        had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha
        went over. 
      15And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw
        him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they
        came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 
      16And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty
        strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest
        peradventure the spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him
        upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not
        send. 
      17And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent
        therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. 
      18And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said
        unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? 
      19And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the
        situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water
        is nought, and the ground barren. 
      20And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they
        brought it to him. 
      21And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in
        there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters;
        there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. 
      22So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of
        Elisha which he spake. 
      23And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the
        way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked
        him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.

      24And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name
        of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and
        tare forty and two children of them. 
      25And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned
        to Samaria. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter  3
       1Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the        eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve
        years. 
       2And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his
        father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that
        his father had made. 
       3Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
        which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. 
       4And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king
        of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams,
        with the wool. 
       5But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab
        rebelled against the king of Israel. 
       6And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all
        Israel. 
       7And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The
        king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against
        Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my
        people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses. 
       8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way
        through the wilderness of Edom. 
       9So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of
        Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there
        was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them. 
      10And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these
        three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab! 
      11But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that
        we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's
        servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which
        poured water on the hands of Elijah. 
      12And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king
        of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. 
      13And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee?
        get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy
        mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath
        called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of
        Moab. 
      14And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand,
        surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the
        king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee. 
      15But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel
        played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. 
      16And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. 
      17For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see
        rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink,
        both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. 
      18And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will
        deliver the Moabites also into your hand. 
      19And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and
        shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar
        every good piece of land with stones. 
      20And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was
        offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the
        country was filled with water. 
      21And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight        against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and
        upward, and stood in the border. 
      22And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the
        water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as
        blood: 
      23And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they
        have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. 
      24And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and
        smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went
        forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country. 
      25And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast
        every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of
        water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they
        the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

      26And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him,
        he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through
        even unto the king of Edom: but they could not. 
      27Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead,
        and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was
        great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and
        returned to their own land. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter  4
       1Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the
        prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and
        thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is
        come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. 
       2And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what
        hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any
        thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 
       3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours,
        even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 
       4And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and
        upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou
        shalt set aside that which is full. 
       5So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons,
        who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. 
       6And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto
        her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a
        vessel more. And the oil stayed. 
       7Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil,
        and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. 
       8And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great
        woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as
        oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 
       9And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an
        holy man of God, which passeth by us continually. 
      10Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us
        set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick:
        and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

      11And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the
        chamber, and lay there.       12And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he
        had called her, she stood before him. 
      13And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been
        careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee?
        wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the
        host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. 
      14And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered,
        Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. 
      15And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the
        door. 
      16And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou
        shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do
        not lie unto thine handmaid. 
      17And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha
        had said unto her, according to the time of life. 
      18And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to
        his father to the reapers. 
      19And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad,
        Carry him to his mother. 
      20And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on
        her knees till noon, and then died. 
      21And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut
        the door upon him, and went out. 
      22And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one
        of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of
        God, and come again. 
      23And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new
        moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well. 
      24Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go
        forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. 
      25So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came
        to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi
        his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: 
      26Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with
        thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she
        answered, It is well. 
      27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by
        the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God
        said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD
        hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. 
      28Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not
        deceive me? 
      29Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine
        hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if
        any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face
        of the child. 
      30And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul
        liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. 
      31And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of
        the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he
        went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not
        awaked. 
      32And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead,
        and laid upon his bed. 
      33He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed
        unto the LORD. 
      34And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his
        mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and
        he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed
        warm. 
      35Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up,
        and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times,
        and the child opened his eyes. 
      36And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called
        her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son. 
      37Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the
        ground, and took up her son, and went out. 
      38And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land;
        and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said
        unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the
        sons of the prophets. 
      39And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild
        vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and
        shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not. 
      40So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they
        were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man
        of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof. 
      41But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he
        said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no
        harm in the pot. 
      42And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God
        bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of
        corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that
        they may eat. 
      43And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men?
        He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the
        LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof. 
      44So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof,
        according to the word of the LORD. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter  5
       1Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man
        with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given
        deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he
        was a leper. 
       2And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away
        captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on
        Naaman's wife. 
       3And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the
        prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. 
       4And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the
        maid that is of the land of Israel. 
       5And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto
        the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of
        silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. 
       6And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when
        this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman
        my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.        7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter,
        that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make
        alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his
        leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a
        quarrel against me. 
       8And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of
        Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying,
        Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he
        shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 
       9So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the
        door of the house of Elisha. 
      10And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan
        seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt
        be clean. 
      11But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He
        will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the
        LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the
        leper. 
      12Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the
        waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned
        and went away in a rage. 
      13And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father,
        if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not
        have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and
        be clean? 
      14Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan,
        according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again
        like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 
      15And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came,
        and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is
        no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee,
        take a blessing of thy servant. 
      16But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive
        none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. 
      17And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy
        servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth
        offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto
        the LORD. 
      18In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth
        into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand,
        and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in
        the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing. 
      19And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little
        way. 
      20But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my
        master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands
        that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him,
        and take somewhat of him. 
      21So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running
        after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is
        all well? 
      22And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold,
        even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the
        sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and        two changes of garments. 
      23And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and
        bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of
        garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them
        before him. 
      24And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and
        bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.

      25But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto
        him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no
        whither. 
      26And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man
        turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive
        money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and
        sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? 
      27The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy
        seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as
        snow. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter  6
       1And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place
        where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 
       2Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a
        beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he
        answered, Go ye. 
       3And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And
        he answered, I will go. 
       4So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down
        wood. 
       5But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and
        he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. 
       6And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place.
        And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did
        swim. 
       7Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and
        took it. 
       8Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with
        his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. 
       9And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that
        thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. 
      10And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told
        him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. 
      11Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this
        thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not
        show me which of us is for the king of Israel? 
      12And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the
        prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that
        thou speakest in thy bedchamber. 
      13And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him.
        And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. 
      14Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and
        they came by night, and compassed the city about. 
      15And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone
        forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and        chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall
        we do? 
      16And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than
        they that be with them. 
      17And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that
        he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he
        saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of
        fire round about Elisha. 
      18And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and
        said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote
        them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. 
      19And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the
        city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he
        led them to Samaria. 
      20And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha
        said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the
        LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the
        midst of Samaria. 
      21And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father,
        shall I smite them? shall I smite them? 
      22And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those
        whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set
        bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to
        their master. 
      23And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and
        drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands
        of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. 
      24And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered
        all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 
      25And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged
        it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and
        the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. 
      26And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a
        woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. 
      27And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee?
        out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? 
      28And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This
        woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we
        will eat my son to morrow. 
      29So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next
        day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son. 
      30And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that
        he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people
        looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. 
      31Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha
        the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. 
      32But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the
        king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him,
        he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to
        take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door,
        and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet
        behind him? 
      33And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down
        unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should        I wait for the LORD any longer? 

       IIKINGS            Chapter  7
       1Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD,
        To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a
        shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of
        Samaria. 
       2Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God,
        and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might
        this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine
        eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 
       3And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and
        they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? 
       4If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the
        city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also.
        Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if
        they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but
        die. 
       5And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians:
        and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria,
        behold, there was no man there. 
       6For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of
        chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and
        they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against
        us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come
        upon us. 
       7Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents,
        and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled
        for their life. 
       8And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they
        went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver,
        and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and
        entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid
        it. 
       9Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of
        good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning
        light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we
        may go and tell the king's household. 
      10So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told
        them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there
        was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses
        tied, and the tents as they were. 
      11And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house
        within. 
      12And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will
        now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be
        hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in
        the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch
        them alive, and get into the city. 
      13And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray
        thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city,
        (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it:
        behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites
        that are consumed:) and let us send and see. 
      14They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the        host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. 
      15And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full
        of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their
        haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king. 
      16And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a
        measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of
        barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. 
      17And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the
        charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he
        died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down
        to him. 
      18And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying,
        Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for
        a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria: 
      19And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the
        LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he
        said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat
        thereof. 
      20And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the
        gate, and he died. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter  8
       1Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life,
        saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn
        wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a
        famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. 
       2And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and
        she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the
        Philistines seven years. 
       3And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned
        out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto
        the king for her house and for her land. 
       4And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God,
        saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath
        done. 
       5And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a
        dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored
        to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi
        said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom
        Elisha restored to life. 
       6And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king
        appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was
        hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the
        land, even until now. 
       7And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick;
        and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. 
       8And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go,
        meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I
        recover of this disease? 
       9So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of
        every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and
        stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent
        me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? 
      10And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly
        recover: howbeit the LORD hath showed me that he shall surely die.       11And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and
        the man of God wept. 
      12And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know
        the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong
        holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with
        the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with
        child. 
      13And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do
        this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath showed me that
        thou shalt be king over Syria. 
      14So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him,
        What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou
        shouldest surely recover. 
      15And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and
        dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and
        Hazael reigned in his stead. 
      16And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel,
        Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat
        king of Judah began to reign. 
      17Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he
        reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 
      18And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of
        Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the
        sight of the LORD. 
      19Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as
        he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children. 
      20In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a
        king over themselves. 
      21So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he
        rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and
        the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents. 
      22Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then
        Libnah revolted at the same time. 
      23And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not
        written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
      24And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in
        the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 
      25In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did
        Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. 
      26Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he
        reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah,
        the daughter of Omri king of Israel. 
      27And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the
        sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in
        law of the house of Ahab. 
      28And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king
        of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. 
      29And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which
        the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael
        king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down
        to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter  9
       1And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets,        and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in
        thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead: 
       2And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of
        Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from
        among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; 
       3Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus
        saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the
        door, and flee, and tarry not. 
       4So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to
        Ramothgilead. 
       5And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and
        he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto
        which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain. 
       6And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his
        head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have
        anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel. 
       7And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge
        the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the
        servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel. 
       8For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from
        Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and
        left in Israel: 
       9And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son
        of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah: 
      10And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there
        shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled. 
      11Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto
        him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said
        unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication. 
      12And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus
        spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee
        king over Israel. 
      13Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under
        him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is
        king. 
      14So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against
        Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramothgilead, he and all Israel, because
        of Hazael king of Syria. 
      15But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds
        which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of
        Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth
        nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel. 
      16So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there.
        And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. 
      17And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the
        company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram
        said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it
        peace? 
      18So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the
        king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace?
        turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger
        came to them, but he cometh not again. 
      19Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said,
        Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou        to do with peace? turn thee behind me. 
      20And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not
        again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi;
        for he driveth furiously. 
      21And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram
        king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his
        chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion
        of Naboth the Jezreelite. 
      22And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace,
        Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy
        mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? 
      23And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is
        treachery, O Ahaziah. 
      24And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between
        his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in
        his chariot. 
      25Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the
        portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that,
        when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid
        this burden upon him; 
      26Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of
        his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith
        the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground,
        according to the word of the LORD. 
      27But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of
        the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him
        also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is
        by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there. 
      28And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried
        him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David. 
      29And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to
        reign over Judah. 
      30And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she
        painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. 
      31And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who
        slew his master? 
      32And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side?
        who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. 
      33And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her
        blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her
        under foot. 
      34And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now
        this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter. 
      35And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the
        skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. 
      36Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the
        word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite,
        saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of
        Jezebel: 
      37And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the
        field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is
        Jezebel. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 10       1And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and
        sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to
        them that brought up Ahab's children, saying, 
       2Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons
        are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced
        city also, and armour; 
       3Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him
        on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house. 
       4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood
        not before him: how then shall we stand? 
       5And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the
        elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu,
        saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us;
        we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes. 
       6Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be
        mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the
        men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this
        time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great
        men of the city, which brought them up. 
       7And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the
        king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in
        baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel. 
       8And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought
        the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps
        at the entering in of the gate until the morning. 
       9And 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? 
      10Know 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 by his servant Elijah. 
      11So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and
        all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left
        him none remaining. 
      12And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the
        shearing house in the way, 
      13Jehu 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 to salute the children of the king and the children of the
        queen. 
      14And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them
        at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither
        left he any of them. 
      15And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of
        Rechab coming to meet him: and he 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. 
      16And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made
        him ride in his chariot. 
      17And 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. 
      18And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab        served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much. 
      19Now 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 subtlety, to the intent that he might
        destroy the worshippers of Baal. 
      20And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they
        proclaimed it. 
      21And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal
        came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came
        into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end
        to another. 
      22And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments
        for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.

      23And 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 only. 
      24And when they went in to offer 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. 
      25And it came to pass, as soon 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 smote them with the
        edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and
        went to the city of the house of Baal. 
      26And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and
        burned them. 
      27And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of
        Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day. 
      28Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. 
      29Howbeit 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 Bethel, and that were in Dan. 
      30And 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. 
      31But Jehu 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. 
      32In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote
        them in all the coasts of Israel; 
      33From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the
        Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river
        Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. 
      34Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his
        might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the
        kings of Israel? 
      35And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And
        Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead. 
      36And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and        eight years. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 11
       1And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead,
        she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. 
       2But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took
        Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons
        which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the
        bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. 
       3And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And
        Athaliah did reign over the land. 
       4And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over
        hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him
        into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took
        an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's
        son. 
       5And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A
        third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers
        of the watch of the king's house; 
       6And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the
        gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that
        it be not broken down. 
       7And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they
        shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king. 
       8And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons
        in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain:
        and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in. 
       9And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that
        Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that
        were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the
        sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. 
      10And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's
        spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD. 
      11And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round
        about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left
        corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple. 
      12And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and
        gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and
        they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king. 
      13And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she
        came to the people into the temple of the LORD. 
      14And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the
        manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all
        the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah
        rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason. 
      15But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the
        officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the
        ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the
        priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD. 
      16And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the
        horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain. 
      17And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the
        people, that they should be the LORD'S people; between the king also
        and the people.       18And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake
        it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly,
        and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest
        appointed officers over the house of the LORD. 
      19And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the
        guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king
        from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the
        guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 
      20And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet:
        and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house. 
      21Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 12
       1In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years
        reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of
        Beersheba. 
       2And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his
        days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 
       3But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed
        and burnt incense in the high places. 
       4And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated
        things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of
        every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set
        at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into
        the house of the LORD, 
       5Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and
        let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach
        shall be found. 
       6But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash
        the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. 
       7Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other
        priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the
        house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but
        deliver it for the breaches of the house. 
       8And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people,
        neither to repair the breaches of the house. 
       9But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of
        it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into
        the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein
        all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. 
      10And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest,
        that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up
        in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD. 
      11And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did
        the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they
        laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the
        house of the LORD, 
      12And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone
        to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was
        laid out for the house to repair it. 
      13Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of
        silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels
        of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD: 
      14But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house
        of the LORD. 
      15Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they
        delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt
        faithfully. 
      16The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of
        the LORD: it was the priests'. 
      17Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took
        it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 
      18And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that
        Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah,
        had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was
        found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's
        house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from
        Jerusalem. 
      19And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not
        written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
      20And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the
        house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. 
      21For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer,
        his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his
        fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his
        stead. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 13
       1In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of
        Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria,
        and reigned seventeen years. 
       2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed
        the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he
        departed not therefrom. 
       3And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he
        delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the
        hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days. 
       4And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for
        he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed
        them. 
       5(And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under
        the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their
        tents, as beforetime. 
       6Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of
        Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained
        the grove also in Samaria.) 
       7Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen,
        and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had
        destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing. 
       8Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his
        might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the
        kings of Israel? 
       9And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria:
        and Joash his son reigned in his stead. 
      10In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash
        the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned
        sixteen years. 
      11And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed
        not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel        sin: but he walked therein. 
      12And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might
        wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not
        written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 
      13And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne:
        and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. 
      14Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash
        the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and
        said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen
        thereof. 
      15And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him
        bow and arrows. 
      16And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And
        he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's
        hands. 
      17And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha
        said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S
        deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt
        smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them. 
      18And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the
        king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and
        stayed. 
      19And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have
        smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou
        hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. 
      20And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites
        invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 
      21And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they
        spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of
        Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of
        Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 
      22But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 
      23And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and
        had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac,
        and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his
        presence as yet. 
      24So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his
        stead. 
      25And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of
        Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the
        hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him,
        and recovered the cities of Israel. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 14
       1In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned
        Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. 
       2He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned
        twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
        Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 
       3And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not
        like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his
        father did. 
       4Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did
        sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.        5And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his
        hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father. 
       6But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that
        which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD
        commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the
        children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every
        man shall be put to death for his own sin. 
       7He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by
        war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day. 
       8Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of
        Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the
        face. 
       9And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying,
        The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in
        Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there
        passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the
        thistle. 
      10Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up:
        glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to
        thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 
      11But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up;
        and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at
        Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 
      12And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man
        to their tents. 
      13And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of
        Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem,
        and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto
        the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 
      14And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were
        found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's
        house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. 
      15Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and
        how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the
        book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 
      16And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with
        the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead. 
      17And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of
        Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 
      18And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book
        of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
      19Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to
        Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there. 
      20And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with
        his fathers in the city of David. 
      21And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years
        old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. 
      22He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept
        with his fathers. 
      23In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah
        Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria,
        and reigned forty and one years. 
      24And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed
        not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel        to sin. 
      25He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the
        sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel,
        which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai,
        the prophet, which was of Gathhepher. 
      26For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter:
        for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for
        Israel. 
      27And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from
        under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of
        Joash. 
      28Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his
        might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath,
        which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book
        of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 
      29And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel;
        and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 15
       1In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began
        Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. 
       2Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two
        and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of
        Jerusalem. 
       3And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according
        to all that his father Amaziah had done; 
       4Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and
        burnt incense still on the high places. 
       5And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of
        his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son
        was over the house, judging the people of the land. 
       6And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they
        not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
       7So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his
        fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his
        stead. 
       8In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah
        the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. 
       9And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his
        fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son
        of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 
      10And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him
        before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 
      11And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in
        the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 
      12This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy
        sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation.
        And so it came to pass. 
      13Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth
        year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.

      14For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria,
        and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and
        reigned in his stead.       15And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he
        made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the
        kings of Israel. 
      16Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts
        thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he
        smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped
        up. 
      17In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem
        the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in
        Samaria. 
      18And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed
        not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made
        Israel to sin. 
      19And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave
        Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to
        confirm the kingdom in his hand. 
      20And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men
        of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king
        of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there
        in the land. 
      21And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they
        not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 
      22And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in
        his stead. 
      23In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of
        Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.

      24And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed
        not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to
        sin. 
      25But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against
        him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house,
        with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and
        he killed him, and reigned in his room. 
      26And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold,
        they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
        Israel. 
      27In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son
        of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty
        years. 
      28And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed
        not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to
        sin. 
      29In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of
        Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh,
        and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and
        carried them captive to Assyria. 
      30And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of
        Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in
        the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. 
      31And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they
        are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 
      32In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began
        Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.       33Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he
        reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
        Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. 
      34And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he did
        according to all that his father Uzziah had done. 
      35Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and
        burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of
        the house of the LORD. 
      36Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not
        written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
      37In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of
        Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. 
      38And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in
        the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 16
       1In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of
        Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 
       2Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen
        years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of
        the LORD his God, like David his father. 
       3But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his
        son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the
        heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel. 
       4And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the
        hills, and under every green tree. 
       5Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel
        came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not
        overcome him. 
       6At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave
        the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there
        unto this day. 
       7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I
        am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of
        the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which
        rise up against me. 
       8And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the
        LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a
        present to the king of Assyria. 
       9And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria
        went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it
        captive to Kir, and slew Rezin. 
      10And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of
        Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to
        Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it,
        according to all the workmanship thereof. 
      11And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz
        had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king
        Ahaz came from Damascus. 
      12And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and
        the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon. 
      13And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his
        drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon
        the altar.       14And he brought also the brazen altar, which was before the LORD, from
        the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of
        the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar. 
      15And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great
        altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering,
        and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt
        offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and
        their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the
        burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brazen
        altar shall be for me to inquire by. 
      16Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz
        commanded. 
      17And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver
        from off them; and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that
        were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones. 
      18And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and
        the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for
        the king of Assyria. 
      19Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written
        in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
      20And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in
        the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 17
       1In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of
        Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. 
       2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as
        the kings of Israel that were before him. 
       3Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became
        his servant, and gave him presents. 
       4And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent
        messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of
        Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria
        shut him up, and bound him in prison. 
       5Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up
        to Samaria, and besieged it three years. 
       6In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and
        carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in
        Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. 
       7For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the
        LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt,
        from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other
        gods, 
       8And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out
        from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which
        they had made. 
       9And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not
        right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in
        all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 
      10And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under
        every green tree: 
      11And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the
        heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked
        things to provoke the LORD to anger:       12For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall
        not do this thing. 
      13Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the
        prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways,
        and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law
        which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my
        servants the prophets. 
      14Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like
        to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their
        God. 
      15And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with
        their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them;
        and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen
        that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged
        them, that they should not do like them. 
      16And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made
        them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped
        all the host of heaven, and served Baal. 
      17And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the
        fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do
        evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 
      18Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out
        of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only. 
      19Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but
        walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. 
      20And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and
        delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out
        of his sight. 
      21For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam
        the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the
        LORD, and made them sin a great sin. 
      22For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which
        he did; they departed not from them; 
      23Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all
        his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their
        own land to Assyria unto this day. 
      24And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah,
        and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them
        in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they
        possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. 
      25And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they
        feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which
        slew some of them. 
      26Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations
        which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know
        not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions
        among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the
        manner of the God of the land. 
      27Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the
        priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there,
        and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land. 
      28Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came
        and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD. 
      29Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the        houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation
        in their cities wherein they dwelt. 
      30And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made
        Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, 
      31And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt
        their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of
        Sepharvaim. 
      32So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of
        them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the
        houses of the high places. 
      33They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of
        the nations whom they carried away from thence. 
      34Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the
        LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their
        ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded
        the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; 
      35With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye
        shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve
        them, nor sacrifice to them: 
      36But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great
        power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye
        worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice. 
      37And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the
        commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for
        evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods. 
      38And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget;
        neither shall ye fear other gods. 
      39But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of
        the hand of all your enemies. 
      40Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

      41So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images,
        both their children, and their children's children: as did their
        fathers, so do they unto this day. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 18
       1Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of
        Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 
       2Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he
        reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also
        was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. 
       3And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according
        to all that David his father did. 
       4He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the
        groves, and brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made:
        for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it:
        and he called it Nehushtan. 
       5He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like
        him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him. 
       6For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but
        kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses. 
       7And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went
        forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him
        not.        8He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof,
        from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 
       9And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was
        the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that
        Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

      10And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of
        Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria
        was taken. 
      11And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put
        them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities
        of the Medes: 
      12Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but
        transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD
        commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them. 
      13Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of
        Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took
        them. 
      14And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish,
        saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on
        me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king
        of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. 
      15And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of
        the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house. 
      16At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the
        temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah
        had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. 
      17And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from
        Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And
        they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they
        came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the
        highway of the fuller's field. 
      18And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim
        the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the
        scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. 
      19And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith
        the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein
        thou trustest? 
      20Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words), I have counsel and
        strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou
        rebellest against me? 
      21Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even
        upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and
        pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him. 
      22But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he,
        whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath
        said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in
        Jerusalem? 
      23Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of
        Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able
        on thy part to set riders upon them. 
      24How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of
        my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for
        horsemen?       25Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it?
        The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. 
      26Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto
        Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian
        language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews'
        language in the ears of the people that are on the wall. 
      27But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master,
        and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men
        which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink
        their own piss with you? 
      28Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews'
        language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the
        king of Assyria: 
      29Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not
        be able to deliver you out of his hand: 
      30Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD
        will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the
        hand of the king of Assyria. 
      31Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an
        agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye
        every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink
        ye every one the waters of his cistern: 
      32Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land
        of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive
        and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto
        Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. 
      33Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of
        the hand of the king of Assyria? 
      34Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of
        Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine
        hand? 
      35Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered
        their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver
        Jerusalem out of mine hand? 
      36But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the
        king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not. 
      37Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household,
        and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to
        Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of
        Rabshakeh. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 19
       1And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his
        clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house
        of the LORD. 
       2And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the
        scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to
        Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. 
       3And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of
        trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to
        the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. 
       4It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom
        the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God;
        and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard:
        wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.        5So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. 
       6And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus
        saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard,
        with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 
       7Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and
        shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the
        sword in his own land. 
       8So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against
        Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. 
       9And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is
        come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto
        Hezekiah, saying, 
      10Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy
        God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not
        be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. 
      11Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all
        lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? 
      12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have
        destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden
        which were in Thelasar? 
      13Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of
        the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah? 
      14And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and
        read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread
        it before the LORD. 
      15And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel,
        which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou
        alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and
        earth. 
      16LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see:
        and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach
        the living God. 
      17Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and
        their lands, 
      18And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but
        the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have
        destroyed them. 
      19Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of
        his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art
        the LORD God, even thou only. 
      20Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the
        LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against
        Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. 
      21This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin
        the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn;
        the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 
      22Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou
        exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the
        Holy One of Israel. 
      23By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With
        the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the
        mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar
        trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter
        into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.       24I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet
        have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places. 
      25Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times
        that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou
        shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps. 
      26Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed
        and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green
        herb, as the grass on the house tops, and as corn blasted before it
        be grown up. 
      27But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy
        rage against me. 
      28Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears,
        therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips,
        and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. 
      29And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such
        things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which
        springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and
        plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof. 
      30And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again
        take root downward, and bear fruit upward. 
      31For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape
        out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this. 
      32Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He
        shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come
        before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. 
      33By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not
        come into this city, saith the LORD. 
      34For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for
        my servant David's sake. 
      35And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out,
        and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five
        thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were
        all dead corpses. 
      36So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and
        dwelt at Nineveh. 
      37And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch
        his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the
        sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his
        son reigned in his stead. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 20
       1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah
        the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD,
        Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. 
       2Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
        saying, 
       3I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in
        truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in
        thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 
       4And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court,
        that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 
       5Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith
        the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I
        have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou        shalt go up unto the house of the LORD. 
       6And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee
        and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will
        defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 
       7And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on
        the boil, and he recovered. 
       8And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD
        will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the
        third day? 
       9And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD
        will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward
        ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? 
      10And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down
        ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. 
      11And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow
        ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. 
      12At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
        sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that
        Hezekiah had been sick. 
      13And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and showed them all the house of
        his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and
        the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that
        was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in
        all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not. 
      14Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him,
        What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And
        Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon. 
      15And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah
        answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there
        is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them. 
      16And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD. 
      17Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that
        which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be
        carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD. 
      18And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget,
        shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
        king of Babylon. 
      19Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which
        thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be
        in my days? 
      20And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he
        made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they
        not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
      21And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in
        his stead. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 21
       1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned
        fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
        Hephzibah. 
       2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the
        abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the
        children of Israel. 
       3For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had        destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did
        Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and
        served them. 
       4And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said,
        In Jerusalem will I put my name. 
       5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of
        the house of the LORD. 
       6And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and
        used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he
        wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to
        anger. 
       7And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house,
        of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this
        house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of
        Israel, will I put my name for ever: 
       8Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land
        which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according
        to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that
        my servant Moses commanded them. 
       9But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil
        than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of
        Israel. 
      10And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying, 
      11Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath
        done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him,
        and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols: 
      12Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing
        such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it,
        both his ears shall tingle. 
      13And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the
        plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man
        wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. 
      14And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them
        into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a
        spoil to all their enemies; 
      15Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have
        provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of
        Egypt, even unto this day. 
      16Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled
        Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made
        Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. 
      17Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his
        sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the
        chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
      18And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of
        his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his
        stead. 
      19Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he
        reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
        Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 
      20And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his
        father Manasseh did. 
      21And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served
        the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:       22And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way
        of the LORD. 
      23And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in
        his own house. 
      24And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against
        king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his
        stead. 
      25Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written
        in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
      26And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah
        his son reigned in his stead. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 22
       1Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
        thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah,
        the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. 
       2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked
        in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right
        hand or to the left. 
       3And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the
        king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the
        scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying, 
       4Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is
        brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door
        have gathered of the people: 
       5And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that
        have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to
        the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair
        the breaches of the house, 
       6Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn
        stone to repair the house. 
       7Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was
        delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully. 
       8And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have
        found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave
        the book to Shaphan, and he read it. 
       9And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word
        again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found
        in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the
        work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD. 
      10And Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest
        hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. 
      11And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of
        the law, that he rent his clothes. 
      12And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of
        Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and
        Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, 
      13Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all
        Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is
        the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers
        have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto
        all that which is written concerning us. 
      14So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and
        Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son        of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt
        in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her. 
      15And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the
        man that sent you to me, 
      16Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and
        upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which
        the king of Judah hath read: 
      17Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other
        gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their
        hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and
        shall not be quenched. 
      18But to the king of Judah which sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus
        shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching
        the words which thou hast heard; 
      19Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before
        the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and
        against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation
        and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also
        have heard thee, saith the LORD. 
      20Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt
        be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all
        the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the
        king word again. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 23
       1And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah
        and of Jerusalem. 
       2And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of
        Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests,
        and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he
        read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which
        was found in the house of the LORD. 
       3And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD,
        to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his
        testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul,
        to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book.
        And all the people stood to the covenant. 
       4And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of
        the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of
        the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and
        for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them
        without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of
        them unto Bethel. 
       5And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had
        ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah,
        and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned
        incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets,
        and to all the host of heaven. 
       6And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without
        Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron,
        and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the
        graves of the children of the people. 
       7And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house
        of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove. 
       8And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and        defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from
        Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that
        were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the
        city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city. 
       9Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar
        of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread
        among their brethren. 
      10And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of
        Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass
        through the fire to Molech. 
      11And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the
        sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of
        Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned
        the chariots of the sun with fire. 
      12And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz,
        which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had
        made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat
        down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into
        the brook Kidron. 
      13And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the
        right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of
        Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians,
        and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the
        abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile. 
      14And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and
        filled their places with the bones of men. 
      15Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which
        Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both
        that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high
        place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove. 
      16And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there
        in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and
        burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of
        the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

      17Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city
        told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from
        Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the
        altar of Bethel. 
      18And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let
        his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of
        Samaria. 
      19And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of
        Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to
        anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts
        that he had done in Bethel. 
      20And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon
        the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to
        Jerusalem. 
      21And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto
        the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant. 
      22Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the
        judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of
        Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;       23But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was
        holden to the LORD in Jerusalem. 
      24Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the
        images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in
        the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he
        might perform the words of the law which were written in the book
        that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. 
      25And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the
        LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his
        might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose
        there any like him. 
      26Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great
        wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all
        the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal. 
      27And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I
        have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I
        have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. 
      28Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not
        written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
      29In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of
        Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and
        he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. 
      30And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and
        brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And
        the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed
        him, and made him king in his father's stead. 
      31Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and
        he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
        Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 
      32And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to
        all that his fathers had done. 
      33And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath,
        that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute
        of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. 
      34And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of
        Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took
        Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there. 
      35And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed
        the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh:
        he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of
        every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh. 
      36Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and
        he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
        Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 
      37And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to
        all that his fathers had done. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 24
       1In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim
        became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against
        him. 
       2And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the
        Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of
        Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the
        word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.        3Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove
        them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all
        that he did; 
       4And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem
        with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon. 
       5Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they
        not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 
       6So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned
        in his stead. 
       7And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for
        the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river
        Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt. 
       8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he
        reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was
        Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 
       9And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to
        all that his father had done. 
      10At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up
        against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 
      11And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his
        servants did besiege it. 
      12And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he,
        and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers:
        and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. 
      13And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD,
        and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the
        vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple
        of the LORD, as the LORD had said. 
      14And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the
        mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the
        craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the
        people of the land. 
      15And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and
        the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those
        carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 
      16And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and
        smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them
        the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. 
      17And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in
        his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. 
      18Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he
        reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal,
        the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 
      19And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to
        all that Jehoiakim had done. 
      20For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and
        Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah
        rebelled against the king of Babylon. 

       IIKINGS            Chapter 25
       1And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth
        month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of
        Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched
        against it: and they built forts against it round about.        2And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 
       3And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the
        city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. 
       4And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by
        the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden:
        (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king
        went the way toward the plain. 
       5And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him
        in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him. 
       6So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to
        Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. 
       7And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the
        eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried
        him to Babylon. 
       8And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the
        nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came
        Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon,
        unto Jerusalem: 
       9And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the
        houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. 
      10And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the
        guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. 
      11Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the
        fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of
        the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away. 
      12But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be
        vinedressers and husbandmen. 
      13And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the
        bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the
        Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. 
      14And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and
        all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 
      15And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in
        gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. 
      16The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for
        the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without
        weight. 
      17The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter
        upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and
        the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about,
        all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen
        work. 
      18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and
        Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 
      19And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of
        war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which
        were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which
        mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of
        the land that were found in the city: 
      20And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to
        the king of Babylon to Riblah: 
      21And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the
        land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land. 
      22And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom        Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made
        Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. 
      23And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard
        that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to
        Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan
        the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite,
        and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 
      24And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them,
        Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and
        serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you. 
      25But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of
        Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men
        with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the
        Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. 
      26And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the
        armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the
        Chaldees. 
      27And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity
        of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and
        twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the
        year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king
        of Judah out of prison; 
      28And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of
        the kings that were with him in Babylon; 
      29And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually
        before him all the days of his life. 
      30And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a
        daily rate for every day, all the days of his life. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter  1
       1Adam, Sheth, Enosh, 
       2Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, 
       3Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 
       4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 
       5The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and
        Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 
       6And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 
       7And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 
       8The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 
       9And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and
        Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 
      10And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth. 
      11And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 
      12And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and
        Caphthorim. 
      13And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth, 
      14The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, 
      15And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 
      16And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. 
      17The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram,
        and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. 
      18And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. 
      19And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg;        because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was
        Joktan. 
      20And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 
      21Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah, 
      22And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 
      23And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

      24Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 
      25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 
      26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 
      27Abram; the same is Abraham. 
      28The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael. 
      29These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then
        Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 
      30Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, 
      31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 
      32Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and
        Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons
        of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan. 
      33And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and
        Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah. 
      34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel. 
      35The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 
      36The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and
        Timna, and Amalek. 
      37The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 
      38And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and
        Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan. 
      39And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.

      40The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.
        And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah. 
      41The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban,
        and Ithran, and Cheran. 
      42The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan;
        Uz, and Aran. 
      43Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any
        king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and
        the name of his city was Dinhabah. 
      44And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in
        his stead. 
      45And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned
        in his stead. 
      46And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian
        in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city
        was Avith. 
      47And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 
      48And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in
        his stead. 
      49And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his
        stead. 
      50And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name        of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter
        of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 
      51Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah,
        duke Jetheth, 
      52Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 
      53Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 
      54Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter  2
       1These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
        Issachar, and Zebulun, 
       2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 
       3The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born
        unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the
        firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew
        him. 
       4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons
        of Judah were five. 
       5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. 
       6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and
        Dara: five of them in all. 
       7And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who
        transgressed in the thing accursed. 
       8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. 
       9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram,
        and Chelubai. 
      10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the
        children of Judah; 
      11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, 
      12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse. 
      13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and
        Shimma the third, 
      14Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 
      15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: 
      16Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah;
        Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. 
      17And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the
        Ishmeelite. 
      18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of
        Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. 
      19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him
        Hur. 
      20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. 
      21And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of
        Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she
        bare him Segub. 
      22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of
        Gilead. 
      23And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with
        Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these
        belonged to the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead. 
      24And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's
        wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.       25And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the
        firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. 
      26Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the
        mother of Onam. 
      27And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin,
        and Eker. 
      28And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of
        Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. 
      29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him
        Ahban, and Molid. 
      30And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without
        children. 
      31And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the
        children of Sheshan; Ahlai. 
      32And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan:
        and Jether died without children. 
      33And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of
        Jerahmeel. 
      34Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an
        Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 
      35And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she
        bare him Attai. 
      36And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, 
      37And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, 
      38And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, 
      39And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, 
      40And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, 
      41And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. 
      42Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his
        firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the
        father of Hebron. 
      43And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. 
      44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat
        Shammai. 
      45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur. 
      46And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and
        Haran begat Gazez. 
      47And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and
        Ephah, and Shaaph. 
      48Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. 
      49She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of
        Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was
        Achsa. 
      50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of
        Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim, 
      51Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader. 
      52And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of
        the Manahethites. 
      53And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and
        the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites,
        and the Eshtaulites. 
      54The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the        house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites. 
      55And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites,
        the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of
        Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter  3
       1Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron;
        the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel,
        of Abigail the Carmelitess: 
       2The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of
        Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith: 
       3The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his
        wife. 
       4These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven
        years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three
        years. 
       5And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and
        Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel: 
       6Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet, 
       7And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 
       8And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 
       9These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines,
        and Tamar their sister. 
      10And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son,
        Jehoshaphat his son, 
      11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, 
      12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 
      13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 
      14Amon his son, Josiah his son. 
      15And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second
        Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 
      16And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. 
      17And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son, 
      18Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and
        Nedabiah. 
      19And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of
        Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister: 
      20And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushabhesed,
        five. 
      21And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of
        Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of
        Shechaniah. 
      22And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah;
        Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 
      23And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. 
      24And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah,
        and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter  4
       1The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. 
       2And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai,
        and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. 
       3And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash:        and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi: 
       4And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These
        are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of
        Bethlehem. 
       5And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 
       6And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari.
        These were the sons of Naarah. 
       7And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. 
       8And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son
        of Harum. 
       9And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother
        called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 
      10And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest
        bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be
        with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not
        grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. 
      11And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of
        Eshton. 
      12And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of
        Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah. 
      13And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel;
        Hathath. 
      14And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the
        valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen. 
      15And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and
        the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. 
      16And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. 
      17And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon:
        and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 
      18And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the
        father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are
        the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. 
      19And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of
        Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite. 
      20And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon.
        And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth. 
      21The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and
        Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them
        that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea, 
      22And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the
        dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things. 
      23These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges:
        there they dwelt with the king for his work. 
      24The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: 
      25Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. 
      26And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his
        son. 
      27And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had
        not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the
        children of Judah. 
      28And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual, 
      29And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,       30And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag, 
      31And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at
        Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David. 
      32And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and
        Ashan, five cities: 
      33And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto
        Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy. 
      34And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah, 
      35And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son
        of Asiel, 
      36And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel,
        and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, 
      37And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the
        son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah; 
      38These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and
        the house of their fathers increased greatly. 
      39And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of
        the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 
      40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and
        quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. 
      41And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah,
        and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and
        destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms:
        because there was pasture there for their flocks. 
      42And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went
        to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and
        Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 
      43And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and
        dwelt there unto this day. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter  5
       1Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the
        firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his
        birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and
        the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 
       2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief
        ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:) 
       3The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and
        Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 
       4The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 
       5Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son, 
       6Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria carried away
        captive: he was prince of the Reubenites. 
       7And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their
        generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 
       8And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who
        dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon: 
       9And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from
        the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land
        of Gilead. 
      10And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by
        their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east
        land of Gilead.       11And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of
        Bashan unto Salcah: 
      12Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in
        Bashan. 
      13And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and
        Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber,
        seven. 
      14These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah,
        the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son
        of Jahdo, the son of Buz; 
      15Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their
        fathers. 
      16And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the
        suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders. 
      17All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of
        Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. 
      18The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh,
        of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with
        bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred
        and threescore, that went out to the war. 
      19And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and
        Nodab. 
      20And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered
        into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God
        in the battle, and he was entreated of them; because they put their
        trust in him. 
      21And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and
        of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand,
        and of men an hundred thousand. 
      22For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they
        dwelt in their steads until the captivity. 
      23And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land:
        they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount
        Hermon. 
      24And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher,
        and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and
        Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of
        their fathers. 
      25And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a
        whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed
        before them. 
      26And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria,
        and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried
        them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe
        of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to
        the river Gozan, unto this day. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter  6
       1The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 
       2And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 
       3And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons
        also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 
       4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, 
       5And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,        6And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth, 
       7Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 
       8And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, 
       9And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, 
      10And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's
        office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:) 
      11And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 
      12And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, 
      13And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah, 
      14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, 
      15And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah
        and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. 
      16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 
      17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei. 
      18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and
        Uzziel. 
      19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of
        the Levites according to their fathers. 
      20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 
      21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. 
      22The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 
      23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son, 
      24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 
      25And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. 
      26As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his
        son, 
      27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. 
      28And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah. 
      29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his
        son, 
      30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. 
      31And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the
        house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest. 
      32And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of
        the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of
        the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according
        to their order. 
      33And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of
        the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, 
      34The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of
        Toah, 
      35The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of
        Amasai, 
      36The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of
        Zephaniah, 
      37The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of
        Korah, 
      38The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of
        Israel. 
      39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the
        son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,       40The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah, 
      41The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, 
      42The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, 
      43The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. 
      44And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan
        the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 
      45The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 
      46The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, 
      47The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of
        Levi. 
      48Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of
        service of the tabernacle of the house of God. 
      49But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering,
        and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of
        the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according
        to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. 
      50And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son,
        Abishua his son, 
      51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, 
      52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, 
      53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 
      54Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their
        coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for
        theirs was the lot. 
      55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs
        thereof round about it. 
      56But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to
        Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 
      57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely,
        Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir,
        and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, 
      58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, 
      59And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs: 
      60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth
        with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities
        throughout their families were thirteen cities. 
      61And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that
        tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the
        half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities. 
      62And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe
        of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of
        Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen
        cities. 
      63Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families,
        out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of
        the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 
      64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with
        their suburbs. 
      65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and
        out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of
        the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their
        names. 
      66And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of        their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. 
      67And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount
        Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs, 
      68And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs, 
      69And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs: 
      70And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and
        Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of
        Kohath. 
      71Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half
        tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth
        with her suburbs: 
      72And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath
        with her suburbs, 
      73And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs: 
      74And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon
        with her suburbs, 
      75And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs: 
      76And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,
        and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs. 
      77Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe
        of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs: 
      78And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan,
        were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness
        with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs, 
      79Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs: 
      80And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and
        Mahanaim with her suburbs, 
      81And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter  7
       1Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom,
        four. 
       2And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and
        Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola:
        they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was
        in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred. 
       3And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael,
        and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men. 
       4And with them, by their generations, after the house of their
        fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men:
        for they had many wives and sons. 
       5And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant
        men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and
        seven thousand. 
       6The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. 
       7And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and
        Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour;
        and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and
        thirty and four. 
       8And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai,
        and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All
        these are the sons of Becher. 
       9And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations,        heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty
        thousand and two hundred. 
      10The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and
        Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and
        Ahishahar. 
      11All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty
        men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit
        to go out for war and battle. 
      12Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of
        Aher. 
      13The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the
        sons of Bilhah. 
      14The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the
        Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead: 
      15And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose
        sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was
        Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters. 
      16And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name
        Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were
        Ulam and Rakem. 
      17And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son
        of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 
      18And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah. 
      19And the sons of Shemidah were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and
        Aniam. 
      20And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his
        son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son, 
      21And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom
        the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came
        down to take away their cattle. 
      22And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to
        comfort him. 
      23And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and
        he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house. 
      24(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the
        upper, and Uzzensherah.) 
      25And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan
        his son, 
      26Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 
      27Non his son, Jehoshuah his son. 
      28And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns
        thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns
        thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns
        thereof: 
      29And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her
        towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her
        towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel. 
      30The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and
        Serah their sister. 
      31And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of
        Birzavith. 
      32And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their
        sister.       33And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are
        the children of Japhlet. 
      34And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 
      35And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and
        Amal. 
      36The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and
        Imrah, 
      37Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 
      38And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. 
      39And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia. 
      40All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house,
        choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number
        throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to
        battle was twenty and six thousand men. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter  8
       1Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah
        the third, 
       2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 
       3And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 
       4And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, 
       5And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 
       6And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of
        the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath: 
       7And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and
        Ahihud. 
       8And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had
        sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. 
       9And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and
        Malcham, 
      10And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the
        fathers. 
      11And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. 
      12The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and
        Lod, with the towns thereof: 
      13Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the
        inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: 
      14And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, 
      15And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, 
      16And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah; 
      17And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, 
      18Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; 
      19And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 
      20And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, 
      21And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; 
      22And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, 
      23And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, 
      24And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, 
      25And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak; 
      26And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 
      27And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.       28These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men.
        These dwelt in Jerusalem. 
      29And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was
        Maachah: 
      30And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 
      31And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. 
      32And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren
        in Jerusalem, over against them. 
      33And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and
        Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 
      34And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah. 
      35And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. 
      36And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth,
        and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, 
      37And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his
        son: 
      38And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and
        Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the
        sons of Azel. 
      39And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush
        the second, and Eliphelet the third. 
      40And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many
        sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons
        of Benjamin. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter  9
       1So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were
        written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were
        carried away to Babylon for their transgression. 
       2Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their
        cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.

       3And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children
        of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh; 
       4Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son
        of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. 
       5And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. 
       6And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and
        ninety. 
       7And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of
        Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, 
       8And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of
        Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the
        son of Ibnijah; 
       9And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and
        fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house
        of their fathers. 
      10And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, 
      11And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of
        Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house
        of God; 
      12And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of
        Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son        of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 
      13And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand
        and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the
        service of the house of God. 
      14And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam,
        the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 
      15And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the
        son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 
      16And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of
        Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that
        dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. 
      17And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and
        their brethren: Shallum was the chief; 
      18Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in
        the companies of the children of Levi. 
      19And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
        and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were
        over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle:
        and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of
        the entry. 
      20And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past,
        and the LORD was with him. 
      21And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the
        tabernacle of the congregation. 
      22All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two
        hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their
        villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set
        office. 
      23So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the
        house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards. 
      24In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and
        south. 
      25And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after
        seven days from time to time with them. 
      26For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office,
        and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. 
      27And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was
        upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them. 
      28And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that
        they should bring them in and out by tale. 
      29Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels and all the
        instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and
        the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. 
      30And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. 
      31And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum
        the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in
        the pans. 
      32And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over
        the showbread, to prepare it every sabbath. 
      33And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who
        remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that
        work day and night. 
      34These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their        generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem. 
      35And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name
        was Maachah: 
      36And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner,
        and Nadab, 
      37And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 
      38And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at
        Jerusalem, over against their brethren. 
      39And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and
        Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal. 
      40And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah. 
      41And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.

      42And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and
        Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; 
      43And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his
        son. 
      44And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and
        Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of
        Azel. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 10
       1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled
        from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 
       2And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and
        the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons
        of Saul. 
       3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and
        he was wounded of the archers. 
       4Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me
        through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But
        his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a
        sword, and fell upon it. 
       5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on
        the sword, and died. 
       6So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 
       7And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they
        fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their
        cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 
       8And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip
        the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 
       9And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour,
        and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry
        tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 
      10And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his
        head in the temple of Dagon. 
      11And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to
        Saul, 
      12They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and
        the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their
        bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 
      13So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the
        LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also
        for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of        it; 
      14And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the
        kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 11
       1Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying,
        Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 
       2And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that
        leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto
        thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over
        my people Israel. 
       3Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and
        David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they
        anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by
        Samuel. 
       4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the
        Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. 
       5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come
        hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city
        of David. 
       6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief
        and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

       7And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of
        David. 
       8And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and
        Joab repaired the rest of the city. 
       9So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with
        him. 
      10These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who
        strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel,
        to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning
        Israel. 
      11And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam,
        an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear
        against three hundred slain by him at one time. 
      12And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one
        of the three mighties. 
      13He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were
        gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of
        barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. 
      14And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered
        it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great
        deliverance. 
      15Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into
        the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the
        valley of Rephaim. 
      16And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was
        then at Bethlehem. 
      17And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the
        water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate! 
      18And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew
        water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took
        it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but        poured it out to the LORD, 
      19And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I
        drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy?
        for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he
        would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. 
      20And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for
        lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a
        name among the three. 
      21Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their
        captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. 
      22Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who
        had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went
        down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. 
      23And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high;
        and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he
        went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the
        Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 
      24These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among
        the three mighties. 
      25Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the
        first three: and David set him over his guard. 
      26Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab,
        Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 
      27Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, 
      28Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite, 
      29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 
      30Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 
      31Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of
        Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 
      32Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, 
      33Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, 
      34The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the
        Hararite, 
      35Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 
      36Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 
      37Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 
      38Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri, 
      39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab
        the son of Zeruiah, 
      40Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 
      41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 
      42Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites,
        and thirty with him, 
      43Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, 
      44Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the
        Aroerite, 
      45Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, 
      46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam,
        and Ithmah the Moabite, 
      47Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 12       1Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept
        himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among
        the mighty men, helpers of the war. 
       2They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the
        left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of
        Saul's brethren of Benjamin. 
       3The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the
        Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and
        Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite, 
       4And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over
        the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the
        Gederathite, 
       5Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the
        Haruphite, 
       6Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the
        Korhites, 
       7And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. 
       8And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the
        hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the
        battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like
        the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

       9Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 
      10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 
      11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 
      12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 
      13Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. 
      14These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least
        was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. 
      15These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had
        overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the
        valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west. 
      16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto
        David. 
      17And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If
        ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit
        unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing
        there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon,
        and rebuke it. 
      18Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and
        he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse:
        peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God
        helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the
        band. 
      19And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the
        Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the
        lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He
        will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. 
      20As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and
        Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and
        Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh. 
      21And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were
        all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.       22For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it
        was a great host, like the host of God. 
      23And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the
        war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him,
        according to the word of the LORD. 
      24The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand
        and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. 
      25Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven
        thousand and one hundred. 
      26Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 
      27And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three
        thousand and seven hundred; 
      28And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house
        twenty and two captains. 
      29And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand:
        for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house
        of Saul. 
      30And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred,
        mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. 
      31And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were
        expressed by name, to come and make David king. 
      32And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had
        understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the
        heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their
        commandment. 
      33Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all
        instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were
        not of double heart. 
      34And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and
        spear thirty and seven thousand. 
      35And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six
        hundred. 
      36And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty
        thousand. 
      37And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites,
        and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of
        war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. 
      38All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart
        to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also
        of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 
      39And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for
        their brethren had prepared for them. 
      40Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and
        Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on
        oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and
        wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in
        Israel. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 13
       1And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and
        with every leader. 
       2And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good
        unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto
        our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel,        and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their
        cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us: 
       3And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not
        at it in the days of Saul. 
       4And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing
        was right in the eyes of all the people. 
       5So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto
        the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim. 
       6And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to
        Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of
        God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is
        called on it. 
       7And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of
        Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart. 
       8And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and
        with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels,
        and with cymbals, and with trumpets. 
       9And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth
        his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. 
      10And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him,
        because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God. 
      11And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon
        Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day. 
      12And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the
        ark of God home to me? 
      13So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David,
        but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite. 
      14And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house
        three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all
        that he had. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 14
       1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of
        cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house. 
       2And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel,
        for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel. 
       3And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and
        daughters. 
       4Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem;
        Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 
       5And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, 
       6And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 
       7And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet. 
       8And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all
        Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of
        it, and went out against them. 
       9And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of
        Rephaim. 
      10And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the
        Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD
        said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. 
      11So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then
        David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like
        the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that        place Baalperazim. 
      12And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment,
        and they were burned with fire. 
      13And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.

      14Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not
        up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against
        the mulberry trees. 
      15And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of
        the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is
        gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. 
      16David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of
        the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer. 
      17And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought
        the fear of him upon all nations. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 15
       1And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place
        for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 
       2Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites:
        for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to
        minister unto him for ever. 
       3And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the
        ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it. 
       4And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: 
       5Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred
        and twenty: 
       6Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred
        and twenty: 
       7Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred
        and thirty: 
       8Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two
        hundred: 
       9Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore: 
      10Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an
        hundred and twelve. 
      11And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the
        Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and
        Amminadab, 
      12And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites:
        sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up
        the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared
        for it. 
      13For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a
        breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order. 
      14So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the
        ark of the LORD God of Israel. 
      15And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their
        shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to
        the word of the LORD. 
      16And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren
        to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and
        cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy. 
      17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren,        Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren,
        Ethan the son of Kushaiah; 
      18And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben,
        and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and
        Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah,
        and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters. 
      19So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with
        cymbals of brass; 
      20And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and
        Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; 
      21And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel,
        and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel. 
      22And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed
        about the song, because he was skilful. 
      23And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark. 
      24And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and
        Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the
        trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were
        doorkeepers for the ark. 
      25So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands,
        went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house
        of Obededom with joy. 
      26And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of
        the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven
        rams. 
      27And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites
        that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the
        song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen. 
      28Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with
        shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with
        cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps. 
      29And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to
        the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a
        window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in
        her heart. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 16
       1So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent
        that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and
        peace offerings before God. 
       2And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and
        the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. 
       3And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one
        a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. 
       4And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of
        the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of
        Israel: 
       5Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth,
        and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and
        Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with
        cymbals; 
       6Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually
        before the ark of the covenant of God. 
       7Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD        into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 
       8Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds
        among the people. 
       9Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous
        works. 
      10Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek
        the LORD. 
      11Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually. 
      12Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the
        judgments of his mouth; 
      13O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen
        ones. 
      14He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. 
      15Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to
        a thousand generations; 
      16Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto
        Isaac; 
      17And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an
        everlasting covenant, 
      18Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your
        inheritance; 
      19When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it. 
      20And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to
        another people; 
      21He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their
        sakes, 
      22Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. 
      23Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; show forth from day to day his
        salvation. 
      24Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all
        nations. 
      25For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be
        feared above all gods. 
      26For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the
        heavens. 
      27Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in
        his place. 
      28Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD
        glory and strength. 
      29Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering,
        and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. 
      30Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that
        it be not moved. 
      31Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say
        among the nations, The LORD reigneth. 
      32Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice,
        and all that is therein. 
      33Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the
        LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth. 
      34O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth
        for ever. 
      35And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together,        and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy
        name, and glory in thy praise. 
      36Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the
        people said, Amen, and praised the LORD. 
      37So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and
        his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's
        work required: 
      38And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obededom also
        the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters: 
      39And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the
        tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon, 
      40To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt
        offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all
        that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel; 
      41And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who
        were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy
        endureth for ever; 
      42And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those
        that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And
        the sons of Jeduthun were porters. 
      43And all the people departed every man to his house: and David
        returned to bless his house. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 17
       1Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to
        Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of
        the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains. 
       2Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God
        is with thee. 
       3And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to
        Nathan, saying, 
       4Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not
        build me an house to dwell in: 
       5For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up
        Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one
        tabernacle to another. 
       6Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of
        the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why
        have ye not built me an house of cedars? 
       7Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith
        the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from
        following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people
        Israel: 
       8And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have
        cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name
        like the name of the great men that are in the earth. 
       9Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them,
        and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more;
        neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at
        the beginning, 
      10And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people
        Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell
        thee that the LORD will build thee an house. 
      11And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go        to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee,
        which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 
      12He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever. 
      13I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my
        mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: 
      14But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and
        his throne shall be established for evermore. 
      15According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so
        did Nathan speak unto David. 
      16And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I,
        O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me
        hitherto? 
      17And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast
        also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and
        hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O
        LORD God. 
      18What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for
        thou knowest thy servant. 
      19O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart,
        hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great
        things. 
      20O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside
        thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 
      21And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God
        went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness
        and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom
        thou hast redeemed out of Egypt? 
      22For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and
        thou, LORD, becamest their God. 
      23Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning
        thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do
        as thou hast said. 
      24Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever,
        saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel:
        and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee. 
      25For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an
        house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before
        thee. 
      26And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy
        servant: 
      27Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant,
        that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and
        it shall be blessed for ever. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 18
       1Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and
        subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the
        Philistines. 
       2And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and
        brought gifts. 
       3And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to
        stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 
       4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand
        horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also hocked all the        chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. 
       5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of
        Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 
       6Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became
        David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David
        whithersoever he went. 
       7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
        Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 
       8Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought
        David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the
        pillars, and the vessels of brass. 
       9Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host
        of Hadarezer king of Zobah; 
      10He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and
        to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and
        smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all
        manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. 
      11Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the
        gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from
        Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and
        from Amalek. 
      12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the
        valley of salt eighteen thousand. 
      13And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's
        servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 
      14So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice
        among all his people. 
      15And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the
        son of Ahilud, recorder. 
      16And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were
        the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; 
      17And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the
        Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 19
       1Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children
        of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. 
       2And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash,
        because his father showed kindness to me. And David sent messengers
        to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came
        into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him. 
       3But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou
        that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto
        thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to
        overthrow, and to spy out the land? 
       4Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off
        their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them
        away. 
       5Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And
        he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king
        said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. 
       6And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves
        odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand
        talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of        Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah. 
       7So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of
        Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the
        children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and
        came to battle. 
       8And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the
        mighty men. 
       9And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array
        before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by
        themselves in the field. 
      10Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and
        behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in
        array against the Syrians. 
      11And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his
        brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of
        Ammon. 
      12And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt
        help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I
        will help thee. 
      13Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our
        people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which
        is good in his sight. 
      14So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the
        Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him. 
      15And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they
        likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city.
        Then Joab came to Jerusalem. 
      16And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before
        Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were
        beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer
        went before them. 
      17And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over
        Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them.
        So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they
        fought with him. 
      18But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians
        seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand
        footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host. 
      19And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the
        worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his
        servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any
        more. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 20
       1And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time
        that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army,
        and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and
        besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote
        Rabbah, and destroyed it. 
       2And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found
        it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it;
        and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much
        spoil out of the city. 
       3And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with
        saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David        with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the
        people returned to Jerusalem. 
       4And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with
        the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai,
        that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued. 
       5And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of
        Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff
        was like a weaver's beam. 
       6And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great
        stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each
        hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant. 
       7But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother
        slew him. 
       8These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of
        David, and by the hand of his servants. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 21
       1And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number
        Israel. 
       2And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number
        Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to
        me, that I may know it. 
       3And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many
        more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's
        servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a
        cause of trespass to Israel? 
       4Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab
        departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. 
       5And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all
        they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men
        that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten
        thousand men that drew sword. 
       6But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word
        was abominable to Joab. 
       7And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel. 
       8And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done
        this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy
        servant; for I have done very foolishly. 
       9And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying, 
      10Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three
        things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. 
      11So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose
        thee 
      12Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before
        thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or
        else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the
        land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts
        of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again
        to him that sent me. 
      13And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into
        the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not
        fall into the hand of man. 
      14So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel
        seventy thousand men.       15And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was
        destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and
        said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand.
        And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the
        Jebusite. 
      16And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand
        between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand
        stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel,
        who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. 
      17And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be
        numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as
        for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O
        LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy
        people, that they should be plagued. 
      18Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David
        should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor
        of Ornan the Jebusite. 
      19And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of
        the LORD. 
      20And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him
        hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat. 
      21And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out
        of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to
        the ground. 
      22Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor,
        that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it
        me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.

      23And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king
        do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for
        burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the
        wheat for the meat offering; I give it all. 
      24And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the
        full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor
        offer burnt offerings without cost. 
      25So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by
        weight. 
      26And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt
        offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he
        answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. 
      27And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into
        the sheath thereof. 
      28At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the
        threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there. 
      29For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness,
        and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high
        place at Gibeon. 
      30But David could not go before it to inquire of God: for he was afraid
        because of the sword of the angel of the LORD. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 22
       1Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the
        altar of the burnt offering for Israel. 
       2And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the
        land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the        house of God. 
       3And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of
        the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without
        weight; 
       4Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre
        brought much cedar wood to David. 
       5And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house
        that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of
        fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make
        preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. 
       6Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house
        for the LORD God of Israel. 
       7And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to
        build an house unto the name of the LORD my God: 
       8But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood
        abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house
        unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my
        sight. 
       9Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and
        I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name
        shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in
        his days. 
      10He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I
        will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom
        over Israel for ever. 
      11Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the
        house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee. 
      12Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee
        charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD
        thy God. 
      13Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes
        and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be
        strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. 
      14Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD
        an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents
        of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in
        abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add
        thereto. 
      15Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers
        of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner
        of work. 
      16Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no
        number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee. 
      17David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his
        son, saying, 
      18Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on
        every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine
        hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.

      19Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise
        therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the
        ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into
        the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 23       1So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king
        over Israel. 
       2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests
        and the Levites. 
       3Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and
        upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and
        eight thousand. 
       4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of
        the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges: 
       5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the
        LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise
        therewith. 
       6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely,
        Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 
       7Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei. 
       8The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel,
        three. 
       9The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These
        were the chief of the fathers of Laadan. 
      10And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah.
        These four were the sons of Shimei. 
      11And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah
        had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to
        their father's house. 
      12The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 
      13The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he
        should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to
        burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in
        his name for ever. 
      14Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe
        of Levi. 
      15The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer. 
      16Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief. 
      17And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had
        none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 
      18Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief. 
      19Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel
        the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 
      20Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first, and Jesiah the second. 
      21The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and
        Kish. 
      22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren
        the sons of Kish took them. 
      23The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. 
      24These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even
        the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by
        their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the
        LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward. 
      25For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his
        people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever: 
      26And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle,
        nor any vessels of it for the service thereof. 
      27For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty        years old and above: 
      28Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service
        of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in
        the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the
        house of God; 
      29Both for the showbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and
        for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and
        for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size; 
      30And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise
        at even; 
      31And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in
        the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the
        order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD: 
      32And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the
        congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the
        sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the
        LORD. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 24
       1Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron;
        Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 
       2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children:
        therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 
       3And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and
        Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their
        service. 
       4And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of
        the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of
        Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers,
        and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their
        fathers. 
       5Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the
        governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were
        of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. 
       6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites,
        wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest,
        and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the
        fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being
        taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. 
       7Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 
       8The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 
       9The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 
      10The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, 
      11The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah, 
      12The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, 
      13The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 
      14The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 
      15The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, 
      16The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, 
      17The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, 
      18The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to
        Maaziah. 
      19These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the        house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their
        father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him. 
      20And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram;
        Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah. 
      21Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. 
      22Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. 
      23And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second,
        Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 
      24Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. 
      25The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.

      26The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno. 
      27The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and
        Ibri. 
      28Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons. 
      29Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel. 
      30The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the
        sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers. 
      31These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of
        Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech,
        and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the
        principal fathers over against their younger brethren. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 25
       1Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service
        of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should
        prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the
        number of the workmen according to their service was: 
       2Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and
        Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which
        prophesied according to the order of the king. 
       3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah,
        Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father
        Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise
        the LORD. 
       4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and
        Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer,
        Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: 
       5All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God,
        to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three
        daughters. 
       6All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house
        of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of
        the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun,
        and Heman. 
       7So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in
        the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred
        fourscore and eight. 
       8And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the
        great, the teacher as the scholar. 
       9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to
        Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: 
      10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 
      11The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:       12The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 
      13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 
      14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
        twelve: 
      15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 
      16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 
      17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 
      18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

      19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
        twelve: 
      20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
        twelve: 
      21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
        twelve: 
      22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
        twelve: 
      23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
        twelve: 
      24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
        twelve: 
      25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
        twelve: 
      26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
        twelve: 
      27The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
        twelve: 
      28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were
        twelve: 
      29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren,
        were twelve: 
      30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren,
        were twelve: 
      31The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his
        brethren, were twelve. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 26
       1Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was
        Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 
       2And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael
        the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 
       3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. 
       4Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad
        the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the
        fifth, 
       5Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God
        blessed him. 
       6Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the
        house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour. 
       7The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose
        brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. 
       8All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their
        brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and        two of Obededom. 
       9And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen. 
      10Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief,
        (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the
        chief;) 
      11Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the
        sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. 
      12Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief
        men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of
        the LORD. 
      13And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the
        house of their fathers, for every gate. 
      14And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a
        wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. 
      15To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. 
      16To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate
        Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward. 
      17Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a
        day, and toward Asuppim two and two. 
      18At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar. 
      19These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and
        among the sons of Merari. 
      20And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of
        God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. 
      21As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan,
        chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. 
      22The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over
        the treasures of the house of the LORD. 
      23Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the
        Uzzielites: 
      24And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the
        treasures. 
      25And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son,
        and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. 
      26Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the
        dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the
        captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host,
        had dedicated. 
      27Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the
        house of the LORD. 
      28And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the
        son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever
        had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of
        his brethren. 
      29Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward
        business over Israel, for officers and judges. 
      30And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a
        thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on
        this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the
        service of the king. 
      31Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the
        Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the
        fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there        were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead. 
      32And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred
        chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the
        Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining
        to God, and affairs of the king. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 27
       1Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief
        fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers
        that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and
        went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of
        every course were twenty and four thousand. 
       2Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of
        Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 
       3Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the
        host for the first month. 
       4And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of
        his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were
        twenty and four thousand. 
       5The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son
        of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four
        thousand. 
       6This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the
        thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son. 
       7The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of
        Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty
        and four thousand. 
       8The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and
        in his course were twenty and four thousand. 
       9The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the
        Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 
      10The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of
        the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four
        thousand. 
      11The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite,
        of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 
      12The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of
        the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 
      13The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite,
        of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 
      14The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the
        Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were
        twenty and four thousand. 
      15The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the
        Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four
        thousand. 
      16Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites
        was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son
        of Maachah: 
      17Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:

      18Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the
        son of Michael: 
      19Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the        son of Azriel: 
      20Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half
        tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah: 
      21Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah:
        of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: 
      22Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the
        tribes of Israel. 
      23But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and
        under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the
        stars of the heavens. 
      24Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because
        there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in
        the account of the chronicles of king David. 
      25And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over
        the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages,
        and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: 
      26And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the
        ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: 
      27And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of
        the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: 
      28And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low
        plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was
        Joash: 
      29And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and
        over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:

      30Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was
        Jehdeiah the Meronothite: 
      31And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers
        of the substance which was king David's. 
      32Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a
        scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons: 
      33And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was
        the king's companion: 
      34And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar:
        and the general of the king's army was Joab. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 28
       1And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the
        tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king
        by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the
        hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of
        the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty
        men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. 
       2Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my
        brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an
        house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the
        footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: 
       3But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name,
        because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. 
       4Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my
        father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to
        be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and
        among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all        Israel: 
       5And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath
        chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the
        LORD over Israel. 
       6And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my
        courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

       7Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to
        do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day. 
       8Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the
        LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the
        commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good
        land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for
        ever. 
       9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve
        him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD
        searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the
        thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou
        forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 
      10Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for
        the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. 
      11Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of
        the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper
        chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place
        of the mercy seat, 
      12And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of
        the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the
        treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the
        dedicated things: 
      13Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the
        work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels
        of service in the house of the LORD. 
      14He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of
        all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by
        weight, for all instruments of every kind of service: 
      15Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of
        gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and
        for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick,
        and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every
        candlestick. 
      16And by weight he gave gold for the tables of showbread, for every
        table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver: 
      17Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and
        for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin; and
        likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver: 
      18And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the
        pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings,
        and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD. 
      19All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his
        hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern. 
      20And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and
        do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will
        be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou
        hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.       21And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they
        shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there
        shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing
        skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the
        people will be wholly at thy commandment. 

       ICHRONICLES        Chapter 29
       1Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my
        son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the
        work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. 
       2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the
        gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of
        silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of
        iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set,
        glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious
        stones, and marble stones in abundance. 
       3Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I
        have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given
        to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for
        the holy house, 
       4Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven
        thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the
        houses withal: 
       5The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and
        for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who
        then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD? 
       6Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel,
        and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the
        king's work, offered willingly, 
       7And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand
        talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents,
        and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand
        talents of iron. 
       8And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the
        treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the
        Gershonite. 
       9Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because
        with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the
        king also rejoiced with great joy. 
      10Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and
        David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever
        and ever. 
      11Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and
        the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in
        the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art
        exalted as head above all. 
      12Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and
        in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make
        great, and to give strength unto all. 
      13Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 
      14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer
        so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of
        thine own have we given thee. 
      15For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our
        fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none        abiding. 
      16O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an
        house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.

      17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in
        uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have
        willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy
        people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee. 
      18O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this
        for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy
        people, and prepare their heart unto thee: 
      19And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy
        commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these
        things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.

      20And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God.
        And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and
        bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king. 
      21And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt
        offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a
        thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their
        drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel: 
      22And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great
        gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second
        time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and
        Zadok to be priest. 
      23Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David
        his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 
      24And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of
        king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. 
      25And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all
        Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on
        any king before him in Israel. 
      26Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 
      27And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years
        reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in
        Jerusalem. 
      28And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and
        Solomon his son reigned in his stead. 
      29Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are
        written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the
        prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, 
      30With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him,
        and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter  1
       1And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the
        LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. 
       2Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and
        of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel,
        the chief of the fathers. 
       3So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place
        that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation
        of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the        wilderness. 
       4But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to the
        place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for
        it at Jerusalem. 
       5Moreover the brazen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of
        Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon
        and the congregation sought unto it. 
       6And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before the LORD,
        which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a
        thousand burnt offerings upon it. 
       7In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask
        what I shall give thee. 
       8And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great mercy unto David my
        father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. 
       9Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established:
        for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth
        in multitude. 
      10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in
        before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so
        great? 
      11And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou
        hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine
        enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and
        knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I
        have made thee king: 
      12Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee
        riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had
        that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have
        the like. 
      13Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at
        Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation,
        and reigned over Israel. 
      14And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and
        four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed
        in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 
      15And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as
        stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the
        vale for abundance. 
      16And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the
        king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 
      17And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six
        hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and
        so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for
        the kings of Syria, by their means. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter  2
       1And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD,
        and an house for his kingdom. 
       2And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens,
        and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and
        six hundred to oversee them. 
       3And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst
        deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an
        house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.        4Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate
        it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the
        continual showbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening,
        on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of
        the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. 
       5And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all
        gods. 
       6But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven
        of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him
        an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? 
       7Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver,
        and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and
        that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in
        Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. 
       8Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon:
        for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and,
        behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, 
       9Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am
        about to build shall be wonderful great. 
      10And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber,
        twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand
        measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty
        thousand baths of oil. 
      11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to
        Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee
        king over them. 
      12Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made
        heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued
        with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the
        LORD, and an house for his kingdom. 
      13And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of
        Huram my father's, 
      14The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man
        of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron,
        in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and
        in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out
        every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and
        with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. 
      15Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which
        my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants: 
      16And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and
        we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt
        carry it up to Jerusalem. 
      17And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of
        Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered
        them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three
        thousand and six hundred. 
      18And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of
        burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and
        three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter  3
       1Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in
        mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the
        place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the        Jebusite. 
       2And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the
        fourth year of his reign. 
       3Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the
        building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first
        measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 
       4And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it
        was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the
        height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure
        gold. 
       5And the greater house he ceiled with fir tree, which he overlaid with
        fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains. 
       6And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the
        gold was gold of Parvaim. 
       7He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls
        thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on
        the walls. 
       8And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to
        the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof
        twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six
        hundred talents. 
       9And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he
        overlaid the upper chambers with gold. 
      10And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and
        overlaid them with gold. 
      11And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of
        the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house:
        and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of
        the other cherub. 
      12And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the
        wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining
        to the wing of the other cherub. 
      13The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits:
        and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward. 
      14And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine
        linen, and wrought cherubims thereon. 
      15Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits
        high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five
        cubits. 
      16And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of
        the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the
        chains. 
      17And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right
        hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the
        right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter  4
       1Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof,
        and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height
        thereof. 
       2Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in
        compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty
        cubits did compass it round about. 
       3And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round        about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of
        oxen were cast, when it was cast. 
       4It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three
        looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and
        three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them,
        and all their hinder parts were inward. 
       5And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like
        the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it
        received and held three thousand baths. 
       6He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on
        the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt
        offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash
        in. 
       7And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set
        them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. 
       8He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the
        right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basins of
        gold. 
       9Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court,
        and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass. 
      10And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against
        the south. 
      11And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. And Huram
        finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house
        of God; 
      12To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which
        were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the
        two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars; 
      13And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of
        pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the
        chapiters which were upon the pillars. 
      14He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; 
      15One sea, and twelve oxen under it. 
      16The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their
        instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house
        of the LORD of bright brass. 
      17In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground
        between Succoth and Zeredathah. 
      18Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the
        weight of the brass could not be found out. 
      19And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the
        golden altar also, and the tables whereon the showbread was set; 
      20Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn
        after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; 
      21And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and
        that perfect gold; 
      22And the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the censers, of
        pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for
        the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were
        of gold. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter  5
       1Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was
        finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father        had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments,
        put he among the treasures of the house of God. 
       2Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the
        tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto
        Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the
        city of David, which is Zion. 
       3Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in
        the feast which was in the seventh month. 
       4And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark. 
       5And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation,
        and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the
        priests and the Levites bring up. 
       6Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were
        assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which
        could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 
       7And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto
        his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even
        under the wings of the cherubims: 
       8For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark,
        and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 
       9And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves
        were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen
        without. And there it is unto this day. 
      10There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put
        therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of
        Israel, when they came out of Egypt. 
      11And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy
        place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and
        did not then wait by course: 
      12Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of
        Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed
        in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the
        east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests
        sounding with trumpets:) 
      13It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to
        make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and
        when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and
        instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good;
        for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with
        a cloud, even the house of the LORD; 
      14So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the
        cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter  6
       1Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the
        thick darkness. 
       2But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy
        dwelling for ever. 
       3And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of
        Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. 
       4And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his
        hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father
        David, saying, 
       5Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt        I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in,
        that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler
        over my people Israel: 
       6But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have
        chosen David to be over my people Israel. 
       7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the
        name of the LORD God of Israel. 
       8But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine
        heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was
        in thine heart: 
       9Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which
        shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my
        name. 
      10The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I
        am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne
        of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the
        name of the LORD God of Israel. 
      11And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD,
        that he made with the children of Israel. 
      12And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the
        congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: 
      13For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five
        cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of
        the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees
        before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands
        toward heaven, 
      14And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the
        heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and showest mercy
        unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts: 
      15Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou
        hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it
        with thine hand, as it is this day. 
      16Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my
        father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not
        fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so
        that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou
        hast walked before me. 
      17Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou
        hast spoken unto thy servant David. 
      18But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven
        and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this
        house which I have built! 
      19Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his
        supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer
        which thy servant prayeth before thee: 
      20That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the
        place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there;
        to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this
        place. 
      21Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy
        people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou
        from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest,
        forgive. 
      22If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to        make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house; 
      23Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by
        requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and
        by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his
        righteousness. 
      24And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy,
        because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess
        thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house; 
      25Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people
        Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them
        and to their fathers. 
      26When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have
        sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess
        thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them; 
      27Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and
        of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way,
        wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou
        hast given unto thy people for an inheritance. 
      28If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be
        blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if their enemies
        besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or
        whatsoever sickness there be: 
      29Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any
        man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own
        sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this
        house: 
      30Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and
        render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou
        knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:) 
      31That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in
        the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 
      32Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel,
        but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy
        mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this
        house; 
      33Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do
        according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all
        people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy
        people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is
        called by thy name. 
      34If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that
        thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which
        thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name; 
      35Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication,
        and maintain their cause. 
      36If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,)
        and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their
        enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or
        near; 
      37Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried
        captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity,
        saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; 
      38If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul
        in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them        captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their
        fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the
        house which I have built for thy name: 
      39Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their
        prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive
        thy people which have sinned against thee. 
      40Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine
        ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. 
      41Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and
        the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with
        salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. 
      42O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the
        mercies of David thy servant. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter  7
       1Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from
        heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the
        glory of the LORD filled the house. 
       2And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because
        the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house. 
       3And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and
        the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with
        their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and
        praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for
        ever. 
       4Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD. 
       5And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen,
        and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the
        people dedicated the house of God. 
       6And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with
        instruments of music of the LORD, which David the king had made to
        praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David
        praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before
        them, and all Israel stood. 
       7Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the
        house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat
        of the peace offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had
        made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat
        offerings, and the fat. 
       8Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all
        Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of
        Hamath unto the river of Egypt. 
       9And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the
        dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. 
      10And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the
        people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the
        goodness that the LORD had showed unto David, and to Solomon, and to
        Israel his people. 
      11Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house:
        and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the
        LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected. 
      12And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have
        heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house
        of sacrifice. 
      13If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the        locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; 
      14If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves,
        and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then
        will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal
        their land. 
      15Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer
        that is made in this place. 
      16For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be
        there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there
        perpetually. 
      17And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father
        walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt
        observe my statutes and my judgments; 
      18Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have
        covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a
        man to be ruler in Israel. 
      19But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments,
        which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and
        worship them; 
      20Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have
        given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will
        I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword
        among all nations. 
      21And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one
        that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus
        unto this land, and unto this house? 
      22And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their
        fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid
        hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore
        hath he brought all this evil upon them. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter  8
       1And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had
        built the house of the LORD, and his own house, 
       2That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built
        them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 
       3And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it. 
       4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities,
        which he built in Hamath. 
       5Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced
        cities, with walls, gates, and bars; 
       6And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the
        chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon
        desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the
        land of his dominion. 
       7As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the
        Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites,
        which were not of Israel, 
       8But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the
        children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute
        until this day. 
       9But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his
        work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and
        captains of his chariots and horsemen.       10And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred
        and fifty, that bare rule over the people. 
      11And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of
        David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife
        shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the
        places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come. 
      12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of
        the LORD, which he had built before the porch, 
      13Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the
        commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on
        the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of
        unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of
        tabernacles. 
      14And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the
        courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their
        charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of
        every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate:
        for so had David the man of God commanded. 
      15And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the
        priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the
        treasures. 
      16Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the
        foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So
        the house of the LORD was perfected. 
      17Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the
        land of Edom. 
      18And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants
        that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of
        Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of
        gold, and brought them to king Solomon. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter  9
       1And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to
        prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great
        company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and
        precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with
        him of all that was in her heart. 
       2And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid
        from Solomon which he told her not. 
       3And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the
        house that he had built, 
       4And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the
        attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also,
        and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house
        of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. 
       5And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine
        own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom: 
       6Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had
        seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was
        not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. 
       7Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand
        continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom. 
       8Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on
        his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved
        Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over        them, to do judgment and justice. 
       9And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of
        spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any
        such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon. 
      10And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which
        brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones. 
      11And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the
        LORD, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers:
        and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah. 
      12And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire,
        whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the
        king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her
        servants. 
      13Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six
        hundred and threescore and six talents of gold; 
      14Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of
        Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to
        Solomon. 
      15And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred
        shekels of beaten gold went to one target. 
      16And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred
        shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the
        house of the forest of Lebanon. 
      17Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with
        pure gold. 
      18And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold,
        which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the
        sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays: 
      19And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon
        the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom. 
      20And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all
        the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold:
        none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of
        Solomon. 
      21For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram:
        every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and
        silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 
      22And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and
        wisdom. 
      23And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to
        hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart. 
      24And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and
        vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules,
        a rate year by year. 
      25And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and
        twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and
        with the king at Jerusalem. 
      26And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land
        of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. 
      27And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made
        he as the sycamore trees that are in the low plains in abundance. 
      28And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all
        lands.       29Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not
        written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of
        Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against
        Jeroboam the son of Nebat? 
      30And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 
      31And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of
        David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 10
       1And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to
        make him king. 
       2And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in
        Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king,
        heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt. 
       3And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and
        spake to Rehoboam, saying, 
       4Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat
        the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put
        upon us, and we will serve thee. 
       5And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the
        people departed. 
       6And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before
        Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye
        me to return answer to this people? 
       7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and
        please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants
        for ever. 
       8But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took
        counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood
        before him. 
       9And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer
        to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the
        yoke that thy father did put upon us? 
      10And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him,
        saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee,
        saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat
        lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall
        be thicker than my father's loins. 
      11For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to
        your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise
        you with scorpions. 
      12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as
        the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day. 
      13And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the
        counsel of the old men, 
      14And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My
        father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father
        chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 
      15So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God,
        that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of
        Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 
      16And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them,
        the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David?
        and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your        tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all
        Israel went to their tents. 
      17But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah,
        Rehoboam reigned over them. 
      18Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the
        children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king
        Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to
        Jerusalem. 
      19And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 11
       1And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of
        Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men,
        which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the
        kingdom again to Rehoboam. 
       2But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 
       3Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all
        Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 
       4Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your
        brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of
        me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going
        against Jeroboam. 
       5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in
        Judah. 
       6He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, 
       7And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam, 
       8And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, 
       9And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 
      10And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in
        Benjamin fenced cities. 
      11And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and
        store of victual, and of oil and wine. 
      12And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them
        exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side. 
      13And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to
        him out of all their coasts. 
      14For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to
        Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from
        executing the priest's office unto the LORD: 
      15And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils,
        and for the calves which he had made. 
      16And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their
        hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice
        unto the LORD God of their fathers. 
      17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son
        of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the
        way of David and Solomon. 
      18And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of
        David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; 
      19Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham. 
      20And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him
        Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. 
      21And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his        wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore
        concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore
        daughters.) 
      22And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler
        among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. 
      23And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all
        the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he
        gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 12
       1And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and
        had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all
        Israel with him. 
       2And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak
        king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had
        transgressed against the LORD, 
       3With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and
        the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the
        Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians. 
       4And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to
        Jerusalem. 
       5Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of
        Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak,
        and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and
        therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak. 
       6Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and
        they said, The LORD is righteous. 
       7And 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 some
        deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by
        the hand of Shishak. 
       8Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my
        service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. 
       9So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the
        treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's
        house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which
        Solomon had made. 
      10Instead 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 king's house. 
      11And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came
        and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber. 
      12And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him,
        that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things
        went well. 
      13So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for
        Rehoboam was one and forty 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 mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. 
      14And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD. 
      15Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the
        book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning
        genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam        continually. 
      16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of
        David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 13
       1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign
        over Judah. 
       2He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was
        Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between
        Abijah and Jeroboam. 
       3And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of
        war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the
        battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men,
        being mighty men of valour. 
       4And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim,
        and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel; 
       5Ought ye 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? 
       6Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of
        David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord. 
       7And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and
        have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon,
        when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand
        them. 
       8And 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 made you for gods. 
       9Have 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 to consecrate
        himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest
        of them that are no gods. 
      10But 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: 
      11And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt
        sacrifices and sweet incense: the showbread 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. 
      12And, 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 ye
        shall not prosper. 
      13But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they
        were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them. 
      14And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind:
        and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the
        trumpets. 
      15Then 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. 
      16And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them
        into their hand. 
      17And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there
        fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. 
      18Thus 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. 
      19And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel
        with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and
        Ephrain with the towns thereof. 
      20Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah:
        and the LORD struck him, and he died. 
      21But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty
        and two sons, and sixteen daughters. 
      22And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings,
        are written in the story of the prophet Iddo. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 14
       1So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of
        David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was
        quiet ten years. 
       2And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his
        God: 
       3For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places,
        and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: 
       4And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do
        the law and the commandment. 
       5Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and
        the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. 
       6And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he
        had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest. 
       7Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make
        about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet
        before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought
        him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and
        prospered. 
       8And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah
        three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and
        drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty
        men of valour. 
       9And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a
        thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto
        Mareshah. 
      10Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in
        the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 
      11And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing
        with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no
        power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name
        we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man
        prevail against thee. 
      12So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and
        the Ethiopians fled. 
      13And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar:
        and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover
        themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his
        host; and they carried away very much spoil.       14And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the
        LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was
        exceeding much spoil in them. 
      15They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and
        camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 15
       1And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: 
       2And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and
        all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him;
        and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him,
        he will forsake you. 
       3Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and
        without a teaching priest, and without law. 
       4But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel,
        and sought him, he was found of them. 
       5And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to
        him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants
        of the countries. 
       6And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex
        them with all adversity. 
       7Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work
        shall be rewarded. 
       8And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet,
        he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the
        land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken
        from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was
        before the porch of the LORD. 
       9And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them
        out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him
        out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was
        with him. 
      10So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month,
        in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. 
      11And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they
        had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. 
      12And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their
        fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; 
      13That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to
        death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. 
      14And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting,
        and with trumpets, and with cornets. 
      15And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their
        heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of
        them: and the LORD gave them rest round about. 
      16And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed
        her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and
        Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook
        Kidron. 
      17But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless
        the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. 
      18And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had
        dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and
        vessels.       19And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the
        reign of Asa. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 16
       1In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of
        Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he
        might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 
       2Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the
        house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Benhadad king
        of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 
       3There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father
        and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break
        thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 
       4And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his
        armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan,
        and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali. 
       5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building
        of Ramah, and let his work cease. 
       6Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of
        Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he
        built therewith Geba and Mizpah. 
       7And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said
        unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not
        relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of
        Syria escaped out of thine hand. 
       8Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many
        chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he
        delivered them into thine hand. 
       9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth,
        to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect
        toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from
        henceforth thou shalt have wars. 
      10Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for
        he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed
        some of the people the same time. 
      11And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in
        the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 
      12And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his
        feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he
        sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians. 
      13And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year
        of his reign. 
      14And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for
        himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was
        filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the
        apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 17
       1And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened
        himself against Israel. 
       2And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set
        garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which
        Asa his father had taken. 
       3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first
        ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;        4But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his
        commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. 
       5Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah
        brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in
        abundance. 
       6And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took
        away the high places and groves out of Judah. 
       7Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to
        Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to
        Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. 
       8And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and
        Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah,
        and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and
        Jehoram, priests. 
       9And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD
        with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and
        taught the people. 
      10And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that
        were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

      11Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and
        tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand
        and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he
        goats. 
      12And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah
        castles, and cities of store. 
      13And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war,
        mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem. 
      14And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their
        fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and
        with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. 
      15And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred
        and fourscore thousand. 
      16And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered
        himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men
        of valour. 
      17And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed
        men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. 
      18And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore
        thousand ready prepared for the war. 
      19These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the
        fenced cities throughout all Judah. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 18
       1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined
        affinity with Ahab. 
       2And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab
        killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that
        he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.

       3And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt
        thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou
        art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the
        war.        4And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee,
        at the word of the LORD to day. 
       5Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four
        hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to
        battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will
        deliver it into the king's hand. 
       6But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD
        besides, that we might inquire of him? 
       7And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man,
        by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never
        prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son
        of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 
       8And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said,
        Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 
       9And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of
        them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void
        place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets
        prophesied before them. 
      10And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and
        said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until
        they be consumed. 
      11And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead,
        and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

      12And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying,
        Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one
        assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs,
        and speak thou good. 
      13And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that
        will I speak. 
      14And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah,
        shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he
        said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your
        hand. 
      15And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that
        thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD? 
      16Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as
        sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master;
        let them return therefore every man to his house in peace. 
      17And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that
        he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil? 
      18Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD
        sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his
        right hand and on his left. 
      19And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may
        go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this
        manner, and another saying after that manner. 
      20Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I
        will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? 
      21And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all
        his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou
        shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so. 
      22Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth
        of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.       23Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon
        the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to
        speak unto thee? 
      24And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt
        go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 
      25Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to
        Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; 
      26And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed
        him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I
        return in peace. 
      27And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not
        the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people. 
      28So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to
        Ramothgilead. 
      29And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself,
        and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of
        Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 
      30Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that
        were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only
        with the king of Israel. 
      31And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw
        Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they
        compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD
        helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. 
      32For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots
        perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again
        from pursuing him. 
      33And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of
        Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his
        chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the
        host; for I am wounded. 
      34And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed
        himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and
        about the time of the sun going down he died. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 19
       1And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to
        Jerusalem. 
       2And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to
        king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that
        hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD. 
       3Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast
        taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart
        to seek God. 
       4And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the
        people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto
        the LORD God of their fathers. 
       5And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of
        Judah, city by city, 
       6And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for
        man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. 
       7Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do
        it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of
        persons, nor taking of gifts.        8Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the
        priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment
        of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. 
       9And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the
        LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 
      10And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell
        in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and
        commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that
        they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and
        upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. 
      11And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of
        the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of
        Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers
        before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 20
       1It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the
        children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came
        against Jehoshaphat to battle. 
       2Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a
        great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria;
        and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi. 
       3And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and
        proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 
       4And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even
        out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD. 
       5And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in
        the house of the LORD, before the new court, 
       6And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and
        rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine
        hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand
        thee? 
       7Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this
        land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham
        thy friend for ever? 
       8And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for
        thy name, saying, 
       9If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence,
        or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy
        name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then
        thou wilt hear and help. 
      10And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom
        thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land
        of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not; 
      11Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy
        possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. 
      12O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against
        this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to
        do: but our eyes are upon thee. 
      13And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their
        wives, and their children. 
      14Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son
        of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came
        the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;       15And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem,
        and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not
        afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle
        is not yours, but God's. 
      16To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff
        of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the
        wilderness of Jeruel. 
      17Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye
        still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and
        Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them:
        for the LORD will be with you. 
      18And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all
        Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD,
        worshipping the LORD. 
      19And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the
        children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel
        with a loud voice on high. 
      20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the
        wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and
        said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in
        the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets,
        so shall ye prosper. 
      21And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto
        the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went
        out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy
        endureth for ever. 
      22And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments
        against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come
        against Judah; and they were smitten. 
      23For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants
        of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had
        made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy
        another. 
      24And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they
        looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen
        to the earth, and none escaped. 
      25And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of
        them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead
        bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves,
        more than they could carry away: and they were three days in
        gathering of the spoil, it was so much. 
      26And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of
        Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the
        same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day. 
      27Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat
        in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the
        LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 
      28And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets
        unto the house of the LORD. 
      29And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when
        they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel. 
      30So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest
        round about. 
      31And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old        when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in
        Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 
      32And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it,
        doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD. 
      33Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people
        had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. 
      34Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they
        are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned
        in the book of the kings of Israel. 
      35And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with
        Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly: 
      36And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and
        they made the ships in Eziongaber. 
      37Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against
        Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah,
        the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they
        were not able to go to Tarshish. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 21
       1Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his
        fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his
        stead. 
       2And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and
        Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were
        the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 
       3And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of
        precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he
        to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn. 
       4Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he
        strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and
        divers also of the princes of Israel. 
       5Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he
        reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 
       6And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the
        house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he
        wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD. 
       7Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the
        covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a
        light to him and to his sons for ever. 
       8In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah,
        and made themselves a king. 
       9Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with
        him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed
        him in, and the captains of the chariots. 
      10So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day.
        The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he
        had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers. 
      11Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused
        the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled
        Judah thereto. 
      12And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus
        saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked
        in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of
        Judah,       13But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made
        Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the
        whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of
        thy father's house, which were better than thyself: 
      14Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy
        children, and thy wives, and all thy goods: 
      15And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until
        thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day. 
      16Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the
        Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians: 
      17And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all
        the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also,
        and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz,
        the youngest of his sons. 
      18And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable
        disease. 
      19And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two
        years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of
        sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the
        burning of his fathers. 
      20Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he
        reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired.
        Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the
        sepulchres of the kings. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 22
       1And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king
        in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the
        camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of
        Judah reigned. 
       2Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he
        reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah
        the daughter of Omri. 
       3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was
        his counsellor to do wickedly. 
       4Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of
        Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to
        his destruction. 
       5He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of
        Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at
        Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote Joram. 
       6And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which
        were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.
        And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram
        the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. 
       7And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for
        when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of
        Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. 
       8And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the
        house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the
        brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. 
       9And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in
        Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they
        buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who
        sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no        power to keep still the kingdom. 
      10But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead,
        she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. 
      11But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of
        Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain,
        and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the
        daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she
        was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew
        him not. 
      12And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah
        reigned over the land. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 23
       1And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the
        captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son
        of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of
        Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. 
       2And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the
        cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they
        came to Jerusalem. 
       3And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house
        of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as
        the LORD hath said of the sons of David. 
       4This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on
        the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of
        the doors; 
       5And a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at
        the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts
        of the house of the LORD. 
       6But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and
        they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are
        holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD. 
       7And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with
        his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he
        shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and
        when he goeth out. 
       8So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that
        Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that
        were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the
        sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses. 
       9Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds
        spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which
        were in the house of God. 
      10And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand,
        from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple,
        along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about. 
      11Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and
        gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons
        anointed him, and said, God save the king. 
      12Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising
        the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD: 
      13And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the
        entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all
        the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the
        singers with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise.        Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason. 
      14Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that
        were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the
        ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For
        the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD. 
      15So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of
        the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there. 
      16And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people,
        and between the king, that they should be the LORD'S people. 
      17Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and
        brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest
        of Baal before the altars. 
      18Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the
        hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the
        house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is
        written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it
        was ordained by David. 
      19And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that
        none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. 
      20And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the
        governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought
        down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the
        high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of
        the kingdom. 
      21And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet,
        after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 24
       1Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
        forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of
        Beersheba. 
       2And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the
        days of Jehoiada the priest. 
       3And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.

       4And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the
        house of the LORD. 
       5And 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
        hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not. 
       6And 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
        Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for
        the tabernacle of witness? 
       7For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house
        of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD
        did they bestow upon Baalim. 
       8And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without
        at the gate of the house of the LORD. 
       9And they made 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.       10And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and
        cast into the chest, until they had made an end. 
      11Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the
        king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that
        there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's 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. 
      12And 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. 
      13So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they
        set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. 
      14And 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 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. 
      15But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred
        and thirty years old was he when he died. 
      16And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he
        had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house. 
      17Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made
        obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. 
      18And 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. 
      19Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and
        they testified against them: but they would not give ear. 
      20And the Spirit of God 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. 
      21And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the
        commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. 
      22Thus Joash the king remembered 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. 
      23And it came to pass 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 Damascus. 
      24For 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 judgment
        against Joash. 
      25And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great
        diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood 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. 
      26And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of        Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a
        Moabitess. 
      27Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon
        him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written
        in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in
        his stead. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 25
       1Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he
        reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
        Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 
       2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not
        with a perfect heart. 
       3Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he
        slew his servants that had killed the king his father. 
       4But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law
        in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, 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. 
       5Moreover 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 numbered
        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. 
       6He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel
        for an hundred talents of silver. 
       7But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army
        of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with
        all the children of Ephraim. 
       8But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make
        thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast
        down. 
       9And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the
        hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man
        of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this. 
      10Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him
        out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly
        kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. 
      11And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went
        to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten
        thousand. 
      12And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry
        away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast
        them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in
        pieces. 
      13But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they
        should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from
        Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and
        took much spoil. 
      14Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter
        of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir,
        and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them,
        and burned incense unto them. 
      15Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he        sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought
        after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own
        people out of thine hand? 
      16And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto
        him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou
        be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath
        determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not
        hearkened unto my counsel. 
      17Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of
        Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see
        one another in the face. 
      18And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The
        thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon,
        saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a
        wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 
      19Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart
        lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou
        meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah
        with thee? 
      20But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver
        them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the
        gods of Edom. 
      21So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the
        face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which
        belongeth to Judah. 
      22And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man
        to his tent. 
      23And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of
        Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to
        Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of
        Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 
      24And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that
        were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of
        the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. 
      25And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of
        Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 
      26Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they
        not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel? 
      27Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD
        they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to
        Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there. 
      28And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in
        the city of Judah. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 26
       1Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old,
        and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. 
       2He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept
        with his fathers. 
       3Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned
        fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah
        of Jerusalem. 
       4And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according
        to all that his father Amaziah did.        5And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in
        the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him
        to prosper. 
       6And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down
        the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and
        built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 
       7And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians
        that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims. 
       8And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad
        even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself
        exceedingly. 
       9Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at
        the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. 
      10Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had
        much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen
        also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved
        husbandry. 
      11Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by
        bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel
        the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of
        the king's captains. 
      12The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of
        valour were two thousand and six hundred. 
      13And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven
        thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help
        the king against the enemy. 
      14And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and
        spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast
        stones. 
      15And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on
        the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones
        withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously
        helped, till he was strong. 
      16But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction:
        for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the
        temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 
      17And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore
        priests of the LORD, that were valiant men: 
      18And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It
        appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD,
        but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn
        incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither
        shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God. 
      19Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense:
        and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in
        his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside
        the incense altar. 
      20And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him,
        and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out
        from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had
        smitten him. 
      21And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt
        in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house
        of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging        the people of the land. 
      22Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the
        prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 
      23So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his
        fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for
        they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 27
       1Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he
        reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was
        Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 
       2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according
        to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the
        temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly. 
       3He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of
        Ophel he built much. 
       4Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the
        forests he built castles and towers. 
       5He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against
        them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred
        talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten
        thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him,
        both the second year, and the third. 
       6So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD
        his God. 
       7Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways,
        lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 
       8He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned
        sixteen years in Jerusalem. 
       9And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of
        David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 28
       1Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
        sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in
        the sight of the LORD, like David his father: 
       2For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also
        molten images for Baalim. 
       3Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and
        burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen
        whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. 
       4He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the
        hills, and under every green tree. 
       5Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of
        Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them
        captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered
        into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great
        slaughter. 
       6For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty
        thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had
        forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. 
       7And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son,
        and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to
        the king. 
       8And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two        hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much
        spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. 
       9But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went
        out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold,
        because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath
        delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that
        reacheth up unto heaven. 
      10And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem
        for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even
        with you, sins against the LORD your God? 
      11Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have
        taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is
        upon you. 
      12Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son
        of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son
        of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that
        came from the war, 
      13And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for
        whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add
        more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and
        there is fierce wrath against Israel. 
      14So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes
        and all the congregation. 
      15And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the
        captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them,
        and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink,
        and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and
        brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren:
        then they returned to Samaria. 
      16At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help
        him. 
      17For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away
        captives. 
      18The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and
        of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and
        Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the
        villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt
        there. 
      19For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he
        made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD. 
      20And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed
        him, but strengthened him not. 
      21For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of
        the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king
        of Assyria: but he helped him not. 
      22And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the
        LORD: this is that king Ahaz. 
      23For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he
        said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore
        will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the
        ruin of him, and of all Israel. 
      24And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut
        in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of
        the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of        Jerusalem. 
      25And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn
        incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his
        fathers. 
      26Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold,
        they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 
      27And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city,
        even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of
        the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 29
       1Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he
        reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
        Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 
       2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according
        to all that David his father had done. 
       3He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the
        doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them. 
       4And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them
        together into the east street, 
       5And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and
        sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth
        the filthiness out of the holy place. 
       6For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the
        eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away
        their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs. 
       7Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps,
        and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy
        place unto the God of Israel. 
       8Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he
        hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as
        ye see with your eyes. 
       9For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our
        daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. 
      10Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of
        Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. 
      11My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand
        before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and
        burn incense. 
      12Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of
        Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari,
        Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the
        Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah: 
      13And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of
        Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah: 
      14And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of
        Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. 
      15And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and
        came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the
        LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. 
      16And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to
        cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in
        the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And
        the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.       17Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and
        on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so
        they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the
        sixteenth day of the first month they made an end. 
      18Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed
        all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all
        the vessels thereof, and the showbread table, with all the vessels
        thereof. 
      19Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away
        in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold,
        they are before the altar of the LORD. 
      20Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the
        city, and went up to the house of the LORD. 
      21And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and
        seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the
        sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of
        Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD. 
      22So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and
        sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams,
        they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs,
        and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar. 
      23And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the
        king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them: 
      24And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their
        blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the
        king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be
        made for all Israel. 
      25And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with
        psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David,
        and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the
        commandment of the LORD by his prophets. 
      26And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests
        with the trumpets. 
      27And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar.
        And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also
        with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of
        Israel. 
      28And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the
        trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering
        was finished. 
      29And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were
        present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped. 
      30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to
        sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the
        seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads
        and worshipped. 
      31Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves
        unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings
        into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in
        sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart
        burnt offerings. 
      32And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation
        brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two
        hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.       33And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand
        sheep. 
      34But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the
        burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them,
        till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified
        themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify
        themselves than the priests. 
      35And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the
        peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So
        the service of the house of the LORD was set in order. 
      36And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the
        people: for the thing was done suddenly. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 30
       1And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to
        Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD
        at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel. 
       2For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the
        congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month. 
       3For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not
        sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered
        themselves together to Jerusalem. 
       4And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. 
       5So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all
        Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the
        passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not
        done it of a long time in such sort as it was written. 
       6So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes
        throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of
        the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God
        of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of
        you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. 
       7And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which
        trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave
        them up to desolation, as ye see. 
       8Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves
        unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified
        for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his
        wrath may turn away from you. 
       9For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children
        shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that
        they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is
        gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if
        ye return unto him. 
      10So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim
        and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and
        mocked them. 
      11Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled
        themselves, and came to Jerusalem. 
      12Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the
        commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD. 
      13And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of
        unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation. 
      14And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and
        all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the        brook Kidron. 
      15Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second
        month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified
        themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the
        LORD. 
      16And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the
        law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which
        they received of the hand of the Levites. 
      17For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified:
        therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers
        for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD. 
      18For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh,
        Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat
        the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for
        them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one 
      19That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers,
        though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the
        sanctuary. 
      20And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. 
      21And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the
        feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the
        Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with
        loud instruments unto the LORD. 
      22And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the
        good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast
        seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the
        LORD God of their fathers. 
      23And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and
        they kept other seven days with gladness. 
      24For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand
        bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the
        congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great
        number of priests sanctified themselves. 
      25And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites,
        and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers
        that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah,
        rejoiced. 
      26So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon
        the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem. 
      27Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their
        voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place,
        even unto heaven. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 31
       1Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out
        to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down
        the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all
        Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had
        utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned,
        every man to his possession, into their own cities. 
       2And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites
        after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests
        and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister,
        and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the
        LORD.        3He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt
        offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and
        the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for
        the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD. 
       4Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the
        portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged
        in the law of the LORD. 
       5And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel
        brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and
        honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all
        things brought they in abundantly. 
       6And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the
        cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep,
        and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD
        their God, and laid them by heaps. 
       7In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and
        finished them in the seventh month. 
       8And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they
        blessed the LORD, and his people Israel. 
       9Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning
        the heaps. 
      10And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and
        said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of
        the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the
        LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great
        store. 
      11Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD;
        and they prepared them, 
      12And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things
        faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his
        brother was the next. 
      13And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and
        Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were
        overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the
        commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house
        of God. 
      14And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was
        over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of
        the LORD, and the most holy things. 
      15And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah,
        Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set
        office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as
        to the small: 
      16Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward,
        even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his
        daily portion for their service in their charges according to their
        courses; 
      17Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers,
        and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by
        their courses; 
      18And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their
        sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their
        set office they sanctified themselves in holiness: 
      19Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of        the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were
        expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the
        priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the
        Levites. 
      20And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which
        was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. 
      21And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God,
        and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it
        with all his heart, and prospered. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 32
       1After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king
        of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the
        fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. 
       2And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was
        purposed to fight against Jerusalem, 
       3He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the
        waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did
        help him. 
       4So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the
        fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land,
        saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? 
       5Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was
        broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and
        repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in
        abundance. 
       6And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them
        together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake
        comfortably to them, saying, 
       7Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of
        Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be
        more with us than with him: 
       8With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help
        us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon
        the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 
       9After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to
        Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his
        power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that
        were at Jerusalem, saying, 
      10Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye
        abide in the siege in Jerusalem? 
      11Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by
        famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out
        of the hand of the king of Assyria? 
      12Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars,
        and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before
        one altar, and burn incense upon it? 
      13Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of
        other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways
        able to deliver their lands out of mine hand? 
      14Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers
        utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand,
        that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand? 
      15Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this
        manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom        was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand
        of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine
        hand? 
      16And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his
        servant Hezekiah. 
      17He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak
        against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have
        not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of
        Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand. 
      18Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people
        of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble
        them; that they might take the city. 
      19And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of
        the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man. 
      20And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son
        of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven. 
      21And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of
        valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of
        Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when
        he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his
        own bowels slew him there with the sword. 
      22Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from
        the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all
        other, and guided them on every side. 
      23And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to
        Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all
        nations from thenceforth. 
      24In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the
        LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. 
      25But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto
        him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him,
        and upon Judah and Jerusalem. 
      26Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart,
        both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the
        LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah. 
      27And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made
        himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones,
        and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant
        jewels; 
      28Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and
        stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks. 
      29Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds
        in abundance: for God had given him substance very much. 
      30This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and
        brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And
        Hezekiah prospered in all his works. 
      31Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon,
        who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land,
        God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his
        heart. 
      32Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they
        are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and
        in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 
      33And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the        chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and
        the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And
        Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 33
       1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
        fifty and five years in Jerusalem: 
       2But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the
        abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the
        children of Israel. 
       3For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had
        broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and
        worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 
       4Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had
        said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. 
       5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of
        the house of the LORD. 
       6And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of
        the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and
        used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards:
        he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to
        anger. 
       7And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house
        of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In
        this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the
        tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: 
       8Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the
        land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take
        heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law
        and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses. 
       9So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and
        to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the
        children of Israel. 
      10And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not
        hearken. 
      11Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the
        king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him
        with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 
      12And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and
        humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 
      13And prayed unto him: and he was entreated of him, and heard his
        supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom.
        Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God. 
      14Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west
        side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish
        gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great
        height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. 
      15And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of
        the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the
        house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city. 
      16And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace
        offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD
        God of Israel. 
      17Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet
        unto the LORD their God only. 
      18Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God,
        and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD
        God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of
        Israel. 
      19His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sins,
        and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and
        set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they
        are written among the sayings of the seers. 
      20So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own
        house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead. 
      21Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned
        two years in Jerusalem. 
      22But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did
        Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images
        which Manasseh his father had made, and served them; 
      23And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had
        humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more. 
      24And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own
        house. 
      25But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against
        king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his
        stead. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 34
       1Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in
        Jerusalem one and thirty years. 
       2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked
        in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right
        hand, nor to the left. 
       3For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began
        to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he
        began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the
        groves, and the carved images, and the molten images. 
       4And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the
        images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves,
        and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and
        made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had
        sacrificed unto them. 
       5And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed
        Judah and Jerusalem. 
       6And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon,
        even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about. 
       7And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten
        the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout
        all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. 
       8Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land,
        and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the
        governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to
        repair the house of the LORD his God. 
       9And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the
        money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that
        kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and
        of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they
        returned to Jerusalem.       10And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of
        the house of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought
        in the house of the LORD, to repair and amend the house: 
      11Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone,
        and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of
        Judah had destroyed. 
      12And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were
        Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah
        and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and
        other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of music. 
      13Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all
        that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites
        there were scribes, and officers, and porters. 
      14And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house
        of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD
        given by Moses. 
      15And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the
        book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the
        book to Shaphan. 
      16And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word
        back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do
        it. 
      17And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house
        of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers,
        and to the hand of the workmen. 
      18Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest
        hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. 
      19And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law,
        that he rent his clothes. 
      20And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and
        Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant
        of the king's, saying, 
      21Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel
        and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for
        great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because
        our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that
        is written in this book. 
      22And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the
        prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of
        Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the
        college:) and they spake to her to that effect. 
      23And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the
        man that sent you to me, 
      24Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and
        upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in
        the book which they have read before the king of Judah: 
      25Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other
        gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their
        hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and
        shall not be quenched. 
      26And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, so
        shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning
        the words which thou hast heard; 
      27Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before        God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the
        inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend
        thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith
        the LORD. 
      28Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered
        to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that
        I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same.
        So they brought the king word again. 
      29Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and
        Jerusalem. 
      30And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of
        Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the
        Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their
        ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the
        house of the LORD. 
      31And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD,
        to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his
        testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his
        soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this
        book. 
      32And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to
        stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the
        covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 
      33And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries
        that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were
        present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all
        his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their
        fathers. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 35
       1Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they
        killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. 
       2And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the
        service of the house of the LORD, 
       3And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy
        unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of
        David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your
        shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel, 
       4And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your
        courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and
        according to the writing of Solomon his son. 
       5And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the
        families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the
        division of the families of the Levites. 
       6So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your
        brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the
        hand of Moses. 
       7And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for
        the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of
        thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the
        king's substance. 
       8And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and
        to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house
        of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand
        and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.        9Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and
        Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the
        Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five
        hundred oxen. 
      10So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place,
        and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's
        commandment. 
      11And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood
        from their hands, and the Levites flayed them. 
      12And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according
        to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the
        LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the
        oxen. 
      13And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance:
        but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and
        in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people. 
      14And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests:
        because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of
        burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites
        prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron. 
      15And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to
        the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the
        king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not
        depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared
        for them. 
      16So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the
        passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD,
        according to the commandment of king Josiah. 
      17And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at
        that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days. 
      18And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days
        of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such
        a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all
        Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

      19In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.

      20After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of
        Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah
        went out against him. 
      21But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee,
        thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the
        house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste:
        forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy
        thee not. 
      22Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised
        himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the
        words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley
        of Megiddo. 
      23And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his
        servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded. 
      24His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in
        the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem,
        and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers.        And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. 
      25And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the
        singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and
        made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in
        the lamentations. 
      26Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to
        that which was written in the law of the LORD, 
      27And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book
        of the kings of Israel and Judah. 

       IICHRONICLES       Chapter 36
       1Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made
        him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. 
       2Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and
        he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 
       3And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the
        land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 
       4And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and
        Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz
        his brother, and carried him to Egypt. 
       5Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and
        he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil
        in the sight of the LORD his God. 
       6Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in
        fetters, to carry him to Babylon. 
       7Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD
        to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. 
       8Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he
        did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the
        book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned
        in his stead. 
       9Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
        three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was
        evil in the sight of the LORD. 
      10And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought
        him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and
        made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem. 
      11Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and
        reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 
      12And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and
        humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the
        mouth of the LORD. 
      13And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him
        swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from
        turning unto the LORD God of Israel. 
      14Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed
        very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the
        house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. 
      15And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers,
        rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his
        people, and on his dwelling place: 
      16But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and
        misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his
        people, till there was no remedy.       17Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew
        their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and
        had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that
        stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand. 
      18And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the
        treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king,
        and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon. 
      19And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of
        Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed
        all the goodly vessels thereof. 
      20And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon;
        where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the
        kingdom of Persia: 
      21To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the
        land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she
        kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 
      22Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the
        LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD
        stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a
        proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing,
        saying, 
      23Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath
        the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him
        an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of
        all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up. 

       EZRA               Chapter  1
       1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the
        LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up
        the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation
        throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 
       2Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me
        all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an
        house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 
       3Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and
        let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of
        the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. 
       4And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men
        of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and
        with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that
        is in Jerusalem. 
       5Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the
        priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised,
        to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem. 
       6And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with
        vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with
        precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. 
       7Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the
        LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and
        had put them in the house of his gods; 
       8Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of
        Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the
        prince of Judah. 
       9And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand
        chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,       10Thirty basins of gold, silver basins of a second sort four hundred
        and ten, and other vessels a thousand. 
      11All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four
        hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the
        captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. 

       EZRA               Chapter  2
       1Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the
        captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar
        the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again
        unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; 
       2Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,
        Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the
        men of the people of Israel: 
       3The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 
       4The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 
       5The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five. 
       6The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two
        thousand eight hundred and twelve. 
       7The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 
       8The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. 
       9The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 
      10The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two. 
      11The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. 
      12The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. 
      13The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. 
      14The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. 
      15The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. 
      16The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 
      17The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. 
      18The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve. 
      19The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three. 
      20The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. 
      21The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three. 
      22The men of Netophah, fifty and six. 
      23The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 
      24The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. 
      25The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred
        and forty and three. 
      26The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 
      27The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. 
      28The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. 
      29The children of Nebo, fifty and two. 
      30The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six. 
      31The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and
        four. 
      32The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 
      33The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. 
      34The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 
      35The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty. 
      36The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine        hundred seventy and three. 
      37The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 
      38The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 
      39The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 
      40The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of
        Hodaviah, seventy and four. 
      41The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight. 
      42The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of
        Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of
        Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine. 
      43The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the
        children of Tabbaoth, 
      44The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon, 
      45The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of
        Akkub, 
      46The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of
        Hanan, 
      47The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of
        Reaiah, 
      48The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of
        Gazzam, 
      49The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, 
      50The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of
        Nephusim, 
      51The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of
        Harhur, 
      52The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of
        Harsha, 
      53The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of
        Thamah, 
      54The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. 
      55The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the
        children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda, 
      56The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of
        Giddel, 
      57The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of
        Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami. 
      58All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three
        hundred ninety and two. 
      59And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub,
        Addan, and Immer: but they could not show their father's house, and
        their seed, whether they were of Israel: 
      60The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of
        Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. 
      61And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the
        children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the
        daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their
        name: 
      62These sought their register among those that were reckoned by
        genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted,
        put from the priesthood. 
      63And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the        most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with
        Thummim. 
      64The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three
        hundred and threescore, 
      65Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven
        thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them
        two hundred singing men and singing women. 
      66Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two
        hundred forty and five; 
      67Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand
        seven hundred and twenty. 
      68And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of
        the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God
        to set it up in his place: 
      69They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work
        threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of
        silver, and one hundred priests' garments. 
      70So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the
        singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities,
        and all Israel in their cities. 

       EZRA               Chapter  3
       1And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were
        in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to
        Jerusalem. 
       2Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the
        priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and
        builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings
        thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God. 
       3And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because
        of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings
        thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening. 
       4They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and
        offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom,
        as the duty of every day required; 
       5And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new
        moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated,
        and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the
        LORD. 
       6From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt
        offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD
        was not yet laid. 
       7They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and
        meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to
        bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the
        grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. 
       8Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at
        Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of
        Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their
        brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out
        of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from
        twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of
        the LORD. 
       9Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his
        sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the        house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren
        the Levites. 
      10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD,
        they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites
        the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the
        ordinance of David king of Israel. 
      11And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto
        the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward
        Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they
        praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was
        laid. 
      12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who
        were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation
        of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and
        many shouted aloud for joy: 
      13So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy
        from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted
        with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. 

       EZRA               Chapter  4
       1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the
        children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of
        Israel; 
       2Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and
        said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye
        do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of
        Assur, which brought us up hither. 
       3But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers
        of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an
        house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the
        LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded
        us. 
       4Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of
        Judah, and troubled them in building, 
       5And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all
        the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king
        of Persia. 
       6And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote
        they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and
        Jerusalem. 
       7And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and
        the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the
        writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and
        interpreted in the Syrian tongue. 
       8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against
        Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: 
       9Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the
        rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the
        Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the
        Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites, 
      10And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought
        over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this
        side the river, and at such a time. 
      11This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto
        Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and        at such a time. 
      12Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to
        us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city,
        and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. 
      13Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the
        walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom,
        and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings. 
      14Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was
        not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent
        and certified the king; 
      15That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so
        shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city
        is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that
        they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause
        was this city destroyed. 
      16We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the
        walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on
        this side the river. 
      17Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to
        Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell
        in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a
        time. 
      18The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. 
      19And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this
        city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that
        rebellion and sedition have been made therein. 
      20There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled
        over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom,
        was paid unto them. 
      21Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this
        city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from
        me. 
      22Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to
        the hurt of the kings? 
      23Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum,
        and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste
        to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and
        power. 
      24Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it
        ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. 

       EZRA               Chapter  5
       1Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo,
        prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name
        of the God of Israel, even unto them. 
       2Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of
        Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem:
        and with them were the prophets of God helping them. 
       3At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the
        river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto
        them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this
        wall? 
       4Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the
        men that make this building?        5But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they
        could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and
        then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter. 
       6The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river,
        and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were
        on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: 
       7They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius
        the king, all peace. 
       8Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea,
        to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones,
        and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and
        prospereth in their hands. 
       9Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded
        you to build this house, and to make up these walls? 
      10We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the
        names of the men that were the chief of them. 
      11And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the
        God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these
        many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up. 
      12But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath,
        he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the
        Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into
        Babylon. 
      13But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king
        Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. 
      14And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which
        Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and
        brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king
        take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one,
        whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; 
      15And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple
        that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his
        place. 
      16Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house
        of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath
        it been in building, and yet it is not finished. 
      17Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made
        in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it
        be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house
        of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us
        concerning this matter. 

       EZRA               Chapter  6
       1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house
        of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. 
       2And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the
        province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

       3In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a
        decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be
        builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the
        foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore
        cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits; 
       4With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the
        expenses be given out of the king's house:        5And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which
        Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem,
        and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the
        temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them
        in the house of God. 
       6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and
        your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye
        far from thence: 
       7Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews
        and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place. 
       8Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews
        for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even
        of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto
        these men, that they be not hindered. 
       9And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and
        lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt,
        wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are
        at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail: 
      10That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of
        heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. 
      11Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let
        timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be
        hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. 
      12And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all
        kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to
        destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a
        decree; let it be done with speed. 
      13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and
        their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent,
        so they did speedily. 
      14And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the
        prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And
        they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the
        God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius,
        and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 
      15And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which
        was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. 
      16And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the
        rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this
        house of God with joy, 
      17And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred
        bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin
        offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of
        the tribes of Israel. 
      18And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their
        courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is
        written in the book of Moses. 
      19And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the
        fourteenth day of the first month. 
      20For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them
        were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the
        captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 
      21And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity,
        and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the        filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of
        Israel, did eat, 
      22And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the
        LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of
        Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house
        of God, the God of Israel. 

       EZRA               Chapter  7
       1Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia,
        Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 
       2The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 
       3The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, 
       4The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, 
       5The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son
        of Aaron the chief priest: 
       6This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law
        of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king
        granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his
        God upon him. 
       7And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests,
        and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims,
        unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. 
       8And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh
        year of the king. 
       9For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from
        Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to
        Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. 
      10For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to
        do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. 
      11Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto
        Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the
        commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel. 
      12Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law
        of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. 
      13I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his
        priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own
        freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee. 
      14Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors,
        to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of
        thy God which is in thine hand; 
      15And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors
        have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in
        Jerusalem, 
      16And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province
        of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the
        priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in
        Jerusalem: 
      17That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs,
        with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them
        upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. 
      18And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do
        with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of
        your God. 
      19The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of        thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem. 
      20And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which
        thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's
        treasure house. 
      21And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the
        treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the
        priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of
        you, it be done speedily, 
      22Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of
        wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of
        oil, and salt without prescribing how much. 
      23Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently
        done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be
        wrath against the realm of the king and his sons? 
      24Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites,
        singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it
        shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. 
      25And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand,
        set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are
        beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye
        them that know them not. 
      26And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the
        king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto
        death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to
        imprisonment. 
      27Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing
        as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which
        is in Jerusalem: 
      28And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors,
        and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as
        the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out
        of Israel chief men to go up with me. 

       EZRA               Chapter  8
       1These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy
        of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes
        the king. 
       2Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of
        the sons of David; Hattush. 
       3Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and
        with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and
        fifty. 
       4Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with
        him two hundred males. 
       5Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three
        hundred males. 
       6Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him
        fifty males. 
       7And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him
        seventy males. 
       8And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with
        him fourscore males. 
       9Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two
        hundred and eighteen males.       10And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an
        hundred and threescore males. 
      11And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him
        twenty and eight males. 
      12And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him
        an hundred and ten males. 
      13And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet,
        Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males. 
      14Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy
        males. 
      15And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and
        there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the
        priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. 
      16Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan,
        and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah,
        and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men
        of understanding. 
      17And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place
        Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his
        brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring
        unto us ministers for the house of our God. 
      18And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of
        understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of
        Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen; 
      19And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his
        brethren and their sons, twenty; 
      20Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for
        the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of
        them were expressed by name. 
      21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might
        afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us,
        and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 
      22For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and
        horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had
        spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them
        for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all
        them that forsake him. 
      23So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of
        us. 
      24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah,
        Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, 
      25And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even
        the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his
        counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had
        offered: 
      26I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of
        silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred
        talents; 
      27Also twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of
        fine copper, precious as gold. 
      28And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy
        also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the
        LORD God of your fathers. 
      29Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the        priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at
        Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD. 
      30So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the
        gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of
        our God. 
      31Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the
        first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon
        us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as
        lay in wait by the way. 
      32And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. 
      33Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels
        weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of
        Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and
        with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of
        Binnui, Levites; 
      34By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written
        at that time. 
      35Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were
        come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of
        Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy
        and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a
        burnt offering unto the LORD. 
      36And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's
        lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they
        furthered the people, and the house of God. 

       EZRA               Chapter  9
       1Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The
        people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not
        separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to
        their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the
        Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the
        Egyptians, and the Amorites. 
       2For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their
        sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people
        of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been
        chief in this trespass. 
       3And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and
        plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down
        astonied. 
       4Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of
        the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had
        been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. 
       5And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having
        rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out
        my hands unto the LORD my God, 
       6And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to
        thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our
        trespass is grown up unto the heavens. 
       7Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto
        this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests,
        been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword,
        to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this
        day. 
       8And now for a little space grace hath been showed from the LORD our        God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his
        holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little
        reviving in our bondage. 
       9For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage,
        but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia,
        to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair
        the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in
        Jerusalem. 
      10And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have
        forsaken thy commandments, 
      11Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The
        land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the
        filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which
        have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. 
      12Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take
        their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth
        for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and
        leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. 
      13And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our
        great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than
        our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; 
      14Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the
        people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till
        thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor
        escaping? 
      15O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped,
        as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for
        we cannot stand before thee because of this. 

       EZRA               Chapter 10
       1Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and
        casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto
        him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and
        children: for the people wept very sore. 
       2And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered
        and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have
        taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope
        in Israel concerning this thing. 
       3Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the
        wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my
        lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and
        let it be done according to the law. 
       4Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with
        thee: be of good courage, and do it. 
       5Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all
        Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they
        sware. 
       6Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the
        chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he
        did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the
        transgression of them that had been carried away. 
       7And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all
        the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves
        together unto Jerusalem; 
       8And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the        counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be
        forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that
        had been carried away. 
       9Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together
        unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the
        twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of
        the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great
        rain. 
      10And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have
        transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass
        of Israel. 
      11Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and
        do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land,
        and from the strange wives. 
      12Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As
        thou hast said, so must we do. 
      13But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are
        not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two:
        for we are many that have transgressed in this thing. 
      14Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them
        which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times,
        and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until
        the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us. 
      15Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were
        employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite
        helped them. 
      16And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with
        certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and
        all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first
        day of the tenth month to examine the matter. 
      17And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by
        the first day of the first month. 
      18And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken
        strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and
        his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. 
      19And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and
        being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass. 
      20And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. 
      21And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and
        Jehiel, and Uzziah. 
      22And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel,
        Jozabad, and Elasah. 
      23Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is
        Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. 
      24Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and
        Telem, and Uri. 
      25Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and
        Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. 
      26And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi,
        and Jeremoth, and Eliah. 
      27And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and
        Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. 
      28Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.       29And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and
        Sheal, and Ramoth. 
      30And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah,
        Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. 
      31And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah,
        Shimeon, 
      32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. 
      33Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet,
        Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. 
      34Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel, 
      35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, 
      36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 
      37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, 
      38And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei, 
      39And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, 
      40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 
      41Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, 
      42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. 
      43Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and
        Joel, Benaiah. 
      44All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom
        they had children. 

       NEHEMIAH           Chapter  1
       1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in
        the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the
        palace, 
       2That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah;
        and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were
        left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 
       3And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity
        there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall
        of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned
        with fire. 
       4And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and
        wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God
        of heaven, 
       5And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and
        terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him
        and observe his commandments: 
       6Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest
        hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and
        night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins
        of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I
        and my father's house have sinned. 
       7We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the
        commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou
        commandedst thy servant Moses. 
       8Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant
        Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the
        nations: 
       9But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though
        there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet        will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place
        that I have chosen to set my name there. 
      10Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by
        thy great power, and by thy strong hand. 
      11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer
        of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear
        thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant
        him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. 

       NEHEMIAH           Chapter  2
       1And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of
        Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the
        wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in
        his presence. 
       2Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing
        thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I
        was very sore afraid, 
       3And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my
        countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers'
        sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with
        fire? 
       4Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I
        prayed to the God of heaven. 
       5And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant
        have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto
        Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it. 
       6And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how
        long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased
        the king to send me; and I set him a time. 
       7Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be
        given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me
        over till I come into Judah; 
       8And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may
        give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which
        appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the
        house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to
        the good hand of my God upon me. 
       9Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the
        king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and
        horsemen with me. 
      10When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite,
        heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to
        seek the welfare of the children of Israel. 
      11So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. 
      12And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I
        any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither
        was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. 
      13And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the
        dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem,
        which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with
        fire. 
      14Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool:
        but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. 
      15Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and
        turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned. 
      16And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I
        as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles,
        nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work. 
      17Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how
        Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire:
        come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a
        reproach. 
      18Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as
        also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let
        us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good
        work. 
      19But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the
        Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn,
        and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye
        rebel against the king? 
      20Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will
        prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye
        have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. 

       NEHEMIAH           Chapter  3
       1Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests,
        and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the
        doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the
        tower of Hananeel. 
       2And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them
        builded Zaccur the son of Imri. 
       3But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the
        beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and
        the bars thereof. 
       4And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of
        Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the
        son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of
        Baana. 
       5And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not
        their necks to the work of their Lord. 
       6Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and
        Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set
        up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 
       7And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the
        Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the
        governor on this side the river. 
       8Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths.
        Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the
        apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall. 
       9And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the
        half part of Jerusalem. 
      10And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over
        against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of
        Hashabniah. 
      11Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab,
        repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces. 
      12And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of
        the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. 
      13The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they        built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the
        bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate. 
      14But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of
        part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the
        locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 
      15But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh,
        the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up
        the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the
        wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs
        that go down from the city of David. 
      16After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half
        part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David,
        and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty. 
      17After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him
        repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his
        part. 
      18After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the
        ruler of the half part of Keilah. 
      19And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah,
        another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning
        of the wall. 
      20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other
        piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of
        Eliashib the high priest. 
      21After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another
        piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the
        house of Eliashib. 
      22And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. 
      23After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house.
        After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by
        his house. 
      24After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the
        house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner. 
      25Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the
        tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the
        court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh. 
      26Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against
        the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. 
      27After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the
        great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel. 
      28From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over
        against his house. 
      29After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house.
        After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of
        the east gate. 
      30After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth
        son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of
        Berechiah over against his chamber. 
      31After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the
        Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and
        to the going up of the corner. 
      32And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired
        the goldsmiths and the merchants. 
       NEHEMIAH           Chapter  4
       1But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the
        wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. 
       2And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said,
        What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they
        sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the
        stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? 
       3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they
        build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. 
       4Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon
        their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: 
       5And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out
        from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the
        builders. 
       6So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the
        half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. 
       7But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the
        Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls
        of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped,
        then they were very wroth, 
       8And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against
        Jerusalem, and to hinder it. 
       9Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against
        them day and night, because of them. 
      10And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed,
        and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

      11And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we
        come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to
        cease. 
      12And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came,
        they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return
        unto us they will be upon you. 
      13Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the
        higher places, I even set the people after their families with their
        swords, their spears, and their bows. 
      14And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the
        rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them:
        remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your
        brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

      15And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto
        us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all
        of us to the wall, every one unto his work. 
      16And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my
        servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both
        the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the
        rulers were behind all the house of Judah. 
      17They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with
        those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the
        work, and with the other hand held a weapon. 
      18For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so
        builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.       19And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the
        people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the
        wall, one far from another. 
      20In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye
        thither unto us: our God shall fight for us. 
      21So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the
        rising of the morning till the stars appeared. 
      22Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with
        his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a
        guard to us, and labour on the day. 
      23So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the
        guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that
        every one put them off for washing. 

       NEHEMIAH           Chapter  5
       1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against
        their brethren the Jews. 
       2For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many:
        therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. 
       3Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands,
        vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

       4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's
        tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. 
       5Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as
        their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our
        daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto
        bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other
        men have our lands and vineyards. 
       6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. 
       7Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the
        rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother.
        And I set a great assembly against them. 
       8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren
        the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell
        your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their
        peace, and found nothing to answer. 
       9Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the
        fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? 
      10I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them
        money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury. 
      11Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their
        vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth
        part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye
        exact of them. 
      12Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of
        them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and
        took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. 
      13Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his
        house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even
        thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said,
        Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this
        promise. 
      14Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in        the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and
        thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and
        my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. 
      15But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto
        the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty
        shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the
        people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God. 
      16Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any
        land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work. 
      17Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and
        rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that
        are about us. 
      18Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice
        sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of
        all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the
        governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. 
      19Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done
        for this people. 

       NEHEMIAH           Chapter  6
       1Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the
        Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the
        wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time
        I had not set up the doors upon the gates;) 
       2That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet
        together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they
        thought to do me mischief. 
       3And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so
        that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave
        it, and come down to you? 
       4Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them
        after the same manner. 
       5Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time
        with an open letter in his hand; 
       6Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu
        saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou
        buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these
        words. 
       7And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem,
        saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the
        king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take
        counsel together. 
       8Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou
        sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. 
       9For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened
        from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen
        my hands. 
      10Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the
        son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together
        in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of
        the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will
        they come to slay thee. 
      11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that,
        being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not
        go in.       12And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he
        pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had
        hired him. 
      13Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin,
        and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might
        reproach me. 
      14My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their
        works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets,
        that would have put me in fear. 
      15So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month
        Elul, in fifty and two days. 
      16And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all
        the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast
        down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought
        of our God. 
      17Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto
        Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. 
      18For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son
        in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken
        the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah. 
      19Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to
        him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. 

       NEHEMIAH           Chapter  7
       1Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the
        doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were
        appointed, 
       2That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace,
        charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God
        above many. 
       3And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until
        the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and
        bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every
        one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house. 
       4Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein,
        and the houses were not builded. 
       5And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the
        rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And
        I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the
        first, and found written therein, 
       6These are the children of the province, that went up out of the
        captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar
        the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and
        to Judah, every one unto his city; 
       7Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah,
        Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The
        number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this; 
       8The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 
       9The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 
      10The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two. 
      11The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two
        thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. 
      12The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 
      13The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.       14The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 
      15The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight. 
      16The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight. 
      17The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two. 
      18The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven. 
      19The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven. 
      20The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five. 
      21The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 
      22The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight. 
      23The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four. 
      24The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve. 
      25The children of Gibeon, ninety and five. 
      26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight. 
      27The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 
      28The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two. 
      29The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty
        and three. 
      30The men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 
      31The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two. 
      32The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three. 
      33The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. 
      34The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and
        four. 
      35The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 
      36The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 
      37The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. 
      38The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. 
      39The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine
        hundred seventy and three. 
      40The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 
      41The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 
      42The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 
      43The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children
        of Hodevah, seventy and four. 
      44The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight. 
      45The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the
        children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita,
        the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight. 
      46The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the
        children of Tabbaoth, 
      47The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, 
      48The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of
        Shalmai, 
      49The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

      50The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of
        Nekoda, 
      51The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of
        Phaseah, 
      52The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of
        Nephishesim, 
      53The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of
        Harhur, 
      54The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of
        Harsha, 
      55The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of
        Tamah, 
      56The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. 
      57The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the
        children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, 
      58The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of
        Giddel, 
      59The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of
        Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon. 
      60All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three
        hundred ninety and two. 
      61And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha,
        Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not show their father's
        house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel. 
      62The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of
        Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. 
      63And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the
        children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai
        the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. 
      64These sought their register among those that were reckoned by
        genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted,
        put from the priesthood. 
      65And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the
        most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

      66The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three
        hundred and threescore, 
      67Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were
        seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two
        hundred forty and five singing men and singing women. 
      68Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred
        forty and five: 
      69Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven
        hundred and twenty asses. 
      70And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The
        Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty
        basins, five hundred and thirty priests' garments. 
      71And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work
        twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound
        of silver. 
      72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams
        of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven
        priests' garments. 
      73So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers,
        and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in
        their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel
        were in their cities. 

       NEHEMIAH           Chapter  8
       1And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the        street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the
        scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had
        commanded to Israel. 
       2And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of
        men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the
        first day of the seventh month. 
       3And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate
        from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and
        those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were
        attentive unto the book of the law. 
       4And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made
        for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and
        Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and
        on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and
        Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 
       5And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was
        above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood
        up: 
       6And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people
        answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed
        their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground. 
       7Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai,
        Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the
        Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people
        stood in their place. 
       8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the
        sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 
       9And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe,
        and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people,
        This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all
        the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. 
      10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the
        sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for
        this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of
        the LORD is your strength. 
      11So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for
        the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. 
      12And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send
        portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the
        words that were declared unto them. 
      13And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers
        of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the
        scribe, even to understand the words of the law. 
      14And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by
        Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the
        feast of the seventh month: 
      15And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in
        Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches,
        and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and
        branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written. 
      16So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves
        booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts,
        and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water
        gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.       17And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the
        captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days
        of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel
        done so. And there was very great gladness. 
      18Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the
        book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on
        the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. 

       NEHEMIAH           Chapter  9
       1Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel
        were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon
        them. 
       2And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and
        stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. 
       3And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of
        the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth
        part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God. 
       4Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani,
        Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried
        with a loud voice unto the LORD their God. 
       5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah,
        Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD
        your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which
        is exalted above all blessing and praise. 
       6Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of
        heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are
        therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them
        all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. 
       7Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him
        forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham; 
       8And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant
        with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the
        Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites,
        to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for
        thou art righteous: 
       9And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest
        their cry by the Red sea; 
      10And showedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants,
        and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt
        proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this
        day. 
      11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through
        the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou
        threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters. 
      12Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the
        night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they
        should go. 
      13Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from
        heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes
        and commandments: 
      14And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them
        precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant: 
      15And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest
        forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst
        them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst        sworn to give them. 
      16But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and
        hearkened not to thy commandments, 
      17And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou
        didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion
        appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God
        ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great
        kindness, and forsookest them not. 
      18Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God
        that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great
        provocations; 
      19Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the
        wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to
        lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show
        them light, and the way wherein they should go. 
      20Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest
        not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their
        thirst. 
      21Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that
        they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet
        swelled not. 
      22Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them
        into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of
        the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan. 
      23Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and
        broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised
        to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it. 
      24So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst
        before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest
        them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land,
        that they might do with them as they would. 
      25And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses
        full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit
        trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat,
        and delighted themselves in thy great goodness. 
      26Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and
        cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which
        testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great
        provocations. 
      27Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who
        vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto
        thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold
        mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of
        their enemies. 
      28But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore
        leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the
        dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou
        heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them
        according to thy mercies; 
      29And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again
        unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy
        commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do,
        he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their
        neck, and would not hear.       30Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them
        by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore
        gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. 
      31Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly
        consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful
        God. 
      32Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God,
        who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little
        before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes,
        and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on
        all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

      33Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast
        done right, but we have done wickedly: 
      34Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers,
        kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy
        testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them. 
      35For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great
        goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which
        thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

      36Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest
        unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof,
        behold, we are servants in it: 
      37And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over
        us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and
        over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. 
      38And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and
        our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it. 

       NEHEMIAH           Chapter 10
       1Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of
        Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, 
       2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 
       3Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, 
       4Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 
       5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 
       6Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 
       7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 
       8Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests. 
       9And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons
        of Henadad, Kadmiel; 
      10And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 
      11Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, 
      12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 
      13Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. 
      14The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, 
      15Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 
      16Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, 
      17Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur, 
      18Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, 
      19Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, 
      20Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,       21Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, 
      22Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, 
      23Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, 
      24Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, 
      25Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, 
      26And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, 
      27Malluch, Harim, Baanah. 
      28And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters,
        the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated
        themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their
        wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge,
        and having understanding; 
      29They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse,
        and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the
        servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the
        LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; 
      30And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land,
        nor take their daughters for our sons: 
      31And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the
        sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath,
        or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the
        exaction of every debt. 
      32Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the
        third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God; 
      33For the showbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the
        continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the
        set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to
        make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of
        our God. 
      34And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people,
        for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after
        the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn
        upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law: 
      35And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of
        all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD: 
      36Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written
        in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to
        bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the
        house of our God: 
      37And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our
        offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil,
        unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the
        tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might
        have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. 
      38And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the
        Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the
        tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure
        house. 
      39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the
        offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the
        chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests
        that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not
        forsake the house of our God. 
       NEHEMIAH           Chapter 11
       1And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the
        people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the
        holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. 
       2And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves
        to dwell at Jerusalem. 
       3Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but
        in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their
        cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the
        Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants. 
       4And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the
        children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of
        Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of
        Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez; 
       5And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of
        Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah,
        the son of Shiloni. 
       6All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred
        threescore and eight valiant men. 
       7And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the
        son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of
        Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah. 
       8And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight. 
       9And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of
        Senuah was second over the city. 
      10Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin. 
      11Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok,
        the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of
        God. 
      12And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred
        twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah,
        the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of
        Malchiah, 
      13And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two:
        and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of
        Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, 
      14And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and
        eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great
        men. 
      15Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam,
        the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 
      16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the
        oversight of the outward business of the house of God. 
      17And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph,
        was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah
        the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son
        of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 
      18All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.

      19Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the
        gates, were an hundred seventy and two. 
      20And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in
        all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.       21But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the
        Nethinims. 
      22The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of
        Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha.
        Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house
        of God. 
      23For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain
        portion should be for the singers, due for every day. 
      24And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the
        son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the
        people. 
      25And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of
        Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at
        Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the
        villages thereof, 
      26And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethphelet, 
      27And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages thereof, 
      28And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof, 
      29And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth, 
      30Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields
        thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from
        Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom. 
      31The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija,
        and Bethel, and in their villages, 
      32And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 
      33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 
      34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 
      35Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen. 
      36And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin. 

       NEHEMIAH           Chapter 12
       1Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with
        Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

       2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 
       3Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 
       4Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, 
       5Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 
       6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 
       7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests
        and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. 
       8Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and
        Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 
       9Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in
        the watches. 
      10And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib
        begat Joiada, 
      11And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. 
      12And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of
        Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 
      13Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 
      14Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;       15Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; 
      16Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; 
      17Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; 
      18Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; 
      19And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 
      20Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 
      21Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel. 
      22The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua,
        were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of
        Darius the Persian. 
      23The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book
        of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of
        Eliashib. 
      24And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the
        son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and
        to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God,
        ward over against ward. 
      25Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were
        porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. 
      26These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of
        Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the
        priest, the scribe. 
      27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the
        Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep
        the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with
        singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 
      28And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of
        the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of
        Netophathi; 
      29Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and
        Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about
        Jerusalem. 
      30And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the
        people, and the gates, and the wall. 
      31Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed
        two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the
        right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: 
      32And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, 
      33And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, 
      34Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 
      35And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the
        son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son
        of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: 
      36And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai,
        Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David
        the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. 
      37And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up
        by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall,
        above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward. 
      38And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against
        them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall,
        from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall; 
      39And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above        the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even
        unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. 
      40So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of
        God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me: 
      41And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai,
        Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; 
      42And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and
        Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with
        Jezrahiah their overseer. 
      43Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God
        had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children
        rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off. 
      44And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the
        treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the
        tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the
        portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced
        for the priests and for the Levites that waited. 
      45And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and
        the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David,
        and of Solomon his son. 
      46For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the
        singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. 
      47And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of
        Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day
        his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and
        the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron. 

       NEHEMIAH           Chapter 13
       1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the
        people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the
        Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; 
       2Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with
        water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them:
        howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. 
       3Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated
        from Israel all the mixed multitude. 
       4And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the
        chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah: 
       5And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they
        laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the
        tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to
        be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the
        offerings of the priests. 
       6But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and
        thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king,
        and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: 
       7And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did
        for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of
        God. 
       8And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household
        stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. 
       9Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought
        I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and
        the frankincense.       10And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given
        them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled
        every one to his field. 
      11Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God
        forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. 
      12Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the
        oil unto the treasuries. 
      13And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and
        Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was
        Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted
        faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren. 
      14Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good
        deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices
        thereof. 
      15In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the
        sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine,
        grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into
        Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day
        wherein they sold victuals. 
      16There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all
        manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah,
        and in Jerusalem. 
      17Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What
        evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? 
      18Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil
        upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by
        profaning the sabbath. 
      19And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be
        dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut,
        and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath:
        and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no
        burden be brought in on the sabbath day. 
      20So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without
        Jerusalem once or twice. 
      21Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about
        the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time
        forth came they no more on the sabbath. 
      22And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and
        that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath
        day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me
        according to the greatness of thy mercy. 
      23In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of
        Ammon, and of Moab: 
      24And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not
        speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each
        people. 
      25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of
        them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying,
        Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their
        daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. 
      26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many
        nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and
        God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did
        outlandish women cause to sin.       27Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to
        transgress against our God in marrying strange wives? 
      28And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest,
        was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from
        me. 
      29Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood,
        and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. 
      30Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of
        the priests and the Levites, every one in his business; 
      31And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the
        firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good. 

       ESTHER             Chapter  1
       1Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus
        which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and
        seven and twenty provinces:) 
       2That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his
        kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, 
       3In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes
        and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and
        princes of the provinces, being before him: 
       4When he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of
        his excellent majesty many days, even and hundred and fourscore days.

       5And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the
        people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and
        small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; 
       6Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of
        fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds
        were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white,
        and black, marble. 
       7And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being
        diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to
        the state of the king. 
       8And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so
        the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they
        should do according to every man's pleasure. 
       9Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house
        which belonged to king Ahasuerus. 
      10On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine,
        he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar,
        and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of
        Ahasuerus the king, 
      11To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to
        show the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look
        on. 
      12But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his
        chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned
        in him. 
      13Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was
        the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment: 
      14And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish,
        Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media,
        which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)       15What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she
        hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the
        chamberlains? 
      16And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the
        queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the
        princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the
        king Ahasuerus. 
      17For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that
        they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be
        reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought
        in before him, but she came not. 
      18Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all
        the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus
        shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. 
      19If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and
        let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that
        it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus;
        and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better
        than she. 
      20And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published
        throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall
        give to their husbands honour, both to great and small. 
      21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did
        according to the word of Memucan: 
      22For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every
        province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after
        their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and
        that it should be published according to the language of every
        people. 

       ESTHER             Chapter  2
       1After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he
        remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed
        against her. 
       2Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be
        fair young virgins sought for the king: 
       3And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his
        kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins
        unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody
        of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their
        things for purification be given them: 
       4And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of
        Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so. 
       5Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was
        Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a
        Benjamite; 
       6Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had
        been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar
        the king of Babylon had carried away. 
       7And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter:
        for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and
        beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took
        for his own daughter. 
       8So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was
        heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the        palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto
        the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. 
       9And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he
        speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as
        belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her,
        out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the
        best place of the house of the women. 
      10Esther had not showed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had
        charged her that she should not show it. 
      11And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house,
        to know how Esther did, and what should become of her. 
      12Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after
        that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the
        women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to
        wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours,
        and with other things for the purifying of the women;) 
      13Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was
        given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the
        king's house. 
      14In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the
        second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's
        chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no
        more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by
        name. 
      15Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of
        Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto
        the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain,
        the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the
        sight of all them that looked upon her. 
      16So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the
        tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his
        reign. 
      17And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace
        and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the
        royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. 
      18Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his
        servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the
        provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king. 
      19And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then
        Mordecai sat in the king's gate. 
      20Esther had not yet showed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had
        charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when
        she was brought up with him. 
      21In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the
        king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the
        door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 
      22And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the
        queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name. 
      23And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out;
        therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the
        book of the chronicles before the king. 

       ESTHER             Chapter  3
       1After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of
        Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all        the princes that were with him. 
       2And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and
        reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But
        Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. 
       3Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto
        Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment? 
       4Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened
        not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's
        matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew. 
       5And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence,
        then was Haman full of wrath. 
       6And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had
        showed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy
        all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus,
        even the people of Mordecai. 
       7In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of
        king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from
        day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is,
        the month Adar. 
       8And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people
        scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces
        of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither
        keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit
        to suffer them. 
       9If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed:
        and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those
        that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's
        treasuries. 
      10And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the
        son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy. 
      11And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people
        also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee. 
      12Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the
        first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had
        commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were
        over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every
        province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after
        their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and
        sealed with the king's ring. 
      13And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to
        destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and
        old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth
        day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the
        spoil of them for a prey. 
      14The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every
        province was published unto all people, that they should be ready
        against that day. 
      15The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the
        decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat
        down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed. 

       ESTHER             Chapter  4
       1When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes,
        and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the
        city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;        2And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the
        king's gate clothed with sackcloth. 
       3And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his
        decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting,
        and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. 
       4So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was
        the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe
        Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it
        not. 
       5Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom
        he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to
        Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was. 
       6So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which
        was before the king's gate. 
       7And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the
        sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's
        treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them. 
       8Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given
        at Shushan to destroy them, to show it unto Esther, and to declare it
        unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to
        make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her
        people. 
       9And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai. 
      10Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto
        Mordecai; 
      11All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do
        know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king
        into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to
        put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the
        golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come
        in unto the king these thirty days. 
      12And they told to Mordecai Esther's words. 
      13Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that
        thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. 
      14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall
        there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another
        place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who
        knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

      15Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, 
      16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and
        fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I
        also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the
        king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. 
      17So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had
        commanded him. 

       ESTHER             Chapter  5
       1Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal
        apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over
        against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in
        the royal house, over against the gate of the house. 
       2And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the
        court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out
        to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew        near, and touched the top of the sceptre. 
       3Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what
        is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the
        kingdom. 
       4And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and
        Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him. 
       5Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as
        Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that
        Esther had prepared. 
       6And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy
        petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even
        to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed. 
       7Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is; 
       8If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the
        king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king
        and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I
        will do to morrow as the king hath said. 
       9Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when
        Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor
        moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. 
      10Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent
        and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. 
      11And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of
        his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him,
        and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the
        king. 
      12Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in
        with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and
        to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king. 
      13Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew
        sitting at the king's gate. 
      14Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows
        be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king
        that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the
        king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the
        gallows to be made. 

       ESTHER             Chapter  6
       1On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the
        book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the
        king. 
       2And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and
        Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who
        sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 
       3And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai
        for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him,
        There is nothing done for him. 
       4And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the
        outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang
        Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. 
       5And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the
        court. And the king said, Let him come in. 
       6So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto
        the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his        heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to
        myself? 
       7And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to
        honour, 
       8Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and
        the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set
        upon his head: 
       9And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the
        king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom
        the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the
        street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to
        the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 
      10Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the
        horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that
        sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast
        spoken. 
      11Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and
        brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and
        proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the
        king delighteth to honour. 
      12And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his
        house mourning, and having his head covered. 
      13And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that
        had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto
        him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast
        begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely
        fall before him. 
      14And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's
        chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther
        had prepared. 

       ESTHER             Chapter  7
       1So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 
       2And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet
        of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted
        thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the
        half of the kingdom. 
       3Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in
        thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me
        at my petition, and my people at my request: 
       4For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and
        to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had
        held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's
        damage. 
       5Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who
        is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? 
       6And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then
        Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. 
       7And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into
        the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to
        Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against
        him by the king. 
       8Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the
        banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther
        was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in        the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered
        Haman's face. 
       9And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold
        also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for
        Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of
        Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. 
      10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for
        Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. 

       ESTHER             Chapter  8
       1On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews'
        enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for
        Esther had told what he was unto her. 
       2And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and
        gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of
        Haman. 
       3And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his
        feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman
        the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. 
       4Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther
        arose, and stood before the king, 
       5And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his
        sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in
        his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman
        the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews
        which are in all the king's provinces: 
       6For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people?
        or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred? 
       7Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai
        the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they
        have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

       8Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and
        seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the
        king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse. 
       9Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month,
        that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and
        it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the
        Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the
        provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and
        seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing
        thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews
        according to their writing, and according to their language. 
      10And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the
        king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on
        mules, camels, and young dromedaries: 
      11Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather
        themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to
        slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and
        province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to
        take the spoil of them for a prey, 
      12Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the
        thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar. 
      13The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every
        province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be        ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 
      14So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened
        and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at
        Shushan the palace. 
      15And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel
        of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment
        of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was
        glad. 
      16The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. 
      17And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's
        commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a
        feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews;
        for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. 

       ESTHER             Chapter  9
       1Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth
        day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near
        to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped
        to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that
        the Jews had rule over them that hated them;) 
       2The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all
        the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought
        their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them
        fell upon all people. 
       3And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the
        deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear
        of Mordecai fell upon them. 
       4For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out
        throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and
        greater. 
       5Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword,
        and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those
        that hated them. 
       6And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred
        men. 
       7And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha, 
       8And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha, 
       9And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha, 
      10The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews,
        slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand. 
      11On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace
        was brought before the king. 
      12And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and
        destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of
        Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now
        what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy
        request further? and it shall be done. 
      13Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the
        Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this
        day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. 
      14And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at
        Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. 
      15For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the
        fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at        Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand. 
      16But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered
        themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from
        their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but
        they laid not their hands on the prey, 
      17On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of
        the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. 
      18But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the
        thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the
        fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting
        and gladness. 
      19Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns,
        made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and
        feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. 
      20And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews
        that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and
        far, 
      21To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day
        of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, 
      22As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month
        which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into
        a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and
        of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. 
      23And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had
        written unto them; 
      24Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all
        the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast
        Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; 
      25But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that
        his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return
        upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the
        gallows. 
      26Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur.
        Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they
        had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them, 
      27The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon
        all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail,
        that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and
        according to their appointed time every year; 
      28And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every
        generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that
        these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the
        memorial of them perish from their seed. 
      29Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew,
        wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim. 
      30And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and
        seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and
        truth, 
      31To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as
        Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they
        had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the
        fastings and their cry. 
      32And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was
        written in the book. 
       ESTHER             Chapter 10
       1And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the
        isles of the sea. 
       2And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration
        of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are
        they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media
        and Persia? 
       3For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among
        the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the
        wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. 

       JOB                Chapter  1
       1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man
        was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. 
       2And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. 
       3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand
        camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses,
        and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all
        the men of the east. 
       4And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and
        sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with
        them. 
       5And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that
        Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and
        offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job
        said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their
        hearts. Thus did Job continually. 
       6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
        before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. 
       7And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered
        the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from
        walking up and down in it. 
       8And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job,
        that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright
        man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 
       9Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

      10Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about
        all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his
        hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 
      11But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will
        curse thee to thy face. 
      12And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy
        power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went
        forth from the presence of the LORD. 
      13And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and
        drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: 
      14And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing,
        and the asses feeding beside them: 
      15And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have
        slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped
        alone to tell thee. 
      16While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The
        fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and        the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell
        thee. 
      17While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The
        Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have
        carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the
        sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 
      18While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy
        sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest
        brother's house: 
      19And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote
        the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and
        they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 
      20Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell
        down upon the ground, and worshipped, 
      21And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I
        return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed
        be the name of the LORD. 
      22In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. 

       JOB                Chapter  2
       1Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves
        before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself
        before the LORD. 
       2And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan
        answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and
        from walking up and down in it. 
       3And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job,
        that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright
        man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth
        fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy
        him without cause. 
       4And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a
        man hath will he give for his life. 
       5But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and
        he will curse thee to thy face. 
       6And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save
        his life. 
       7So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with
        sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 
       8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down
        among the ashes. 
       9Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity?
        curse God, and die. 
      10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women
        speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall
        we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. 
      11Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come
        upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the
        Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they
        had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to
        comfort him. 
      12And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they
        lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle,
        and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.       13So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven
        nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief
        was very great. 

       JOB                Chapter  3
       1After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. 
       2And Job spake, and said, 
       3Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was
        said, There is a man child conceived. 
       4Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither
        let the light shine upon it. 
       5Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon
        it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. 
       6As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined
        unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the
        months. 
       7Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein. 
       8Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their
        mourning. 
       9Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light,
        but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day: 
      10Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow
        from mine eyes. 
      11Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I
        came out of the belly? 
      12Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck? 
      13For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept:
        then had I been at rest, 
      14With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places
        for themselves; 
      15Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver: 
      16Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never
        saw light. 
      17There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at
        rest. 
      18There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the
        oppressor. 
      19The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his
        master. 
      20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the
        bitter in soul; 
      21Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for
        hid treasures; 
      22Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the
        grave? 
      23Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath
        hedged in? 
      24For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out
        like the waters. 
      25For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which
        I was afraid of is come unto me. 
      26I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet
        trouble came. 
       JOB                Chapter  4
       1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 
       2If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can
        withhold himself from speaking? 
       3Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the
        weak hands. 
       4Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast
        strengthened the feeble knees. 
       5But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee,
        and thou art troubled. 
       6Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness
        of thy ways? 
       7Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where
        were the righteous cut off? 
       8Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness,
        reap the same. 
       9By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils
        are they consumed. 
      10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the
        teeth of the young lions, are broken. 
      11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps
        are scattered abroad. 
      12Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a
        little thereof. 
      13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on
        men, 
      14Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 
      15Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: 
      16It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image
        was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

      17Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than
        his maker? 
      18Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged
        with folly: 
      19How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation
        is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? 
      20They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever
        without any regarding it. 
      21Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even
        without wisdom. 

       JOB                Chapter  5
       1Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the
        saints wilt thou turn? 
       2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. 
       3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his
        habitation. 
       4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate,
        neither is there any to deliver them. 
       5Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the
        thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.        6Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth
        trouble spring out of the ground; 
       7Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 
       8I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 
       9Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without
        number: 
      10Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 
      11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be
        exalted to safety. 
      12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands
        cannot perform their enterprise. 
      13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the
        froward is carried headlong. 
      14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as
        in the night. 
      15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the
        hand of the mighty. 
      16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. 
      17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not
        thou the chastening of the Almighty: 
      18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make
        whole. 
      19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no
        evil touch thee. 
      20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power
        of the sword. 
      21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou
        be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 
      22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be
        afraid of the beasts of the earth. 
      23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the
        beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. 
      24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou
        shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. 
      25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine
        offspring as the grass of the earth. 
      26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn
        cometh in in his season. 
      27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for
        thy good. 

       JOB                Chapter  6
       1But Job answered and said, 
       2Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the
        balances together! 
       3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my
        words are swallowed up. 
       4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof
        drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array
        against me. 
       5Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his
        fodder? 
       6Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any        taste in the white of an egg? 
       7The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. 
       8Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the
        thing that I long for! 
       9Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose
        his hand, and cut me off! 
      10Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow:
        let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy
        One. 
      11What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I
        should prolong my life? 
      12Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? 
      13Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me? 
      14To him that is afflicted pity should be showed from his friend; but
        he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 
      15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of
        brooks they pass away; 
      16Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

      17What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are
        consumed out of their place. 
      18The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and
        perish. 
      19The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them. 
      20They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and
        were ashamed. 
      21For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid. 
      22Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

      23Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of
        the mighty? 
      24Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand
        wherein I have erred. 
      25How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? 
      26Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is
        desperate, which are as wind? 
      27Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. 
      28Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if
        I lie. 
      29Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my
        righteousness is in it. 
      30Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse
        things? 

       JOB                Chapter  7
       1Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days
        also like the days of an hireling? 
       2As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling
        looketh for the reward of his work: 
       3So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are
        appointed to me. 
       4When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone?
        and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.        5My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken,
        and become loathsome. 
       6My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without
        hope. 
       7O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. 
       8The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are
        upon me, and I am not. 
       9As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to
        the grave shall come up no more. 
      10He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know
        him any more. 
      11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of
        my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. 
      12Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? 
      13When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my
        complaint; 
      14Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions: 
      15So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. 
      16I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are
        vanity. 
      17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest
        set thine heart upon him? 
      18And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every
        moment? 
      19How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I
        swallow down my spittle? 
      20I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men?
        why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to
        myself? 
      21And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine
        iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me
        in the morning, but I shall not be. 

       JOB                Chapter  8
       1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 
       2How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words
        of thy mouth be like a strong wind? 
       3Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice? 
       4If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away
        for their transgression; 
       5If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to
        the Almighty; 
       6If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee,
        and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. 
       7Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly
        increase. 
       8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to
        the search of their fathers: 
       9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon
        earth are a shadow:) 
      10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of
        their heart? 
      11Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?       12Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth
        before any other herb. 
      13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope
        shall perish: 
      14Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.

      15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold
        it fast, but it shall not endure. 
      16He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his
        garden. 
      17His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. 
      18If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I
        have not seen thee. 
      19Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others
        grow. 
      20Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help
        the evil doers: 
      21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. 
      22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling
        place of the wicked shall come to nought. 

       JOB                Chapter  9
       1Then Job answered and said, 
       2I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? 
       3If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. 
       4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened
        himself against him, and hath prospered? 
       5Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth
        them in his anger. 
       6Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof
        tremble. 
       7Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the
        stars. 
       8Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of
        the sea. 
       9Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the
        south. 
      10Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without
        number. 
      11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I
        perceive him not. 
      12Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him,
        What doest thou? 
      13If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under
        him. 
      14How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason
        with him? 
      15Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would
        make supplication to my judge. 
      16If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that
        he had hearkened unto my voice. 
      17For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without
        cause.       18He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with
        bitterness. 
      19If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who
        shall set me a time to plead? 
      20If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am
        perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. 
      21Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise
        my life. 
      22This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and
        the wicked. 
      23If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the
        innocent. 
      24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces
        of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he? 
      25Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no
        good. 
      26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to
        the prey. 
      27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness,
        and comfort myself: 
      28I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me
        innocent. 
      29If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain? 
      30If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; 
      31Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall
        abhor me. 
      32For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should
        come together in judgment. 
      33Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon
        us both. 
      34Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: 
      35Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me. 

       JOB                Chapter 10
       1My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I
        will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 
       2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; show me wherefore thou
        contendest with me. 
       3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest
        despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the
        wicked? 
       4Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth? 
       5Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days, 
       6That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin? 
       7Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver
        out of thine hand. 
       8Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet
        thou dost destroy me. 
       9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and
        wilt thou bring me into dust again? 
      10Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? 
      11Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with
        bones and sinews.       12Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath
        preserved my spirit. 
      13And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is
        with thee. 
      14If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine
        iniquity. 
      15If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not
        lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine
        affliction; 
      16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou
        showest thyself marvellous upon me. 
      17Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine
        indignation upon me; changes and war are against me. 
      18Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I
        had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me! 
      19I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been
        carried from the womb to the grave. 
      20Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take
        comfort a little, 
      21Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness
        and the shadow of death; 
      22A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death,
        without any order, and where the light is as darkness. 

       JOB                Chapter 11
       1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 
       2Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full
        of talk be justified? 
       3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest,
        shall no man make thee ashamed? 
       4For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine
        eyes. 
       5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 
       6And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are
        double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee
        less than thine iniquity deserveth. 
       7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the
        Almighty unto perfection? 
       8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what
        canst thou know? 
       9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the
        sea. 
      10If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder
        him? 
      11For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then
        consider it? 
      12For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's
        colt. 
      13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; 
      14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness
        dwell in thy tabernacles. 
      15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be
        stedfast, and shalt not fear:       16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that
        pass away: 
      17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine
        forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 
      18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig
        about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. 
      19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many
        shall make suit unto thee. 
      20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and
        their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. 

       JOB                Chapter 12
       1And Job answered and said, 
       2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. 
       3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you:
        yea, who knoweth not such things as these? 
       4I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he
        answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. 
       5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the
        thought of him that is at ease. 
       6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are
        secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. 
       7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of
        the air, and they shall tell thee: 
       8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the
        sea shall declare unto thee. 
       9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought
        this? 
      10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of
        all mankind. 
      11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? 
      12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 
      13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. 
      14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth
        up a man, and there can be no opening. 
      15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth
        them out, and they overturn the earth. 
      16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are
        his. 
      17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 
      18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. 
      19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. 
      20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the
        understanding of the aged. 
      21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the
        mighty. 
      22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light
        the shadow of death. 
      23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the
        nations, and straiteneth them again. 
      24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and
        causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. 
      25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger        like a drunken man. 

       JOB                Chapter 13
       1Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood
        it. 
       2What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. 
       3Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with
        God. 
       4But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. 
       5O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your
        wisdom. 
       6Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 
       7Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? 
       8Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? 
       9Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh
        another, do ye so mock him? 
      10He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. 
      11Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon
        you? 
      12Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

      13Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me
        what will. 
      14Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine
        hand? 
      15Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine
        own ways before him. 
      16He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before
        him. 
      17Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears. 
      18Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be
        justified. 
      19Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I
        shall give up the ghost. 
      20Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from
        thee. 
      21Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me
        afraid. 
      22Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou
        me. 
      23How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my
        transgression and my sin. 
      24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? 
      25Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the
        dry stubble? 
      26For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess
        the iniquities of my youth. 
      27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto
        all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. 
      28And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth
        eaten. 

       JOB                Chapter 14       1Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 
       2He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a
        shadow, and continueth not. 
       3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into
        judgment with thee? 
       4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. 
       5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with
        thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; 
       6Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an
        hireling, his day. 
       7For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout
        again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 
       8Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof
        die in the ground; 
       9Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs
        like a plant. 
      10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and
        where is he? 
      11As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth
        up: 
      12So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they
        shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. 
      13O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me
        secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set
        time, and remember me! 
      14If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time
        will I wait, till my change come. 
      15Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to
        the work of thine hands. 
      16For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? 
      17My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine
        iniquity. 
      18And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is
        removed out of his place. 
      19The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow
        out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. 
      20Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest
        his countenance, and sendest him away. 
      21His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought
        low, but he perceiveth it not of them. 
      22But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall
        mourn. 

       JOB                Chapter 15
       1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 
       2Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the
        east wind? 
       3Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith
        he can do no good? 
       4Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. 
       5For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue
        of the crafty. 
       6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips        testify against thee. 
       7Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the
        hills? 
       8Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to
        thyself? 
       9What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which
        is not in us? 
      10With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than
        thy father. 
      11Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret
        thing with thee? 
      12Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, 
      13That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go
        out of thy mouth? 
      14What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a
        woman, that he should be righteous? 
      15Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not
        clean in his sight. 
      16How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity
        like water? 
      17I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

      18Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: 
      19Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among
        them. 
      20The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of
        years is hidden to the oppressor. 
      21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall
        come upon him. 
      22He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is
        waited for of the sword. 
      23He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that
        the day of darkness is ready at his hand. 
      24Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against
        him, as a king ready to the battle. 
      25For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself
        against the Almighty. 
      26He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his
        bucklers: 
      27Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of
        fat on his flanks. 
      28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man
        inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps. 
      29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither
        shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth. 
      30He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his
        branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away. 
      31Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his
        recompense. 
      32It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be
        green. 
      33He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off        his flower as the olive. 
      34For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall
        consume the tabernacles of bribery. 
      35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly
        prepareth deceit. 

       JOB                Chapter 16
       1Then Job answered and said, 
       2I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. 
       3Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou
        answerest? 
       4I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I
        could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you. 
       5But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips
        should asswage your grief. 
       6Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what
        am I eased? 
       7But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my
        company. 
       8And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me:
        and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face. 
       9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with
        his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. 
      10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon
        the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together
        against me. 
      11God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the
        hands of the wicked. 
      12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me
        by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. 
      13His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and
        doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground. 
      14He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a
        giant. 
      15I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

      16My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of
        death; 
      17Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. 
      18O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place. 
      19Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. 
      20My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. 
      21O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his
        neighbour! 
      22When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not
        return. 

       JOB                Chapter 17
       1My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for
        me. 
       2Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in
        their provocation? 
       3Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will        strike hands with me? 
       4For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt
        thou not exalt them. 
       5He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his
        children shall fail. 
       6He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a
        tabret. 
       7Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a
        shadow. 
       8Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up
        himself against the hypocrite. 
       9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean
        hands shall be stronger and stronger. 
      10But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one
        wise man among you. 
      11My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my
        heart. 
      12They change the night into day: the light is short because of
        darkness. 
      13If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the
        darkness. 
      14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art
        my mother, and my sister. 
      15And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it? 
      16They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is
        in the dust. 

       JOB                Chapter 18
       1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 
       2How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards
        we will speak. 
       3Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? 
       4He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for
        thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? 
       5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his
        fire shall not shine. 
       6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be
        put out with him. 
       7The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel
        shall cast him down. 
       8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a
        snare. 
       9The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail
        against him. 
      10The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the
        way. 
      11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to
        his feet. 
      12His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at
        his side. 
      13It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death
        shall devour his strength. 
      14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall        bring him to the king of terrors. 
      15It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his:
        brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 
      16His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be
        cut off. 
      17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no
        name in the street. 
      18He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the
        world. 
      19He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any
        remaining in his dwellings. 
      20They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that
        went before were affrighted. 
      21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of
        him that knoweth not God. 

       JOB                Chapter 19
       1Then Job answered and said, 
       2How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words? 
       3These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye
        make yourselves strange to me. 
       4And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.

       5If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me
        my reproach: 
       6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his
        net. 
       7Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but
        there is no judgment. 
       8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness
        in my paths. 
       9He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 
      10He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath
        he removed like a tree. 
      11He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto
        him as one of his enemies. 
      12His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and
        encamp round about my tabernacle. 
      13He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily
        estranged from me. 
      14My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me. 
      15They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger:
        I am an alien in their sight. 
      16I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I entreated him with
        my mouth. 
      17My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated for the
        children's sake of mine own body. 
      18Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me. 
      19All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned
        against me. 
      20My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with
        the skin of my teeth. 
      21Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand        of God hath touched me. 
      22Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh? 
      23Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a
        book! 
      24That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!

      25For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the
        latter day upon the earth: 
      26And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh
        shall I see God: 
      27Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not
        another; though my reins be consumed within me. 
      28But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the
        matter is found in me? 
      29Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the
        sword, that ye may know there is a judgment. 

       JOB                Chapter 20
       1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 
       2Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make
        haste. 
       3I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my
        understanding causeth me to answer. 
       4Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 
       5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the
        hypocrite but for a moment? 
       6Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach
        unto the clouds; 
       7Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen
        him shall say, Where is he? 
       8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall
        be chased away as a vision of the night. 
       9The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his
        place any more behold him. 
      10His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall
        restore their goods. 
      11His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with
        him in the dust. 
      12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his
        tongue; 
      13Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his
        mouth: 
      14Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within
        him. 
      15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God
        shall cast them out of his belly. 
      16He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him. 
      17He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and
        butter. 
      18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it
        down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he
        shall not rejoice therein. 
      19Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath        violently taken away an house which he builded not; 
      20Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of
        that which he desired. 
      21There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for
        his goods. 
      22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand
        of the wicked shall come upon him. 
      23When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his
        wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. 
      24He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike
        him through. 
      25It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword
        cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him. 
      26All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown
        shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his
        tabernacle. 
      27The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up
        against him. 
      28The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away
        in the day of his wrath. 
      29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage
        appointed unto him by God. 

       JOB                Chapter 21
       1But Job answered and said, 
       2Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. 
       3Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on. 
       4As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not
        my spirit be troubled? 
       5Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. 
       6Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my
        flesh. 
       7Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? 
       8Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their
        offspring before their eyes. 
       9Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

      10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth
        not her calf. 
      11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children
        dance. 
      12They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the
        organ. 
      13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the
        grave. 
      14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the
        knowledge of thy ways. 
      15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit
        should we have, if we pray unto him? 
      16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far
        from me. 
      17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their
        destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.       18They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm
        carrieth away. 
      19God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he
        shall know it. 
      20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath
        of the Almighty. 
      21For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of
        his months is cut off in the midst? 
      22Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

      23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. 
      24His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with
        marrow. 
      25And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth
        with pleasure. 
      26They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover
        them. 
      27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully
        imagine against me. 
      28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the
        dwelling places of the wicked? 
      29Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their
        tokens, 
      30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be
        brought forth to the day of wrath. 
      31Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what
        he hath done? 
      32Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb. 
      33The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall
        draw after him, as there are innumerable before him. 
      34How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there
        remaineth falsehood? 

       JOB                Chapter 22
       1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 
       2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be
        profitable unto himself? 
       3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it
        gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? 
       4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into
        judgment? 
       5Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 
       6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and
        stripped the naked of their clothing. 
       7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast
        withholden bread from the hungry. 
       8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man
        dwelt in it. 
       9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have
        been broken. 
      10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth
        thee; 
      11Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover        thee. 
      12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the
        stars, how high they are! 
      13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark
        cloud? 
      14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh
        in the circuit of heaven. 
      15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 
      16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with
        a flood: 
      17Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for
        them? 
      18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the
        wicked is far from me. 
      19The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to
        scorn. 
      20Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the
        fire consumeth. 
      21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall
        come unto thee. 
      22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in
        thine heart. 
      23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt
        put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 
      24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the
        stones of the brooks. 
      25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of
        silver. 
      26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift
        up thy face unto God. 
      27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou
        shalt pay thy vows. 
      28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto
        thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. 
      29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and
        he shall save the humble person. 
      30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by
        the pureness of thine hands. 

       JOB                Chapter 23
       1Then Job answered and said, 
       2Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my
        groaning. 
       3Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his
        seat! 
       4I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. 
       5I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what
        he would say unto me. 
       6Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put
        strength in me. 
       7There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered
        for ever from my judge. 
       8Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot        perceive him: 
       9On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he
        hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: 
      10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall
        come forth as gold. 
      11My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 
      12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have
        esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. 
      13But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul
        desireth, even that he doeth. 
      14For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such
        things are with him. 
      15Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid
        of him. 
      16For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me: 
      17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he
        covered the darkness from my face. 

       JOB                Chapter 24
       1Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know
        him not see his days? 
       2Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed
        thereof. 
       3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox
        for a pledge. 
       4They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide
        themselves together. 
       5Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work;
        rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and
        for their children. 
       6They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the
        vintage of the wicked. 
       7They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no
        covering in the cold. 
       8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock
        for want of a shelter. 
       9They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the
        poor. 
      10They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the
        sheaf from the hungry; 
      11Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and
        suffer thirst. 
      12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth
        out: yet God layeth not folly to them. 
      13They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the
        ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. 
      14The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in
        the night is as a thief. 
      15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No
        eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. 
      16In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for
        themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. 
      17For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know        them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death. 
      18He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he
        beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. 
      19Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those
        which have sinned. 
      20The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he
        shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a
        tree. 
      21He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to
        the widow. 
      22He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man
        is sure of life. 
      23Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his
        eyes are upon their ways. 
      24They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low;
        they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops
        of the ears of corn. 
      25And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech
        nothing worth? 

       JOB                Chapter 25
       1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 
       2Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. 
       3Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light
        arise? 
       4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that
        is born of a woman? 
       5Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not
        pure in his sight. 
       6How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a
        worm? 

       JOB                Chapter 26
       1But Job answered and said, 
       2How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the
        arm that hath no strength? 
       3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou
        plentifully declared the thing as it is? 
       4To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? 
       5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants
        thereof. 
       6Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 
       7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the
        earth upon nothing. 
       8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not
        rent under them. 
       9He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon
        it. 
      10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night
        come to an end. 
      11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. 
      12He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he
        smiteth through the proud.       13By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the
        crooked serpent. 
      14Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of
        him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? 

       JOB                Chapter 27
       1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 
       2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who
        hath vexed my soul; 
       3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my
        nostrils; 
       4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. 
       5God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove
        mine integrity from me. 
       6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall
        not reproach me so long as I live. 
       7Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as
        the unrighteous. 
       8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when
        God taketh away his soul? 
       9Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? 
      10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon
        God? 
      11I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty
        will I not conceal. 
      12Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus
        altogether vain? 
      13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of
        oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 
      14If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring
        shall not be satisfied with bread. 
      15Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows
        shall not weep. 
      16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the
        clay; 
      17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent
        shall divide the silver. 
      18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper
        maketh. 
      19The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth
        his eyes, and he is not. 
      20Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in
        the night. 
      21The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm
        hurleth him out of his place. 
      22For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of
        his hand. 
      23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his
        place. 

       JOB                Chapter 28
       1Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where
        they fine it.        2Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.

       3He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the
        stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. 
       4The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten
        of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. 
       5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up
        as it were fire. 
       6The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of
        gold. 
       7There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye
        hath not seen: 
       8The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by
        it. 
       9He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains
        by the roots. 
      10He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every
        precious thing. 
      11He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid
        bringeth he forth to light. 
      12But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of
        understanding? 
      13Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of
        the living. 
      14The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with
        me. 
      15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the
        price thereof. 
      16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx,
        or the sapphire. 
      17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it
        shall not be for jewels of fine gold. 
      18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of
        wisdom is above rubies. 
      19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued
        with pure gold. 
      20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 
      21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the
        fowls of the air. 
      22Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our
        ears. 
      23God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. 
      24For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole
        heaven; 
      25To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by
        measure. 
      26When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of
        the thunder: 
      27Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched
        it out. 
      28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
        and to depart from evil is understanding. 
       JOB                Chapter 29
       1Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 
       2Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved
        me; 
       3When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked
        through darkness; 
       4As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my
        tabernacle; 
       5When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me; 
       6When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers
        of oil; 
       7When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat
        in the street! 
       8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and
        stood up. 
       9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. 
      10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of
        their mouth. 
      11When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me,
        it gave witness to me: 
      12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him
        that had none to help him. 
      13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I
        caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 
      14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe
        and a diadem. 
      15I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. 
      16I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched
        out. 
      17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his
        teeth. 
      18Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as
        the sand. 
      19My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon
        my branch. 
      20My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. 
      21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 
      22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

      23And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth
        wide as for the latter rain. 
      24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my
        countenance they cast not down. 
      25I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the
        army, as one that comforteth the mourners. 

       JOB                Chapter 30
       1But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose
        fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

       2Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old
        age was perished?        3For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness
        in former time desolate and waste. 
       4Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. 
       5They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as
        after a thief;) 
       6To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in
        the rocks. 
       7Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered
        together. 
       8They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were
        viler than the earth. 
       9And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword. 
      10They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my
        face. 
      11Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let
        loose the bridle before me. 
      12Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they
        raise up against me the ways of their destruction. 
      13They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper. 
      14They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation
        they rolled themselves upon me. 
      15Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my
        welfare passeth away as a cloud. 
      16And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have
        taken hold upon me. 
      17My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no
        rest. 
      18By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me
        about as the collar of my coat. 
      19He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. 
      20I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou
        regardest me not. 
      21Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest
        thyself against me. 
      22Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and
        dissolvest my substance. 
      23For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house
        appointed for all living. 
      24Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they
        cry in his destruction. 
      25Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved
        for the poor? 
      26When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for
        light, there came darkness. 
      27My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented
        me. 
      28I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the
        congregation. 
      29I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. 
      30My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. 
      31My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of
        them that weep. 
       JOB                Chapter 31
       1I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a
        maid? 
       2For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of
        the Almighty from on high? 
       3Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the
        workers of iniquity? 
       4Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps? 
       5If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; 
       6Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine
        integrity. 
       7If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after
        mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands; 
       8Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted
        out. 
       9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait
        at my neighbour's door; 
      10Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon
        her. 
      11For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished
        by the judges. 
      12For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out
        all mine increase. 
      13If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant,
        when they contended with me; 
      14What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what
        shall I answer him? 
      15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion
        us in the womb? 
      16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the
        eyes of the widow to fail; 
      17Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not
        eaten thereof; 
      18(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I
        have guided her from my mother's womb;) 
      19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without
        covering; 
      20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the
        fleece of my sheep; 
      21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my
        help in the gate: 
      22Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken
        from the bone. 
      23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his
        highness I could not endure. 
      24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art
        my confidence; 
      25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had
        gotten much; 
      26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in
        brightness; 
      27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my        hand: 
      28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should
        have denied the God that is above. 
      29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up
        myself when evil found him: 
      30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his
        soul. 
      31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we
        cannot be satisfied. 
      32The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to
        the traveller. 
      33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my
        bosom: 
      34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify
        me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door? 
      35Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty
        would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. 
      36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to
        me. 
      37I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I
        go near unto him. 
      38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof
        complain; 
      39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the
        owners thereof to lose their life: 
      40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The
        words of Job are ended. 

       JOB                Chapter 32
       1So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in
        his own eyes. 
       2Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite,
        of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he
        justified himself rather than God. 
       3Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they
        had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. 
       4Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder
        than he. 
       5When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three
        men, then his wrath was kindled. 
       6And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am
        young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not
        show you mine opinion. 
       7I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach
        wisdom. 
       8But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty
        giveth them understanding. 
       9Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
        judgment. 
      10Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion. 
      11Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst
        ye searched out what to say. 
      12Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that        convinced Job, or that answered his words: 
      13Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down,
        not man. 
      14Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer
        him with your speeches. 
      15They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. 
      16When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered
        no more;) 
      17I said, I will answer also my part, I also will show mine opinion. 
      18For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. 
      19Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst
        like new bottles. 
      20I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and
        answer. 
      21Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give
        flattering titles unto man. 
      22For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would
        soon take me away. 

       JOB                Chapter 33
       1Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my
        words. 
       2Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my
        mouth. 
       3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall
        utter knowledge clearly. 
       4The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath
        given me life. 
       5If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. 
       6Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed
        out of the clay. 
       7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand
        be heavy upon thee. 
       8Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice
        of thy words, saying, 
       9I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there
        iniquity in me. 
      10Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his
        enemy, 
      11He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths. 
      12Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is
        greater than man. 
      13Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of
        his matters. 
      14For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 
      15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon
        men, in slumberings upon the bed; 
      16Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, 
      17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. 
      18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by
        the sword. 
      19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his
        bones with strong pain: 
      20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. 
      21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones
        that were not seen stick out. 
      22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the
        destroyers. 
      23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a
        thousand, to show unto man his uprightness: 
      24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down
        to the pit: I have found a ransom. 
      25His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the
        days of his youth: 
      26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he
        shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his
        righteousness. 
      27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted
        that which was right, and it profited me not; 
      28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall
        see the light. 
      29Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, 
      30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light
        of the living. 
      31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak. 
      32If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to
        justify thee. 
      33If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee
        wisdom. 

       JOB                Chapter 34
       1Furthermore Elihu answered and said, 
       2Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have
        knowledge. 
       3For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 
       4Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is
        good. 
       5For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my
        judgment. 
       6Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without
        transgression. 
       7What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? 
       8Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with
        wicked men. 
       9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight
        himself with God. 
      10Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from
        God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he
        should commit iniquity. 
      11For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man
        to find according to his ways. 
      12Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty
        pervert judgment. 
      13Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the
        whole world? 
      14If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit        and his breath; 
      15All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust. 
      16If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my
        words. 
      17Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him
        that is most just? 
      18Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are
        ungodly? 
      19How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor
        regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of
        his hands. 
      20In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at
        midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without
        hand. 
      21For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 
      22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of
        iniquity may hide themselves. 
      23For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter
        into judgment with God. 
      24He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in
        their stead. 
      25Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the
        night, so that they are destroyed. 
      26He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others; 
      27Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his
        ways: 
      28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he
        heareth the cry of the afflicted. 
      29When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he
        hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against
        a nation, or against a man only: 
      30That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared. 
      31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I
        will not offend any more: 
      32That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will
        do no more. 
      33Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether
        thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what
        thou knowest. 
      34Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

      35Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.

      36My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his
        answers for wicked men. 
      37For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us,
        and multiplieth his words against God. 

       JOB                Chapter 35
       1Elihu spake moreover, and said, 
       2Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is
        more than God's? 
       3For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What        profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin? 
       4I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. 
       5Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are
        higher than thou. 
       6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy
        transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? 
       7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of
        thine hand? 
       8Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may
        profit the son of man. 
       9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to
        cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. 
      10But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

      11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us
        wiser than the fowls of heaven? 
      12There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil
        men. 
      13Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

      14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before
        him; therefore trust thou in him. 
      15But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he
        knoweth it not in great extremity: 
      16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words
        without knowledge. 

       JOB                Chapter 36
       1Elihu also proceeded, and said, 
       2Suffer me a little, and I will show thee that I have yet to speak on
        God's behalf. 
       3I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness
        to my Maker. 
       4For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in
        knowledge is with thee. 
       5Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in
        strength and wisdom. 
       6He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the
        poor. 
       7He 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. 
       8And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of
        affliction; 
       9Then he showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they
        have exceeded. 
      10He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they
        return from iniquity. 
      11If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in
        prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 
      12But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall
        die without knowledge. 
      13But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he        bindeth them. 
      14They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean. 
      15He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in
        oppression. 
      16Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad
        place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on
        thy table should be full of fatness. 
      17But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and
        justice take hold on thee. 
      18Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his
        stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. 
      19Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of
        strength. 
      20Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place. 
      21Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than
        affliction. 
      22Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him? 
      23Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought
        iniquity? 
      24Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold. 
      25Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off. 
      26Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of
        his years be searched out. 
      27For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according
        to the vapour thereof: 
      28Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. 
      29Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of
        his tabernacle? 
      30Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of
        the sea. 
      31For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance. 
      32With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by
        the cloud that cometh betwixt. 
      33The noise thereof showeth concerning it, the cattle also concerning
        the vapour. 

       JOB                Chapter 37
       1At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. 
       2Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out
        of his mouth. 
       3He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the
        ends of the earth. 
       4After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his
        excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. 
       5God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he,
        which we cannot comprehend. 
       6For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small
        rain, and to the great rain of his strength. 
       7He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. 
       8Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. 
       9Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. 
      10By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is        straitened. 
      11Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his
        bright cloud: 
      12And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do
        whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the
        earth. 
      13He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or
        for mercy. 
      14Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous
        works of God. 
      15Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his
        cloud to shine? 
      16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of
        him which is perfect in knowledge? 
      17How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south
        wind? 
      18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a
        molten looking glass? 
      19Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech
        by reason of darkness. 
      20Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be
        swallowed up. 
      21And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the
        wind passeth, and cleanseth them. 
      22Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. 
      23Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in
        power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not
        afflict. 
      24Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of
        heart. 

       JOB                Chapter 38
       1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 
       2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? 
       3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and
        answer thou me. 
       4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if
        thou hast understanding. 
       5Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath
        stretched the line upon it? 
       6Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the
        corner stone thereof; 
       7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted
        for joy? 
       8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had
        issued out of the womb? 
       9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a
        swaddlingband for it, 
      10And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, 
      11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall
        thy proud waves be stayed? 
      12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the
        dayspring to know his place;       13That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked
        might be shaken out of it? 
      14It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. 
      15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall
        be broken. 
      16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in
        the search of the depth? 
      17Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the
        doors of the shadow of death? 
      18Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest
        it all. 
      19Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is
        the place thereof, 
      20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou
        shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? 
      21Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number
        of thy days is great? 
      22Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen
        the treasures of the hail, 
      23Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of
        battle and war? 
      24By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon
        the earth? 
      25Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a
        way for the lightning of thunder; 
      26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness,
        wherein there is no man; 
      27To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the
        tender herb to spring forth? 
      28Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 
      29Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who
        hath gendered it? 
      30The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is
        frozen. 
      31Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands
        of Orion? 
      32Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide
        Arcturus with his sons? 
      33Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion
        thereof in the earth? 
      34Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters
        may cover thee? 
      35Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here
        we are? 
      36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given
        understanding to the heart? 
      37Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of
        heaven, 
      38When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast
        together? 
      39Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the
        young lions,       40When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in
        wait? 
      41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto
        God, they wander for lack of meat. 

       JOB                Chapter 39
       1Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or
        canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? 
       2Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the
        time when they bring forth? 
       3They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out
        their sorrows. 
       4Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go
        forth, and return not unto them. 
       5Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of
        the wild ass? 
       6Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his
        dwellings. 
       7He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the
        crying of the driver. 
       8The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after
        every green thing. 
       9Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? 
      10Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he
        harrow the valleys after thee? 
      11Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou
        leave thy labour to him? 
      12Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather
        it into thy barn? 
      13Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers
        unto the ostrich? 
      14Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 
      15And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast
        may break them. 
      16She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers:
        her labour is in vain without fear; 
      17Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to
        her understanding. 
      18What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and
        his rider. 
      19Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with
        thunder? 
      20Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his
        nostrils is terrible. 
      21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on
        to meet the armed men. 
      22He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back
        from the sword. 
      23The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

      24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth
        he that it is the sound of the trumpet. 
      25He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar        off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 
      26Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the
        south? 
      27Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? 
      28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and
        the strong place. 
      29From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 
      30Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is
        she. 

       JOB                Chapter 40
       1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said, 
       2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that
        reproveth God, let him answer it. 
       3Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 
       4Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand
        upon my mouth. 
       5Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will
        proceed no further. 
       6Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 
       7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare
        thou unto me. 
       8Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou
        mayest be righteous? 
       9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like
        him? 
      10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with
        glory and beauty. 
      11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is
        proud, and abase him. 
      12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down
        the wicked in their place. 
      13Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret. 
      14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save
        thee. 
      15Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an
        ox. 
      16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel
        of his belly. 
      17He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped
        together. 
      18His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of
        iron. 
      19He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his
        sword to approach unto him. 
      20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of
        the field play. 
      21He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 
      22The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook
        compass him about. 
      23Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he
        can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 
      24He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. 
       JOB                Chapter 41
       1Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord
        which thou lettest down? 
       2Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a
        thorn? 
       3Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words
        unto thee? 
       4Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant
        for ever? 
       5Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy
        maidens? 
       6Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among
        the merchants? 
       7Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish
        spears? 
       8Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. 
       9Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even
        at the sight of him? 
      10None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand
        before me? 
      11Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under
        the whole heaven is mine. 
      12I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely
        proportion. 
      13Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with
        his double bridle? 
      14Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round
        about. 
      15His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. 
      16One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 
      17They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot
        be sundered. 
      18By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids
        of the morning. 
      19Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. 
      20Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

      21His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 
      22In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before
        him. 
      23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in
        themselves; they cannot be moved. 
      24His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the
        nether millstone. 
      25When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of
        breakings they purify themselves. 
      26The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart,
        nor the habergeon. 
      27He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. 
      28The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into
        stubble. 
      29Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.       30Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon
        the mire. 
      31He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot
        of ointment. 
      32He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be
        hoary. 
      33Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. 
      34He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of
        pride. 

       JOB                Chapter 42
       1Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 
       2I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be
        withholden from thee. 
       3Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I
        uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I
        knew not. 
       4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and
        declare thou unto me. 
       5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye
        seeth thee. 
       6Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. 
       7And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job,
        the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against
        thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the
        thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. 
       8Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to
        my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my
        servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal
        with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing
        which is right, like my servant Job. 
       9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the
        Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the
        LORD also accepted Job. 
      10And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his
        friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. 
      11Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and
        all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread
        with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over
        all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave
        him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold. 
      12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning:
        for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a
        thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. 
      13He had also seven sons and three daughters. 
      14And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the
        second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch. 
      15And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of
        Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. 
      16After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons,
        and his sons' sons, even four generations. 
      17So Job died, being old and full of days. 

       PSALMS             Chapter  1       1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
        nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the
        scornful. 
       2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he
        meditate day and night. 
       3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
        bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not
        wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 
       4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth
        away. 
       5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in
        the congregation of the righteous. 
       6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the
        ungodly shall perish. 

       PSALMS             Chapter  2
       1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 
       2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel
        together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, 
       3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 
       4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them
        in derision. 
       5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore
        displeasure. 
       6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 
       7I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my
        Son; this day have I begotten thee. 
       8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,
        and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 
       9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in
        pieces like a potter's vessel. 
      10Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the
        earth. 
      11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 
      12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his
        wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their
        trust in him. 

       PSALMS             Chapter  3
       1A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are
        they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against
        me. 
       2Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God.
        Selah. 
       3But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of
        mine head. 
       4I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy
        hill. Selah. 
       5I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. 
       6I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set
        themselves against me round about. 
       7Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine
        enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the
        ungodly.        8Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people.
        Selah. 

       PSALMS             Chapter  4
       1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I
        call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in
        distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 
       2O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long
        will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. 
       3But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself:
        the LORD will hear when I call unto him. 
       4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed,
        and be still. Selah. 
       5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the
        LORD. 
       6There be many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou up
        the light of thy countenance upon us. 
       7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their
        corn and their wine increased. 
       8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only
        makest me dwell in safety. 

       PSALMS             Chapter  5
       1To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my
        words, O LORD, consider my meditation. 
       2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee
        will I pray. 
       3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will
        I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. 
       4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither
        shall evil dwell with thee. 
       5The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of
        iniquity. 
       6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the
        bloody and deceitful man. 
       7But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy
        mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 
       8Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make
        thy way straight before my face. 
       9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is
        very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with
        their tongue. 
      10Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast
        them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have
        rebelled against thee. 
      11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever
        shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love
        thy name be joyful in thee. 
      12For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou
        compass him as with a shield. 

       PSALMS             Chapter  6
       1To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O
        LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot
        displeasure.        2Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my
        bones are vexed. 
       3My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? 
       4Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 
       5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall
        give thee thanks? 
       6I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I
        water my couch with my tears. 
       7Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all
        mine enemies. 
       8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard
        the voice of my weeping. 
       9The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.

      10Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and
        be ashamed suddenly. 

       PSALMS             Chapter  7
       1Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words
        of Cush the Benjamite. O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save
        me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: 
       2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there
        is none to deliver. 
       3O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

       4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I
        have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 
       5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down
        my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah. 
       6Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of
        mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast
        commanded. 
       7So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their
        sakes therefore return thou on high. 
       8The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my
        righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. 
       9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the
        just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. 
      10My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. 
      11God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every
        day. 
      12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and
        made it ready. 
      13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth
        his arrows against the persecutors. 
      14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and
        brought forth falsehood. 
      15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he
        made. 
      16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing
        shall come down upon his own pate. 
      17I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing
        praise to the name of the LORD most high. 
       PSALMS             Chapter  8
       1To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our
        Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy
        glory above the heavens. 
       2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength
        because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the
        avenger. 
       3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and
        the stars, which thou hast ordained; 
       4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that
        thou visitest him? 
       5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast
        crowned him with glory and honour. 
       6Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou
        hast put all things under his feet: 
       7All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 
       8The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth
        through the paths of the seas. 
       9O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! 

       PSALMS             Chapter  9
       1To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David. I will
        praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy
        marvellous works. 
       2I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O
        thou most High. 
       3When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy
        presence. 
       4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the
        throne judging right. 
       5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou
        hast put out their name for ever and ever. 
       6O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast
        destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. 
       7But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for
        judgment. 
       8And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister
        judgment to the people in uprightness. 
       9The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times
        of trouble. 
      10And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou,
        LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 
      11Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the
        people his doings. 
      12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he
        forgetteth not the cry of the humble. 
      13Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of
        them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: 
      14That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of
        Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. 
      15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which
        they hid is their own foot taken. 
      16The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is        snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. 
      17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget
        God. 
      18For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the
        poor shall not perish for ever. 
      19Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy
        sight. 
      20Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be
        but men. Selah. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 10
       1Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times
        of trouble? 
       2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in
        the devices that they have imagined. 
       3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the
        covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. 
       4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after
        God: God is not in all his thoughts. 
       5His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his
        sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. 
       6He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be
        in adversity. 
       7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue
        is mischief and vanity. 
       8He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret
        places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against
        the poor. 
       9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to
        catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his
        net. 
      10He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his
        strong ones. 
      11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he
        will never see it. 
      12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. 
      13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart,
        Thou wilt not require it. 
      14Thou hast seen it: for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite
        it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the
        helper of the fatherless. 
      15Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his
        wickedness till thou find none. 
      16The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of
        his land. 
      17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare
        their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: 
      18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth
        may no more oppress. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 11
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust:
        how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 
       2For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon        the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. 
       3If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? 
       4The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his
        eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 
       5The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth
        violence his soul hateth. 
       6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an
        horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. 
       7For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth
        behold the upright. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 12
       1To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD;
        for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the
        children of men. 
       2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips
        and with a double heart do they speak. 
       3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that
        speaketh proud things: 
       4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own:
        who is lord over us? 
       5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now
        will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that
        puffeth at him. 
       6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of
        earth, purified seven times. 
       7Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this
        generation for ever. 
       8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 13
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget
        me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 
       2How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart
        daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 
       3Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep
        the sleep of death; 
       4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that
        trouble me rejoice when I am moved. 
       5But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy
        salvation. 
       6I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.


       PSALMS             Chapter 14
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his
        heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable
        works, there is none that doeth good. 
       2The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if
        there were any that did understand, and seek God. 
       3They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there
        is none that doeth good, no, not one. 
       4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people
        as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.        5There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the
        righteous. 
       6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his
        refuge. 
       7Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD
        bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and
        Israel shall be glad. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 15
       1A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall
        dwell in thy holy hill? 
       2He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh
        the truth in his heart. 
       3He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his
        neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 
       4In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that
        fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 
       5He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against
        the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 16
       1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. 
       2O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my
        goodness extendeth not to thee; 
       3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in
        whom is all my delight. 
       4Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god:
        their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their
        names into my lips. 
       5The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou
        maintainest my lot. 
       6The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly
        heritage. 
       7I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also
        instruct me in the night seasons. 
       8I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand,
        I shall not be moved. 
       9Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also
        shall rest in hope. 
      10For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer
        thine Holy One to see corruption. 
      11Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of
        joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 17
       1A prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give
        ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 
       2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold
        the things that are equal. 
       3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou
        hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth
        shall not transgress. 
       4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me
        from the paths of the destroyer.        5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 
       6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine
        ear unto me, and hear my speech. 
       7Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right
        hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up
        against them. 
       8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy
        wings, 
       9From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass
        me about. 
      10They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak
        proudly. 
      11They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes
        bowing down to the earth; 
      12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young
        lion lurking in secret places. 
      13Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from
        the wicked, which is thy sword: 
      14From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which
        have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with
        thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of
        their substance to their babes. 
      15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be
        satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 18
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who
        spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD
        delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of
        Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. 
       2The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my
        strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my
        salvation, and my high tower. 
       3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be
        saved from mine enemies. 
       4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made
        me afraid. 
       5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented
        me. 
       6In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he
        heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even
        into his ears. 
       7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills
        moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. 
       8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth
        devoured: coals were kindled by it. 
       9He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his
        feet. 
      10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the
        wings of the wind. 
      11He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were
        dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. 
      12At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail
        stones and coals of fire.       13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his
        voice; hail stones and coals of fire. 
      14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out
        lightnings, and discomfited them. 
      15Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the
        world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the
        breath of thy nostrils. 
      16He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. 
      17He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me:
        for they were too strong for me. 
      18They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my
        stay. 
      19He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because
        he delighted in me. 
      20The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the
        cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 
      21For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed
        from my God. 
      22For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his
        statutes from me. 
      23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. 
      24Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness,
        according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. 
      25With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with an upright
        man thou wilt show thyself upright; 
      26With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou
        wilt show thyself froward. 
      27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high
        looks. 
      28For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my
        darkness. 
      29For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped
        over a wall. 
      30As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is
        a buckler to all those that trust in him. 
      31For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? 
      32It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 
      33He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high
        places. 
      34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine
        arms. 
      35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right
        hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 
      36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. 
      37I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn
        again till they were consumed. 
      38I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen
        under my feet. 
      39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast
        subdued under me those that rose up against me. 
      40Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might
        destroy them that hate me.       41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but
        he answered them not. 
      42Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast
        them out as the dirt in the streets. 
      43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou
        hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known
        shall serve me. 
      44As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall
        submit themselves unto me. 
      45The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close
        places. 
      46The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my
        salvation be exalted. 
      47It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. 
      48He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above
        those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the
        violent man. 
      49Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen,
        and sing praises unto thy name. 
      50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and showeth mercy to his
        anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 19
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the
        glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork. 
       2Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge.

       3There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 
       4Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the
        end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 
       5Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as
        a strong man to run a race. 
       6His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto
        the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 
       7The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of
        the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. 
       8The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the
        commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 
       9The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of
        the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 
      10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:
        sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 
      11Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there
        is great reward. 
      12Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. 
      13Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have
        dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent
        from the great transgression. 
      14Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be
        acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 20
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The LORD hear thee in the
        day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;        2Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; 
       3Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. 
       4Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. 
       5We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will
        set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions. 
       6Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from
        his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. 
       7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the
        name of the LORD our God. 
       8They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand
        upright. 
       9Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 21
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy
        strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 
       2Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the
        request of his lips. Selah. 
       3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest
        a crown of pure gold on his head. 
       4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days
        for ever and ever. 
       5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou
        laid upon him. 
       6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him
        exceeding glad with thy countenance. 
       7For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most
        High he shall not be moved. 
       8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall
        find out those that hate thee. 
       9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the
        LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour
        them. 
      10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from
        among the children of men. 
      11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous
        device, which they are not able to perform. 
      12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make
        ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. 
      13Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and
        praise thy power. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 22
       1To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God,
        my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping
        me, and from the words of my roaring? 
       2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the
        night season, and am not silent. 
       3But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 
       4Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver
        them. 
       5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and
        were not confounded.        6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the
        people. 
       7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they
        shake the head, saying, 
       8He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver
        him, seeing he delighted in him. 
       9But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope
        when I was upon my mother's breasts. 
      10I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's
        belly. 
      11Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 
      12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me
        round. 
      13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring
        lion. 
      14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my
        heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 
      15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my
        jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. 
      16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed
        me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 
      17I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. 
      18They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 
      19But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to
        help me. 
      20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

      21Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns
        of the unicorns. 
      22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the
        congregation will I praise thee. 
      23Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify
        him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. 
      24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the
        afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried
        unto him, he heard. 
      25My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my
        vows before them that fear him. 
      26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that
        seek him: your heart shall live for ever. 
      27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and
        all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. 
      28For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the
        nations. 
      29All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that
        go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his
        own soul. 
      30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a
        generation. 
      31They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people
        that shall be born, that he hath done this. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 23       1A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 
       2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the
        still waters. 
       3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for
        his name's sake. 
       4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will
        fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they
        comfort me. 
       5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
        thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 
       6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
        and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 24
       1A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof;
        the world, and they that dwell therein. 
       2For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the
        floods. 
       3Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his
        holy place? 
       4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up
        his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 
       5He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from
        the God of his salvation. 
       6This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O
        Jacob. Selah. 
       7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting
        doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 
       8Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD
        mighty in battle. 
       9Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting
        doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 
      10Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of
        glory. Selah. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 25
       1A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. 
       2O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine
        enemies triumph over me. 
       3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which
        transgress without cause. 
       4Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. 
       5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my
        salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. 
       6Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for
        they have been ever of old. 
       7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according
        to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD. 
       8Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the
        way. 
       9The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his
        way. 
      10All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his
        covenant and his testimonies. 
      11For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. 
      12What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way
        that he shall choose. 
      13His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. 
      14The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will show
        them his covenant. 
      15Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of
        the net. 
      16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and
        afflicted. 
      17The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my
        distresses. 
      18Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. 
      19Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel
        hatred. 
      20O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my
        trust in thee. 
      21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. 
      22Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 26
       1A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine
        integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not
        slide. 
       2Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 
       3For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy
        truth. 
       4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with
        dissemblers. 
       5I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and will not sit with the
        wicked. 
       6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O
        LORD: 
       7That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all
        thy wondrous works. 
       8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where
        thine honour dwelleth. 
       9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: 
      10In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. 
      11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be
        merciful unto me. 
      12My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless
        the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 27
       1A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I
        fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

       2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat
        up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 
       3Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear:
        though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. 
       4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I        may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold
        the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. 
       5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the
        secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a
        rock. 
       6And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about
        me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I
        will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD. 
       7Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and
        answer me. 
       8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face,
        LORD, will I seek. 
       9Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger:
        thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my
        salvation. 
      10When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me
        up. 
      11Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of
        mine enemies. 
      12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false
        witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. 
      13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD
        in the land of the living. 
      14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine
        heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 28
       1A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent
        to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down
        into the pit. 
       2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift
        up my hands toward thy holy oracle. 
       3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity,
        which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their
        hearts. 
       4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness
        of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render
        to them their desert. 
       5Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of
        his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. 
       6Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my
        supplications. 
       7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I
        am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song
        will I praise him. 
       8The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his
        anointed. 
       9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and
        lift them up for ever. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 29
       1A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD
        glory and strength. 
       2Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in        the beauty of holiness. 
       3The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory
        thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. 
       4The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of
        majesty. 
       5The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the
        cedars of Lebanon. 
       6He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a
        young unicorn. 
       7The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. 
       8The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the
        wilderness of Kadesh. 
       9The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the
        forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. 
      10The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.

      11The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his
        people with peace. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 30
       1A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I will
        extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my
        foes to rejoice over me. 
       2O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 
       3O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept
        me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 
       4Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the
        remembrance of his holiness. 
       5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping
        may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 
       6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 
       7LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou
        didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 
       8I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication. 
       9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall
        the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 
      10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. 
      11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off
        my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 
      12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent.
        O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 31
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my
        trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. 
       2Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong
        rock, for an house of defence to save me. 
       3For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake
        lead me, and guide me. 
       4Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou
        art my strength. 
       5Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God
        of truth.        6I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the
        LORD. 
       7I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my
        trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; 
       8And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my
        feet in a large room. 
       9Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed
        with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. 
      10For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my
        strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

      11I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my
        neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me
        without fled from me. 
      12I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. 
      13For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while
        they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my
        life. 
      14But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. 
      15My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies,
        and from them that persecute me. 
      16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies'
        sake. 
      17Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the
        wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. 
      18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things
        proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. 
      19Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that
        fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before
        the sons of men! 
      20Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of
        man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of
        tongues. 
      21Blessed be the LORD: for he hath showed me his marvellous kindness in
        a strong city. 
      22For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes:
        nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried
        unto thee. 
      23O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the
        faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. 
      24Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that
        hope in the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 32
       1A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is
        forgiven, whose sin is covered. 
       2Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in
        whose spirit there is no guile. 
       3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the
        day long. 
       4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned
        into the drought of summer. Selah. 
       5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I
        said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou        forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 
       6For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when
        thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall
        not come nigh unto him. 
       7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou
        shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. 
       8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I
        will guide thee with mine eye. 
       9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding:
        whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near
        unto thee. 
      10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the
        LORD, mercy shall compass him about. 
      11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy,
        all ye that are upright in heart. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 33
       1Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the
        upright. 
       2Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an
        instrument of ten strings. 
       3Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. 
       4For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in
        truth. 
       5He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the
        goodness of the LORD. 
       6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of
        them by the breath of his mouth. 
       7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up
        the depth in storehouses. 
       8Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world
        stand in awe of him. 
       9For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. 
      10The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the
        devices of the people of none effect. 
      11The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart
        to all generations. 
      12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he
        hath chosen for his own inheritance. 
      13The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 
      14From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants
        of the earth. 
      15He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. 
      16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is
        not delivered by much strength. 
      17An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by
        his great strength. 
      18Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them
        that hope in his mercy; 
      19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. 
      20Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. 
      21For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his
        holy name.       22Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 34
       1A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who
        drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times:
        his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 
       2My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear
        thereof, and be glad. 
       3O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 
       4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my
        fears. 
       5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not
        ashamed. 
       6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all
        his troubles. 
       7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and
        delivereth them. 
       8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that
        trusteth in him. 
       9O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that
        fear him. 
      10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the
        LORD shall not want any good thing. 
      11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the
        LORD. 
      12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may
        see good? 
      13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 
      14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 
      15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open
        unto their cry. 
      16The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the
        remembrance of them from the earth. 
      17The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of
        all their troubles. 
      18The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth
        such as be of a contrite spirit. 
      19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth
        him out of them all. 
      20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. 
      21Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be
        desolate. 
      22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that
        trust in him shall be desolate. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 35
       1A Psalm of David. Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with
        me: fight against them that fight against me. 
       2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. 
       3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute
        me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 
       4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let
        them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.        5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD
        chase them. 
       6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD
        persecute them. 
       7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which
        without cause they have digged for my soul. 
       8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he
        hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. 
       9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his
        salvation. 
      10All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest
        the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the
        needy from him that spoileth him? 
      11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I
        knew not. 
      12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. 
      13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I
        humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own
        bosom. 
      14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed
        down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. 
      15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves
        together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me,
        and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: 
      16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their
        teeth. 
      17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their
        destructions, my darling from the lions. 
      18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee
        among much people. 
      19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me:
        neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. 
      20For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against
        them that are quiet in the land. 
      21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our
        eye hath seen it. 
      22This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O LORD, be not far
        from me. 
      23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God
        and my Lord. 
      24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them
        not rejoice over me. 
      25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them
        not say, We have swallowed him up. 
      26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at
        mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify
        themselves against me. 
      27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause:
        yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath
        pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. 
      28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all
        the day long. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 36       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The
        transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no
        fear of God before his eyes. 
       2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be
        found to be hateful. 
       3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to
        be wise, and to do good. 
       4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that
        is not good; he abhorreth not evil. 
       5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth
        unto the clouds. 
       6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a
        great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. 
       7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of
        men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 
       8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and
        thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 
       9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see
        light. 
      10O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy
        righteousness to the upright in heart. 
      11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of
        the wicked remove me. 
      12There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and
        shall not be able to rise. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 37
       1A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be
        thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 
       2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the
        green herb. 
       3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and
        verily thou shalt be fed. 
       4Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires
        of thine heart. 
       5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring
        it to pass. 
       6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy
        judgment as the noonday. 
       7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself
        because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who
        bringeth wicked devices to pass. 
       8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to
        do evil. 
       9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD,
        they shall inherit the earth. 
      10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt
        diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 
      11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in
        the abundance of peace. 
      12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his
        teeth. 
      13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.       14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast
        down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright
        conversation. 
      15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be
        broken. 
      16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many
        wicked. 
      17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth
        the righteous. 
      18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall
        be for ever. 
      19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine
        they shall be satisfied. 
      20But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as
        the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume
        away. 
      21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth
        mercy, and giveth. 
      22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that
        be cursed of him shall be cut off. 
      23The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in
        his way. 
      24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD
        upholdeth him with his hand. 
      25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous
        forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 
      26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. 
      27Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. 
      28For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are
        preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 
      29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 
      30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of
        judgment. 
      31The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. 
      32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 
      33The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is
        judged. 
      34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to
        inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 
      35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a
        green bay tree. 
      36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he
        could not be found. 
      37Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man
        is peace. 
      38But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the
        wicked shall be cut off. 
      39But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their
        strength in the time of trouble. 
      40And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them
        from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 38       1A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in
        thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 
       2For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 
       3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is
        there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 
       4For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they
        are too heavy for me. 
       5My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. 
       6I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day
        long. 
       7For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no
        soundness in my flesh. 
       8I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the
        disquietness of my heart. 
       9Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from
        thee. 
      10My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine
        eyes, it also is gone from me. 
      11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen
        stand afar off. 
      12They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that
        seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the
        day long. 
      13But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth
        not his mouth. 
      14Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no
        reproofs. 
      15For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 
      16For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when
        my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. 
      17For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. 
      18For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. 
      19But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate
        me wrongfully are multiplied. 
      20They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I
        follow the thing that good is. 
      21Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me. 
      22Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 39
       1To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I
        will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep
        my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 
       2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my
        sorrow was stirred. 
       3My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then
        spake I with my tongue, 
       4LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it
        is; that I may know how frail I am. 
       5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as
        nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether
        vanity. Selah. 
       6Surely every man walketh in a vain show: surely they are disquieted        in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

       7And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. 
       8Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of
        the foolish. 
       9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. 
      10Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine
        hand. 
      11When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his
        beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity.
        Selah. 
      12Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace
        at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all
        my fathers were. 
      13O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no
        more. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 40
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the
        LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 
       2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
        and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 
       3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:
        many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. 
       4Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth
        not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 
       5Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done,
        and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in
        order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more
        than can be numbered. 
       6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou
        opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 
       7Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of
        me, 
       8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. 
       9I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have
        not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. 
      10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy
        faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy
        lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. 
      11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy
        lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 
      12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have
        taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more
        than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. 
      13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me. 
      14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul
        to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish
        me evil. 
      15Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me,
        Aha, aha. 
      16Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as
        love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.       17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my
        help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 41
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that
        considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. 
       2The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be
        blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will
        of his enemies. 
       3The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt
        make all his bed in his sickness. 
       4I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned
        against thee. 
       5Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name
        perish? 
       6And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth
        iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. 
       7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they
        devise my hurt. 
       8An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he
        lieth he shall rise up no more. 
       9Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my
        bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. 
      10But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may
        requite them. 
      11By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not
        triumph over me. 
      12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me
        before thy face for ever. 
      13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to
        everlasting. Amen, and Amen. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 42
       1To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart
        panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

       2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and
        appear before God? 
       3My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say
        unto me, Where is thy God? 
       4When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had
        gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with
        the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. 
       5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me?
        hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his
        countenance. 
       6O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember
        thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill
        Mizar. 
       7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves
        and thy billows are gone over me. 
       8Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in
        the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my
        life.        9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I
        mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 
      10As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say
        daily unto me, Where is thy God? 
      11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within
        me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health
        of my countenance, and my God. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 43
       1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O
        deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 
       2For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why
        go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 
       3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring
        me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. 
       4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea,
        upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. 
       5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within
        me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my
        countenance, and my God. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 44
       1To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard
        with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst
        in their days, in the times of old. 
       2How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst
        them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. 
       3For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither
        did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and
        the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. 
       4Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob. 
       5Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we
        tread them under that rise up against us. 
       6For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. 
       7But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame
        that hated us. 
       8In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever.
        Selah. 
       9But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with
        our armies. 
      10Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us
        spoil for themselves. 
      11Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered
        us among the heathen. 
      12Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth
        by their price. 
      13Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision
        to them that are round about us. 
      14Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head
        among the people. 
      15My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath
        covered me, 
      16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of
        the enemy and avenger.       17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither
        have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 
      18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from
        thy way; 
      19Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered
        us with the shadow of death. 
      20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands
        to a strange god; 
      21Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the
        heart. 
      22Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as
        sheep for the slaughter. 
      23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever. 
      24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our
        oppression? 
      25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the
        earth. 
      26Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 45
       1To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah,
        Maschil, A Song of loves. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak
        of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the
        pen of a ready writer. 
       2Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy
        lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. 
       3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy
        majesty. 
       4And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness
        and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible
        things. 
       5Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby
        the people fall under thee. 
       6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom
        is a right sceptre. 
       7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy
        God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 
       8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the
        ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. 
       9Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand
        did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. 
      10Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also
        thine own people, and thy father's house; 
      11So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and
        worship thou him. 
      12And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich
        among the people shall entreat thy favour. 
      13The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of
        wrought gold. 
      14She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the
        virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. 
      15With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter
        into the king's palace.       16Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make
        princes in all the earth. 
      17I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore
        shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 46
       1To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God
        is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 
       2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though
        the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 
       3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains
        shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. 
       4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of
        God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. 
       5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help
        her, and that right early. 
       6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the
        earth melted. 
       7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 
       8Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in
        the earth. 
       9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the
        bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the
        fire. 
      10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the
        heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 
      11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 47
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your
        hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 
       2For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the
        earth. 
       3He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 
       4He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom
        he loved. Selah. 
       5God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. 
       6Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing
        praises. 
       7For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with
        understanding. 
       8God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his
        holiness. 
       9The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of
        the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he
        is greatly exalted. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 48
       1A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and
        greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his
        holiness. 
       2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion,
        on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 
       3God is known in her palaces for a refuge.        4For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 
       5They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted
        away. 
       6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 
       7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. 
       8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts,
        in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah. 
       9We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy
        temple. 
      10According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the
        earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. 
      11Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because
        of thy judgments. 
      12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. 
      13Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it
        to the generation following. 
      14For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even
        unto death. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 49
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all
        ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: 
       2Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 
       3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall
        be of understanding. 
       4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon
        the harp. 
       5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my
        heels shall compass me about? 
       6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the
        multitude of their riches; 
       7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a
        ransom for him: 
       8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for
        ever:) 
       9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 
      10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish
        person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 
      11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever,
        and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands
        after their own names. 
      12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts
        that perish. 
      13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their
        sayings. Selah. 
      14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and
        the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their
        beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. 
      15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall
        receive me. Selah. 
      16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house
        is increased; 
      17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not        descend after him. 
      18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee,
        when thou doest well to thyself. 
      19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see
        light. 
      20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that
        perish. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 50
       1A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and
        called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down
        thereof. 
       2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 
       3Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour
        before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 
       4He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he
        may judge his people. 
       5Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant
        with me by sacrifice. 
       6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge
        himself. Selah. 
       7Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify
        against thee: I am God, even thy God. 
       8I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to
        have been continually before me. 
       9I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy
        folds. 
      10For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand
        hills. 
      11I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the
        field are mine. 
      12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and
        the fulness thereof. 
      13Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? 
      14Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: 
      15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou
        shalt glorify me. 
      16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my
        statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 
      17Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee. 
      18When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast
        been partaker with adulterers. 
      19Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 
      20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine
        own mother's son. 
      21These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that
        I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and
        set them in order before thine eyes. 
      22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and
        there be none to deliver. 
      23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his
        conversation aright will I show the salvation of God. 
       PSALMS             Chapter 51
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came
        unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O
        God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of
        thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 
       2Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 
       3For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. 
       4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy
        sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be
        clear when thou judgest. 
       5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive
        me. 
       6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden
        part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 
       7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be
        whiter than snow. 
       8Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast
        broken may rejoice. 
       9Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 
      10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within
        me. 
      11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from
        me. 
      12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free
        spirit. 
      13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be
        converted unto thee. 
      14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and
        my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 
      15O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. 
      16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou
        delightest not in burnt offering. 
      17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite
        heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 
      18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of
        Jerusalem. 
      19Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with
        burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer
        bullocks upon thine altar. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 52
       1To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the
        Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the
        house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty
        man? the goodness of God endureth continually. 
       2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working
        deceitfully. 
       3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak
        righteousness. Selah. 
       4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 
       5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away,
        and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the
        land of the living. Selah.        6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: 
       7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in
        the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his
        wickedness. 
       8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the
        mercy of God for ever and ever. 
       9I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will
        wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 53
       1To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The
        fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and
        have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. 
       2God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there
        were any that did understand, that did seek God. 
       3Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy;
        there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 
       4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as
        they eat bread: they have not called upon God. 
       5There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath
        scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put
        them to shame, because God hath despised them. 
       6Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God
        bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and
        Israel shall be glad. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 54
       1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when
        the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with
        us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. 
       2Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. 
       3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my
        soul: they have not set God before them. Selah. 
       4Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my
        soul. 
       5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. 
       6I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD;
        for it is good. 
       7For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen
        his desire upon mine enemies. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 55
       1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give
        ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 
       2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a
        noise; 
       3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the
        wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. 
       4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are
        fallen upon me. 
       5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath
        overwhelmed me. 
       6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly
        away, and be at rest.        7Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

       8I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. 
       9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence
        and strife in the city. 
      10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also
        and sorrow are in the midst of it. 
      11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from
        her streets. 
      12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne
        it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against
        me; then I would have hid myself from him: 
      13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. 
      14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in
        company. 
      15Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for
        wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. 
      16As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. 
      17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he
        shall hear my voice. 
      18He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against
        me: for there were many with me. 
      19God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah.
        Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. 
      20He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he
        hath broken his covenant. 
      21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his
        heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. 
      22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall
        never suffer the righteous to be moved. 
      23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction:
        bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I
        will trust in thee. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 56
       1To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when
        the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man
        would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. 
       2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight
        against me, O thou most High. 
       3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 
       4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not
        fear what flesh can do unto me. 
       5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for
        evil. 
       6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my
        steps, when they wait for my soul. 
       7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O
        God. 
       8Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are
        they not in thy book? 
       9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know;
        for God is for me.       10In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. 
      11In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto
        me. 
      12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. 
      13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my
        feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the
        living? 

       PSALMS             Chapter 57
       1To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled
        from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto
        me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings
        will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 
       2I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things
        for me. 
       3He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that
        would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his
        truth. 
       4My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on
        fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and
        their tongue a sharp sword. 
       5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all
        the earth. 
       6They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they
        have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen
        themselves. Selah. 
       7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give
        praise. 
       8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake
        early. 
       9I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee
        among the nations. 
      10For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the
        clouds. 
      11Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all
        the earth. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 58
       1To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed
        speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons
        of men? 
       2Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands
        in the earth. 
       3The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as
        they be born, speaking lies. 
       4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf
        adder that stoppeth her ear; 
       5Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so
        wisely. 
       6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth
        of the young lions, O LORD. 
       7Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth
        his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. 
       8As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the        untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. 
       9Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with
        a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. 
      10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall
        wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 
      11So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous:
        verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 59
       1To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent,
        and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies,
        O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. 
       2Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

       3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered
        against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD. 
       4They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me,
        and behold. 
       5Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to
        visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors.
        Selah. 
       6They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round
        about the city. 
       7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips:
        for who, say they, doth hear? 
       8But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the
        heathen in derision. 
       9Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.

      10The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire
        upon mine enemies. 
      11Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and
        bring them down, O Lord our shield. 
      12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even
        be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. 
      13Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let
        them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

      14And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog,
        and go round about the city. 
      15Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not
        satisfied. 
      16But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in
        the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of
        my trouble. 
      17Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the
        God of my mercy. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 60
       1To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach;
        when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab
        returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O
        God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been
        displeased; O turn thyself to us again.        2Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the
        breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 
       3Thou hast showed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink
        the wine of astonishment. 
       4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be
        displayed because of the truth. Selah. 
       5That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear
        me. 
       6God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide
        Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 
       7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of
        mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; 
       8Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia,
        triumph thou because of me. 
       9Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 
      10Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which
        didst not go out with our armies? 
      11Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. 
      12Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down
        our enemies. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 61
       1To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O
        God; attend unto my prayer. 
       2From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is
        overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 
       3For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the
        enemy. 
       4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert
        of thy wings. Selah. 
       5For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage
        of those that fear thy name. 
       6Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.

       7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which
        may preserve him. 
       8So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily
        perform my vows. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 62
       1To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul
        waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. 
       2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be
        greatly moved. 
       3How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain
        all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence. 
       4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight
        in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

       5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. 
       6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be
        moved. 
       7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my
        refuge, is in God. 
       8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him:
        God is a refuge for us. Selah. 
       9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a
        lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than
        vanity. 
      10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches
        increase, set not your heart upon them. 
      11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth
        unto God. 
      12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every
        man according to his work. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 63
       1A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou
        art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my
        flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 
       2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the
        sanctuary. 
       3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise
        thee. 
       4Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy
        name. 
       5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth
        shall praise thee with joyful lips: 
       6When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night
        watches. 
       7Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings
        will I rejoice. 
       8My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. 
       9But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower
        parts of the earth. 
      10They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. 
      11But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him
        shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 64
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my
        prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 
       2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection
        of the workers of iniquity: 
       3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot
        their arrows, even bitter words: 
       4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot
        at him, and fear not. 
       5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying
        snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? 
       6They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both
        the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 
       7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be
        wounded. 
       8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that
        see them shall flee away. 
       9And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they
        shall wisely consider of his doing. 
      10The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and
        all the upright in heart shall glory. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 65
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for
        thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. 
       2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 
       3Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt
        purge them away. 
       4Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto
        thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the
        goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 
       5By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our
        salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and
        of them that are afar off upon the sea: 
       6Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with
        power: 
       7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and
        the tumult of the people. 
       8They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens:
        thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. 
       9Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it
        with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them
        corn, when thou hast so provided for it. 
      10Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the
        furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the
        springing thereof. 
      11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

      12They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills
        rejoice on every side. 
      13The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered
        over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 66
       1To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God,
        all ye lands: 
       2Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. 
       3Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the
        greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto
        thee. 
       4All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they
        shall sing to thy name. Selah. 
       5Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the
        children of men. 
       6He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot:
        there did we rejoice in him. 
       7He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not
        the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. 
       8O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be
        heard: 
       9Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be
        moved. 
      10For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is        tried. 
      11Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our
        loins. 
      12Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and
        through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. 
      13I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my
        vows, 
      14Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in
        trouble. 
      15I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense
        of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. 
      16Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath
        done for my soul. 
      17I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. 
      18If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: 
      19But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my
        prayer. 
      20Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy
        from me. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 67
       1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful
        unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. 
       2That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all
        nations. 
       3Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 
       4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the
        people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. 
       5Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 
       6Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God,
        shall bless us. 
       7God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 68
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. Let God arise, let
        his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before
        him. 
       2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before
        the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 
       3But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let
        them exceedingly rejoice. 
       4Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon
        the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. 
       5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his
        holy habitation. 
       6God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are
        bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. 
       7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst
        march through the wilderness; Selah: 
       8The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God:
        even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of
        Israel. 
       9Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm        thine inheritance, when it was weary. 
      10Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of
        thy goodness for the poor. 
      11The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published
        it. 
      12Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided
        the spoil. 
      13Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a
        dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. 
      14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in
        Salmon. 
      15The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of
        Bashan. 
      16Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to
        dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever. 
      17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels:
        the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. 
      18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou
        hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the
        LORD God might dwell among them. 
      19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God
        of our salvation. Selah. 
      20He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord
        belong the issues from death. 
      21But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of
        such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. 
      22The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people
        again from the depths of the sea: 
      23That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the
        tongue of thy dogs in the same. 
      24They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King,
        in the sanctuary. 
      25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after;
        among them were the damsels playing with timbrels. 
      26Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain
        of Israel. 
      27There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and
        their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali. 
      28Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which
        thou hast wrought for us. 
      29Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto
        thee. 
      30Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the
        calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of
        silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war. 
      31Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her
        hands unto God. 
      32Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the
        Lord; Selah: 
      33To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old;
        lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. 
      34Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his
        strength is in the clouds.       35O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is
        he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 69
       1To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O
        God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. 
       2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep
        waters, where the floods overflow me. 
       3I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I
        wait for my God. 
       4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine
        head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are
        mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. 
       5O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from
        thee. 
       6Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for
        my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O
        God of Israel. 
       7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my
        face. 
       8I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my
        mother's children. 
       9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of
        them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. 
      10When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my
        reproach. 
      11I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them. 
      12They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the
        drunkards. 
      13But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time:
        O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy
        salvation. 
      14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered
        from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. 
      15Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me
        up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 
      16Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me
        according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. 
      17And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me
        speedily. 
      18Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine
        enemies. 
      19Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine
        adversaries are all before thee. 
      20Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I
        looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters,
        but I found none. 
      21They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me
        vinegar to drink. 
      22Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should
        have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. 
      23Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins
        continually to shake.       24Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take
        hold of them. 
      25Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. 
      26For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the
        grief of those whom thou hast wounded. 
      27Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy
        righteousness. 
      28Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written
        with the righteous. 
      29But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on
        high. 
      30I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with
        thanksgiving. 
      31This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that
        hath horns and hoofs. 
      32The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live
        that seek God. 
      33For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. 
      34Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that
        moveth therein. 
      35For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they
        may dwell there, and have it in possession. 
      36The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love
        his name shall dwell therein. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 70
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.
        Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD. 
       2Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them
        be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. 
       3Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha,
        aha. 
       4Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let
        such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 
       5But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help
        and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 71
       1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

       2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline
        thine ear unto me, and save me. 
       3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort:
        thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my
        fortress. 
       4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand
        of the unrighteous and cruel man. 
       5For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. 
       6By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me
        out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee. 
       7I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. 
       8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the
        day.        9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my
        strength faileth. 
      10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul
        take counsel together, 
      11Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is
        none to deliver him. 
      12O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help. 
      13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul;
        let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt. 
      14But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. 
      15My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the
        day; for I know not the numbers thereof. 
      16I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy
        righteousness, even of thine only. 
      17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I
        declared thy wondrous works. 
      18Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I
        have showed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every
        one that is to come. 
      19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great
        things: O God, who is like unto thee! 
      20Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me
        again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. 
      21Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. 
      22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God:
        unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. 
      23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul,
        which thou hast redeemed. 
      24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for
        they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my
        hurt. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 72
       1A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy
        righteousness unto the king's son. 
       2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with
        judgment. 
       3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills,
        by righteousness. 
       4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of
        the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 
       5They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout
        all generations. 
       6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that
        water the earth. 
       7In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so
        long as the moon endureth. 
       8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto
        the ends of the earth. 
       9They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his
        enemies shall lick the dust. 
      10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the
        kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.       11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve
        him. 
      12For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him
        that hath no helper. 
      13He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the
        needy. 
      14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious
        shall their blood be in his sight. 
      15And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba:
        prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be
        praised. 
      16There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the
        mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of
        the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 
      17His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long
        as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call
        him blessed. 
      18Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous
        things. 
      19And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be
        filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. 
      20The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 73
       1A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of
        a clean heart. 
       2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh
        slipped. 
       3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the
        wicked. 
       4For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. 
       5They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like
        other men. 
       6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth
        them as a garment. 
       7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could
        wish. 
       8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they
        speak loftily. 
       9They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh
        through the earth. 
      10Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are
        wrung out to them. 
      11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most
        High? 
      12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they
        increase in riches. 
      13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in
        innocency. 
      14For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every
        morning. 
      15If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the
        generation of thy children.       16When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; 
      17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. 
      18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them
        down into destruction. 
      19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are
        utterly consumed with terrors. 
      20As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou
        shalt despise their image. 
      21Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. 
      22So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. 
      23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my
        right hand. 
      24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to
        glory. 
      25Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I
        desire beside thee. 
      26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart,
        and my portion for ever. 
      27For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast
        destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. 
      28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the
        Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 74
       1Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth
        thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 
       2Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod
        of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion,
        wherein thou hast dwelt. 
       3Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the
        enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. 
       4Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up
        their ensigns for signs. 
       5A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick
        trees. 
       6But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and
        hammers. 
       7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting
        down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. 
       8They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have
        burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. 
       9We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there
        among us any that knoweth how long. 
      10O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy
        blaspheme thy name for ever? 
      11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of
        thy bosom. 
      12For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the
        earth. 
      13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of
        the dragons in the waters. 
      14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be
        meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.       15Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty
        rivers. 
      16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the
        light and the sun. 
      17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and
        winter. 
      18Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the
        foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 
      19O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the
        wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 
      20Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are
        full of the habitations of cruelty. 
      21O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise
        thy name. 
      22Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man
        reproacheth thee daily. 
      23Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise
        up against thee increaseth continually. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 75
       1To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. Unto
        thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that
        thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. 
       2When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. 
       3The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up
        the pillars of it. Selah. 
       4I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift
        not up the horn: 
       5Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. 
       6For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor
        from the south. 
       7But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. 
       8For 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. 
       9But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

      10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the
        righteous shall be exalted. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 76
       1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. In Judah
        is God known: his name is great in Israel. 
       2In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion. 
       3There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and
        the battle. Selah. 
       4Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. 
       5The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none
        of the men of might have found their hands. 
       6At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast
        into a dead sleep. 
       7Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight
        when once thou art angry? 
       8Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared,
        and was still, 
       9When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

      10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath
        shalt thou restrain. 
      11Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him
        bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. 
      12He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings
        of the earth. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 77
       1To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph. I cried unto
        God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto
        me. 
       2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night,
        and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. 
       3I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was
        overwhelmed. Selah. 
       4Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. 
       5I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. 
       6I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own
        heart: and my spirit made diligent search. 
       7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? 
       8Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

       9Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his
        tender mercies? Selah. 
      10And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of
        the right hand of the most High. 
      11I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy
        wonders of old. 
      12I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings. 
      13Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our
        God? 
      14Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength
        among the people. 
      15Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and
        Joseph. Selah. 
      16The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid:
        the depths also were troubled. 
      17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows
        also went abroad. 
      18The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened
        the world: the earth trembled and shook. 
      19Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy
        footsteps are not known. 
      20Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 78
       1Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears
        to the words of my mouth. 
       2I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:        3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 
       4We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation
        to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful
        works that he hath done. 
       5For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in
        Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them
        known to their children: 
       6That the generation to come might know them, even the children which
        should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: 
       7That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of
        God, but keep his commandments: 
       8And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious
        generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose
        spirit was not stedfast with God. 
       9The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back
        in the day of battle. 
      10They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; 
      11And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had showed them. 
      12Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land
        of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 
      13He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the
        waters to stand as an heap. 
      14In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with
        a light of fire. 
      15He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of
        the great depths. 
      16He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run
        down like rivers. 
      17And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in
        the wilderness. 
      18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. 
      19Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in
        the wilderness? 
      20Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the
        streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for
        his people? 
      21Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled
        against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 
      22Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: 
      23Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors
        of heaven, 
      24And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the
        corn of heaven. 
      25Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. 
      26He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he
        brought in the south wind. 
      27He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as
        the sand of the sea: 
      28And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their
        habitations. 
      29So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own
        desire;       30They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet
        in their mouths, 
      31The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and
        smote down the chosen men of Israel. 
      32For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous
        works. 
      33Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in
        trouble. 
      34When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and
        inquired early after God. 
      35And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their
        redeemer. 
      36Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied
        unto him with their tongues. 
      37For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in
        his covenant. 
      38But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and
        destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and
        did not stir up all his wrath. 
      39For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away,
        and cometh not again. 
      40How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the
        desert! 
      41Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of
        Israel. 
      42They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from
        the enemy. 
      43How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field
        of Zoan: 
      44And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they
        could not drink. 
      45He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and
        frogs, which destroyed them. 
      46He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour
        unto the locust. 
      47He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with
        frost. 
      48He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot
        thunderbolts. 
      49He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and
        indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. 
      50He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but
        gave their life over to the pestilence; 
      51And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in
        the tabernacles of Ham: 
      52But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in
        the wilderness like a flock. 
      53And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea
        overwhelmed their enemies. 
      54And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this
        mountain, which his right hand had purchased. 
      55He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an
        inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their        tents. 
      56Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his
        testimonies: 
      57But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were
        turned aside like a deceitful bow. 
      58For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him
        to jealousy with their graven images. 
      59When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: 
      60So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed
        among men; 
      61And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the
        enemy's hand. 
      62He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his
        inheritance. 
      63The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given
        to marriage. 
      64Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no
        lamentation. 
      65Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that
        shouteth by reason of wine. 
      66And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a
        perpetual reproach. 
      67Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe
        of Ephraim: 
      68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. 
      69And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he
        hath established for ever. 
      70He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 
      71From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob
        his people, and Israel his inheritance. 
      72So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided
        them by the skilfulness of his hands. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 79
       1A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance;
        thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

       2The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the
        fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the
        earth. 
       3Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and
        there was none to bury them. 
       4We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to
        them that are round about us. 
       5How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn
        like fire? 
       6Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and
        upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name. 
       7For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place. 
       8O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies
        speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low. 
       9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and
        deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.       10Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be
        known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of
        thy servants which is shed. 
      11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the
        greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

      12And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their
        reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. 
      13So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for
        ever: we will show forth thy praise to all generations. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 80
       1To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give
        ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock;
        thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. 
       2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and
        come and save us. 
       3Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be
        saved. 
       4O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer
        of thy people? 
       5Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to
        drink in great measure. 
       6Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh
        among themselves. 
       7Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we
        shall be saved. 
       8Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the
        heathen, and planted it. 
       9Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root,
        and it filled the land. 
      10The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof
        were like the goodly cedars. 
      11She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the
        river. 
      12Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which
        pass by the way do pluck her? 
      13The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the
        field doth devour it. 
      14Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and
        behold, and visit this vine; 
      15And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch
        that thou madest strong for thyself. 
      16It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of
        thy countenance. 
      17Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man
        whom thou madest strong for thyself. 
      18So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon
        thy name. 
      19Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we
        shall be saved. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 81
       1To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto        God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 
       2Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with
        the psaltery. 
       3Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our
        solemn feast day. 
       4For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. 
       5This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through
        the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. 
       6I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from
        the pots. 
       7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in
        the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah.
        Selah. 
       8Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou
        wilt hearken unto me; 
       9There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any
        strange god. 
      10I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt:
        open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 
      11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of
        me. 
      12So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in
        their own counsels. 
      13Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my
        ways! 
      14I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against
        their adversaries. 
      15The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but
        their time should have endured for ever. 
      16He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with
        honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 82
       1A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he
        judgeth among the gods. 
       2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the
        wicked? Selah. 
       3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and
        needy. 
       4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 
       5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in
        darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. 
       6I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most
        High. 
       7But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. 
       8Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 83
       1A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy
        peace, and be not still, O God. 
       2For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have
        lifted up the head. 
       3They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted        against thy hidden ones. 
       4They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation;
        that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. 
       5For they have consulted together with one consent: they are
        confederate against thee: 
       6The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the
        Hagarenes; 
       7Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of
        Tyre; 
       8Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot.
        Selah. 
       9Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at
        the brook of Kison: 
      10Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. 
      11Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as
        Zebah, and as Zalmunna: 
      12Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. 
      13O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. 
      14As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on
        fire; 
      15So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy
        storm. 
      16Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. 
      17Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to
        shame, and perish: 
      18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the
        most high over all the earth. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 84
       1To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
        How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 
       2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my
        heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. 
       3Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for
        herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of
        hosts, my King, and my God. 
       4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising
        thee. Selah. 
       5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the
        ways of them. 
       6Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also
        filleth the pools. 
       7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion
        appeareth before God. 
       8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

       9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. 
      10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a
        doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of
        wickedness. 
      11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and
        glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 
      12O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 
       PSALMS             Chapter 85
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast
        been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity
        of Jacob. 
       2Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all
        their sin. Selah. 
       3Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the
        fierceness of thine anger. 
       4Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to
        cease. 
       5Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger
        to all generations? 
       6Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? 
       7Show us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. 
       8I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace
        unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to
        folly. 
       9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell
        in our land. 
      10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed
        each other. 
      11Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look
        down from heaven. 
      12Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield
        her increase. 
      13Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his
        steps. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 86
       1A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor
        and needy. 
       2Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that
        trusteth in thee. 
       3Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. 
       4Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up
        my soul. 
       5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in
        mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 
       6Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my
        supplications. 
       7In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer
        me. 
       8Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are
        there any works like unto thy works. 
       9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O
        Lord; and shall glorify thy name. 
      10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. 
      11Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to
        fear thy name. 
      12I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will
        glorify thy name for evermore. 
      13For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul
        from the lowest hell. 
      14O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent
        men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them. 
      15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious,
        longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. 
      16O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy
        servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. 
      17Show me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be
        ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 87
       1A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah. His foundation is in the holy
        mountains. 
       2The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of
        Jacob. 
       3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. 
       4I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold
        Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there. 
       5And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and
        the highest himself shall establish her. 
       6The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man
        was born there. Selah. 
       7As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all
        my springs are in thee. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 88
       1A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon
        Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my
        salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: 
       2Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; 
       3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the
        grave. 
       4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that
        hath no strength: 
       5Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou
        rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand. 
       6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. 
       7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy
        waves. Selah. 
       8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me
        an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. 
       9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily
        upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. 
      10Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise
        thee? Selah. 
      11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy
        faithfulness in destruction? 
      12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the
        land of forgetfulness? 
      13But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my
        prayer prevent thee. 
      14LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

      15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy        terrors I am distracted. 
      16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. 
      17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about
        together. 
      18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance
        into darkness. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 89
       1Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD
        for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all
        generations. 
       2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness
        shalt thou establish in the very heavens. 
       3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my
        servant, 
       4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all
        generations. Selah. 
       5And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness
        also in the congregation of the saints. 
       6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the
        sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? 
       7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be
        had in reverence of all them that are about him. 
       8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy
        faithfulness round about thee? 
       9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou
        stillest them. 
      10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast
        scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. 
      11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and
        the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. 
      12The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon
        shall rejoice in thy name. 
      13Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right
        hand. 
      14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and
        truth shall go before thy face. 
      15Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O
        LORD, in the light of thy countenance. 
      16In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness
        shall they be exalted. 
      17For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn
        shall be exalted. 
      18For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. 
      19Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid
        help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the
        people. 
      20I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 
      21With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall
        strengthen him. 
      22The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict
        him. 
      23And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that        hate him. 
      24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name
        shall his horn be exalted. 
      25I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the
        rivers. 
      26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my
        salvation. 
      27Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the
        earth. 
      28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall
        stand fast with him. 
      29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the
        days of heaven. 
      30If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 
      31If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; 
      32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their
        iniquity with stripes. 
      33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor
        suffer my faithfulness to fail. 
      34My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of
        my lips. 
      35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. 
      36His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. 
      37It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful
        witness in heaven. Selah. 
      38But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine
        anointed. 
      39Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned
        his crown by casting it to the ground. 
      40Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong
        holds to ruin. 
      41All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his
        neighbours. 
      42Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made
        all his enemies to rejoice. 
      43Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to
        stand in the battle. 
      44Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the
        ground. 
      45The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with
        shame. Selah. 
      46How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn
        like fire? 
      47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in
        vain? 
      48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver
        his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. 
      49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto
        David in thy truth? 
      50Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my
        bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; 
      51Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have        reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. 
      52Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 90
       1A Prayer of Moses the man of God. LORD, thou hast been our dwelling
        place in all generations. 
       2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed
        the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou
        art God. 
       3Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of
        men. 
       4For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is
        past, and as a watch in the night. 
       5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the
        morning they are like grass which groweth up. 
       6In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is
        cut down, and withereth. 
       7For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.

       8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the
        light of thy countenance. 
       9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as
        a tale that is told. 
      10The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason
        of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and
        sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 
      11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so
        is thy wrath. 
      12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto
        wisdom. 
      13Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy
        servants. 
      14O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad
        all our days. 
      15Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us,
        and the years wherein we have seen evil. 
      16Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their
        children. 
      17And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou
        the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish
        thou it. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 91
       1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide
        under the shadow of the Almighty. 
       2I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in
        him will I trust. 
       3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from
        the noisome pestilence. 
       4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou
        trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 
       5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow
        that flieth by day; 
       6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the        destruction that wasteth at noonday. 
       7A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right
        hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 
       8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the
        wicked. 
       9Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most
        High, thy habitation; 
      10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh
        thy dwelling. 
      11For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all
        thy ways. 
      12They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot
        against a stone. 
      13Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the
        dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 
      14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I
        will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 
      15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in
        trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 
      16With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 92
       1A 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:

       2To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness
        every night, 
       3Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the
        harp with a solemn sound. 
       4For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in
        the works of thy hands. 
       5O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. 
       6A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. 
       7When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of
        iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever: 
       8But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. 
       9For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish;
        all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 
      10But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be
        anointed with fresh oil. 
      11Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears
        shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me. 
      12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a
        cedar in Lebanon. 
      13Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the
        courts of our God. 
      14They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and
        flourishing; 
      15To show that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no
        unrighteousness in him. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 93
       1The 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. 
       2Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting. 
       3The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their
        voice; the floods lift up their waves. 
       4The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than
        the mighty waves of the sea. 
       5Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD,
        for ever. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 94
       1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance
        belongeth, show thyself. 
       2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the
        proud. 
       3LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? 
       4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers
        of iniquity boast themselves? 
       5They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage. 
       6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. 
       7Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob
        regard it. 
       8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye
        be wise? 
       9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye,
        shall he not see? 
      10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that
        teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? 
      11The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. 
      12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out
        of thy law; 
      13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the
        pit be digged for the wicked. 
      14For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake
        his inheritance. 
      15But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in
        heart shall follow it. 
      16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up
        for me against the workers of iniquity? 
      17Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in
        silence. 
      18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. 
      19In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my
        soul. 
      20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth
        mischief by a law? 
      21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous,
        and condemn the innocent blood. 
      22But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. 
      23And 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. 
       PSALMS             Chapter 95
       1O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the
        rock of our salvation. 
       2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful
        noise unto him with psalms. 
       3For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 
       4In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the
        hills is his also. 
       5The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. 
       6O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our
        maker. 
       7For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the
        sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, 
       8Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of
        temptation in the wilderness: 
       9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. 
      10Forty 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:

      11Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my
        rest. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 96
       1O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. 
       2Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; show forth his salvation from day
        to day. 
       3Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. 
       4For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared
        above all gods. 
       5For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the
        heavens. 
       6Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his
        sanctuary. 
       7Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD
        glory and strength. 
       8Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering,
        and come into his courts. 
       9O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all
        the earth. 
      10Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be
        established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people
        righteously. 
      11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar,
        and the fulness thereof. 
      12Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the
        trees of the wood rejoice 
      13Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he
        shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his
        truth. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 97
       1The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles
        be glad thereof.        2Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment
        are the habitation of his throne. 
       3A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. 
       4His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. 
       5The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the
        presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 
       6The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his
        glory. 
       7Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast
        themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. 
       8Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because
        of thy judgments, O LORD. 
       9For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far
        above all gods. 
      10Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his
        saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 
      11Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in
        heart. 
      12Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance
        of his holiness. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 98
       1A Psalm. O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous
        things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the
        victory. 
       2The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he
        openly showed in the sight of the heathen. 
       3He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of
        Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

       4Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise,
        and rejoice, and sing praise. 
       5Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a
        psalm. 
       6With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the
        LORD, the King. 
       7Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that
        dwell therein. 
       8Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together 
       9Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness
        shall he judge the world, and the people with equity. 

       PSALMS             Chapter 99
       1The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the
        cherubims; let the earth be moved. 
       2The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people. 
       3Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy. 
       4The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity,
        thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob. 
       5Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is
        holy. 
       6Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call
        upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.        7He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies,
        and the ordinance that he gave them. 
       8Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest
        them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. 
       9Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD
        our God is holy. 

       PSALMS             Chapter100
       1A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 
       2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 
       3Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not
        we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 
       4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with
        praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 
       5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth
        endureth to all generations. 

       PSALMS             Chapter101
       1A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O
        LORD, will I sing. 
       2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come
        unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. 
       3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them
        that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. 
       4A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked
        person. 
       5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that
        hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. 
       6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell
        with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. 
       7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that
        telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. 
       8I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off
        all wicked doers from the city of the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter102
       1A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out
        his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry
        come unto thee. 
       2Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline
        thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily. 
       3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an
        hearth. 
       4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat
        my bread. 
       5By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin. 
       6I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the
        desert. 
       7I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top. 
       8Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against
        me are sworn against me. 
       9For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

      10Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me        up, and cast me down. 
      11My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like
        grass. 
      12But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all
        generations. 
      13Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour
        her, yea, the set time, is come. 
      14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust
        thereof. 
      15So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of
        the earth thy glory. 
      16When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. 
      17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their
        prayer. 
      18This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people
        which shall be created shall praise the LORD. 
      19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven
        did the LORD behold the earth; 
      20To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are
        appointed to death; 
      21To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

      22When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the
        LORD. 
      23He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days. 
      24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years
        are throughout all generations. 
      25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens
        are the work of thy hands. 
      26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax
        old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they
        shall be changed: 
      27But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. 
      28The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be
        established before thee. 

       PSALMS             Chapter103
       1A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within
        me, bless his holy name. 
       2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 
       3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 
       4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with
        lovingkindness and tender mercies; 
       5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is
        renewed like the eagle's. 
       6The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are
        oppressed. 
       7He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of
        Israel. 
       8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in
        mercy. 
       9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 
      10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according        to our iniquities. 
      11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy
        toward them that fear him. 
      12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our
        transgressions from us. 
      13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that
        fear him. 
      14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. 
      15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he
        flourisheth. 
      16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof
        shall know it no more. 
      17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon
        them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; 
      18To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his
        commandments to do them. 
      19The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom
        ruleth over all. 
      20Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his
        commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. 
      21Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his
        pleasure. 
      22Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless
        the LORD, O my soul. 

       PSALMS             Chapter104
       1Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou
        art clothed with honour and majesty. 
       2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out
        the heavens like a curtain: 
       3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the
        clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: 
       4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: 
       5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed
        for ever. 
       6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood
        above the mountains. 
       7At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted
        away. 
       8They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the
        place which thou hast founded for them. 
       9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not
        again to cover the earth. 
      10He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. 
      11They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench
        their thirst. 
      12By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which
        sing among the branches. 
      13He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with
        the fruit of thy works. 
      14He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service
        of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; 
      15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face        to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. 
      16The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which
        he hath planted; 
      17Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are
        her house. 
      18The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the
        conies. 
      19He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 
      20Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the
        forest do creep forth. 
      21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 
      22The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down
        in their dens. 
      23Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 
      24O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them
        all: the earth is full of thy riches. 
      25So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping
        innumerable, both small and great beasts. 
      26There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to
        play therein. 
      27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in
        due season. 
      28That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are
        filled with good. 
      29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their
        breath, they die, and return to their dust. 
      30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest
        the face of the earth. 
      31The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice
        in his works. 
      32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and
        they smoke. 
      33I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my
        God while I have my being. 
      34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. 
      35Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be
        no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter105
       1O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds
        among the people. 
       2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous
        works. 
       3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek
        the LORD. 
       4Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore. 
       5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the
        judgments of his mouth; 
       6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. 
       7He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth. 
       8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded
        to a thousand generations. 
       9Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;       10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an
        everlasting covenant: 
      11Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your
        inheritance: 
      12When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers
        in it. 
      13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to
        another people; 
      14He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their
        sakes; 
      15Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. 
      16Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole
        staff of bread. 
      17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: 
      18Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: 
      19Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. 
      20The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let
        him go free. 
      21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: 
      22To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. 
      23Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. 
      24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than
        their enemies. 
      25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtly with his
        servants. 
      26He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. 
      27They showed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. 
      28He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his
        word. 
      29He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. 
      30Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their
        kings. 
      31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their
        coasts. 
      32He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. 
      33He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of
        their coasts. 
      34He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillars, and that without
        number, 
      35And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of
        their ground. 
      36He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their
        strength. 
      37He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not
        one feeble person among their tribes. 
      38Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon
        them. 
      39He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the
        night. 
      40The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the
        bread of heaven. 
      41He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry        places like a river. 
      42For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant. 
      43And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with
        gladness: 
      44And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour
        of the people; 
      45That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye
        the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter106
       1Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for
        his mercy endureth for ever. 
       2Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can show forth all his
        praise? 
       3Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness
        at all times. 
       4Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy
        people: O visit me with thy salvation; 
       5That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the
        gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. 
       6We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have
        done wickedly. 
       7Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not
        the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at
        the Red sea. 
       8Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make
        his mighty power to be known. 
       9He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them
        through the depths, as through the wilderness. 
      10And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed
        them from the hand of the enemy. 
      11And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.

      12Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. 
      13They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: 
      14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the
        desert. 
      15And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. 
      16They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD. 
      17The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of
        Abiram. 
      18And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the
        wicked. 
      19They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. 
      20Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that
        eateth grass. 
      21They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt; 
      22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red
        sea. 
      23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his
        chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest
        he should destroy them. 
      24Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:       25But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the
        LORD. 
      26Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in
        the wilderness: 
      27To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them
        in the lands. 
      28They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of
        the dead. 
      29Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague
        brake in upon them. 
      30Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was
        stayed. 
      31And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations
        for evermore. 
      32They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill
        with Moses for their sakes: 
      33Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with
        his lips. 
      34They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded
        them: 
      35But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. 
      36And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. 
      37Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, 
      38And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their
        daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the
        land was polluted with blood. 
      39Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with
        their own inventions. 
      40Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people,
        insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. 
      41And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated
        them ruled over them. 
      42Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into
        subjection under their hand. 
      43Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their
        counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. 
      44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: 
      45And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to
        the multitude of his mercies. 
      46He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them
        captives. 
      47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to
        give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. 
      48Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting:
        and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter107
       1O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth
        for ever. 
       2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the
        hand of the enemy; 
       3And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west,
        from the north, and from the south.        4They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city
        to dwell in. 
       5Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 
       6Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them
        out of their distresses. 
       7And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city
        of habitation. 
       8Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his
        wonderful works to the children of men! 
       9For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with
        goodness. 
      10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in
        affliction and iron; 
      11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the
        counsel of the most High: 
      12Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down,
        and there was none to help. 
      13Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out
        of their distresses. 
      14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake
        their bands in sunder. 
      15Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his
        wonderful works to the children of men! 
      16For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in
        sunder. 
      17Fools because of their transgression, and because of their
        iniquities, are afflicted. 
      18Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the
        gates of death. 
      19Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out
        of their distresses. 
      20He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their
        destructions. 
      21Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his
        wonderful works to the children of men! 
      22And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare
        his works with rejoicing. 
      23They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great
        waters; 
      24These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. 
      25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the
        waves thereof. 
      26They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their
        soul is melted because of trouble. 
      27They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at
        their wit's end. 
      28Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them
        out of their distresses. 
      29He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 
      30Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto
        their desired haven. 
      31Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his        wonderful works to the children of men! 
      32Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise
        him in the assembly of the elders. 
      33He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry
        ground; 
      34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that
        dwell therein. 
      35He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into
        watersprings. 
      36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city
        for habitation; 
      37And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of
        increase. 
      38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and
        suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 
      39Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression,
        affliction, and sorrow. 
      40He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the
        wilderness, where there is no way. 
      41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him
        families like a flock. 
      42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop
        her mouth. 
      43Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall
        understand the lovingkindness of the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter108
       1A Song or Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and
        give praise, even with my glory. 
       2Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. 
       3I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises
        unto thee among the nations. 
       4For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto
        the clouds. 
       5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all
        the earth; 
       6That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and
        answer me. 
       7God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide
        Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 
       8Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of
        mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; 
       9Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia
        will I triumph. 
      10Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 
      11Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God,
        go forth with our hosts? 
      12Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. 
      13Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down
        our enemies. 

       PSALMS             Chapter109
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of        my praise; 
       2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened
        against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 
       3They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against
        me without a cause. 
       4For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 
       5And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. 
       6Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right
        hand. 
       7When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer
        become sin. 
       8Let his days be few; and let another take his office. 
       9Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 
      10Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek
        their bread also out of their desolate places. 
      11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers
        spoil his labour. 
      12Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any
        to favour his fatherless children. 
      13Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let
        their name be blotted out. 
      14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let
        not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 
      15Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the
        memory of them from the earth. 
      16Because that he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the poor
        and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart. 
      17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in
        blessing, so let it be far from him. 
      18As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let
        it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 
      19Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a
        girdle wherewith he is girded continually. 
      20Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them
        that speak evil against my soul. 
      21But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy
        mercy is good, deliver thou me. 
      22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 
      23I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down
        as the locust. 
      24My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 
      25I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they
        shaked their heads. 
      26Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy: 
      27That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done
        it. 
      28Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed;
        but let thy servant rejoice. 
      29Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover
        themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle. 
      30I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him
        among the multitude.       31For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from
        those that condemn his soul. 

       PSALMS             Chapter110
       1A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right
        hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 
       2The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in
        the midst of thine enemies. 
       3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties
        of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy
        youth. 
       4The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever
        after the order of Melchizedek. 
       5The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of
        his wrath. 
       6He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the
        dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. 
       7He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up
        the head. 

       PSALMS             Chapter111
       1Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in
        the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. 
       2The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have
        pleasure therein. 
       3His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth
        for ever. 
       4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is
        gracious and full of compassion. 
       5He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful
        of his covenant. 
       6He hath showed his people the power of his works, that he may give
        them the heritage of the heathen. 
       7The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments
        are sure. 
       8They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and
        uprightness. 
       9He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant
        for ever: holy and reverend is his name. 
      10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding
        have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.


       PSALMS             Chapter112
       1Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that
        delighteth greatly in his commandments. 
       2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright
        shall be blessed. 
       3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness
        endureth for ever. 
       4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious,
        and full of compassion, and righteous. 
       5A good man showeth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs
        with discretion.        6Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in
        everlasting remembrance. 
       7He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting
        in the LORD. 
       8His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his
        desire upon his enemies. 
       9He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness
        endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour. 
      10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his
        teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. 

       PSALMS             Chapter113
       1Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the
        name of the LORD. 
       2Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for
        evermore. 
       3From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's
        name is to be praised. 
       4The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. 
       5Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, 
       6Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in
        the earth! 
       7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of
        the dunghill; 
       8That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his
        people. 
       9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother
        of children. Praise ye the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter114
       1When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of
        strange language; 
       2Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. 
       3The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. 
       4The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. 
       5What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that
        thou wast driven back? 
       6Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like
        lambs? 
       7Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of
        the God of Jacob; 
       8Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a
        fountain of waters. 

       PSALMS             Chapter115
       1Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for
        thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 
       2Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? 
       3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath
        pleased. 
       4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 
       5They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see
        not: 
       6They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell        not: 
       7They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk
        not: neither speak they through their throat. 
       8They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth
        in them. 
       9O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 
      10O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their
        shield. 
      11Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their
        shield. 
      12The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the
        house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. 
      13He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great. 
      14The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. 
      15Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth. 
      16The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he
        given to the children of men. 
      17The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. 
      18But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
        Praise the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter116
       1I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

       2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon
        him as long as I live. 
       3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold
        upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 
       4Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee,
        deliver my soul. 
       5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 
       6The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. 
       7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully
        with thee. 
       8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and
        my feet from falling. 
       9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. 
      10I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: 
      11I said in my haste, All men are liars. 
      12What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? 
      13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

      14I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his
        people. 
      15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 
      16O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of
        thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. 
      17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call
        upon the name of the LORD. 
      18I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his
        people, 
      19In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.        Praise ye the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter117
       1O Praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. 
       2For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the
        LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter118
       1O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy
        endureth for ever. 
       2Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 
       3Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 
       4Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for
        ever. 
       5I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me
        in a large place. 
       6The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? 
       7The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see
        my desire upon them that hate me. 
       8It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. 
       9It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. 
      10All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I
        destroy them. 
      11They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the
        name of the LORD I will destroy them. 
      12They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of
        thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 
      13Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped
        me. 
      14The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. 
      15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the
        righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. 
      16The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD
        doeth valiantly. 
      17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. 
      18The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto
        death. 
      19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I
        will praise the LORD: 
      20This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. 
      21I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my
        salvation. 
      22The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the
        corner. 
      23This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. 
      24This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad
        in it. 
      25Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now
        prosperity. 
      26Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed
        you out of the house of the LORD. 
      27God is the LORD, which hath showed us light: bind the sacrifice with
        cords, even unto the horns of the altar.       28Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will
        exalt thee. 
      29O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth
        for ever. 

       PSALMS             Chapter119
       1ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of
        the LORD. 
       2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with
        the whole heart. 
       3They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. 
       4Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. 
       5O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! 
       6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy
        commandments. 
       7I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have
        learned thy righteous judgments. 
       8I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. 
       9BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed
        thereto according to thy word. 
      10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy
        commandments. 
      11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

      12Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. 
      13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 
      14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all
        riches. 
      15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 
      16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. 
      17GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep
        thy word. 
      18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy
        law. 
      19I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. 
      20My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at
        all times. 
      21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy
        commandments. 
      22Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy
        testimonies. 
      23Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did
        meditate in thy statutes. 
      24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. 
      25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to
        thy word. 
      26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.

      27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy
        wondrous works. 
      28My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy
        word.       29Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. 
      30I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. 
      31I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. 
      32I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my
        heart. 
      33HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it
        unto the end. 
      34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe
        it with my whole heart. 
      35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I
        delight. 
      36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. 
      37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy
        way. 
      38Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. 
      39Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. 
      40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy
        righteousness. 
      41VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation,
        according to thy word. 
      42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I
        trust in thy word. 
      43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have
        hoped in thy judgments. 
      44So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. 
      45And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. 
      46I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be
        ashamed. 
      47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. 
      48My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have
        loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. 
      49ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused
        me to hope. 
      50This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. 
      51The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined
        from thy law. 
      52I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.

      53Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy
        law. 
      54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. 
      55I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy
        law. 
      56This I had, because I kept thy precepts. 
      57CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy
        words. 
      58I entreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me
        according to thy word. 
      59I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 
      60I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. 
      61The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy
        law. 
      62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy
        righteous judgments. 
      63I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep
        thy precepts. 
      64The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. 
      65TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto
        thy word. 
      66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy
        commandments. 
      67Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. 
      68Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. 
      69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts
        with my whole heart. 
      70Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law. 
      71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy
        statutes. 
      72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and
        silver. 
      73JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding,
        that I may learn thy commandments. 
      74They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have
        hoped in thy word. 
      75I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in
        faithfulness hast afflicted me. 
      76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according
        to thy word unto thy servant. 
      77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is
        my delight. 
      78Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a
        cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. 
      79Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy
        testimonies. 
      80Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. 
      81CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. 
      82Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? 
      83For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy
        statutes. 
      84How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment
        on them that persecute me? 
      85The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. 
      86All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help
        thou me. 
      87They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy
        precepts. 
      88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of
        thy mouth. 
      89LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. 
      90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the
        earth, and it abideth. 
      91They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy
        servants. 
      92Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in        mine affliction. 
      93I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened
        me. 
      94I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts. 
      95The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy
        testimonies. 
      96I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is
        exceeding broad. 
      97MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. 
      98Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies:
        for they are ever with me. 
      99I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies
        are my meditation. 
     100I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. 
     101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy
        word. 
     102I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. 
     103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my
        mouth! 
     104Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every
        false way. 
     105NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 
     106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous
        judgments. 
     107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy
        word. 
     108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
        and teach me thy judgments. 
     109My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. 
     110The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy
        precepts. 
     111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are
        the rejoicing of my heart. 
     112I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto
        the end. 
     113SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. 
     114Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. 
     115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my
        God. 
     116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be
        ashamed of my hope. 
     117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto
        thy statutes continually. 
     118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their
        deceit is falsehood. 
     119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I
        love thy testimonies. 
     120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy
        judgments. 
     121AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine
        oppressors. 
     122Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.      123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy
        righteousness. 
     124Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy
        statutes. 
     125I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy
        testimonies. 
     126It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law. 
     127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. 
     128Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be
        right; and I hate every false way. 
     129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. 
     130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto
        the simple. 
     131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. 
     132Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto
        those that love thy name. 
     133Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion
        over me. 
     134Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. 
     135Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes. 
     136Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. 
     137TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. 
     138Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very
        faithful. 
     139My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy
        words. 
     140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. 
     141I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. 
     142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the
        truth. 
     143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are
        my delights. 
     144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me
        understanding, and I shall live. 
     145KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy
        statutes. 
     146I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. 
     147I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy
        word. 
     148Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy
        word. 
     149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me
        according to thy judgment. 
     150They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

     151Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. 
     152Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast
        founded them for ever. 
     153RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget
        thy law. 
     154Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. 
     155Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.      156Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy
        judgments. 
     157Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from
        thy testimonies. 
     158I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not
        thy word. 
     159Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to
        thy lovingkindness. 
     160Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous
        judgments endureth for ever. 
     161SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart
        standeth in awe of thy word. 
     162I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. 
     163I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. 
     164Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous
        judgments. 
     165Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend
        them. 
     166LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. 
     167My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. 
     168I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are
        before thee. 
     169TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding
        according to thy word. 
     170Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy
        word. 
     171My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 
     172My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are
        righteousness. 
     173Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 
     174I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. 
     175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments
        help me. 
     176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not
        forget thy commandments. 

       PSALMS             Chapter120
       1A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard
        me. 
       2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful
        tongue. 
       3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou
        false tongue? 
       4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. 
       5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of
        Kedar! 
       6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. 
       7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. 

       PSALMS             Chapter121
       1A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from
        whence cometh my help. 
       2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.        3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will
        not slumber. 
       4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 
       5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. 
       6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 
       7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy
        soul. 
       8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this
        time forth, and even for evermore. 

       PSALMS             Chapter122
       1A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us
        go into the house of the LORD. 
       2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. 
       3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: 
       4Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony
        of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. 
       5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of
        David. 
       6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 
       7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 
       8For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be
        within thee. 
       9Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. 

       PSALMS             Chapter123
       1A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that
        dwellest in the heavens. 
       2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters,
        and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our
        eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us. 
       3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are
        exceedingly filled with contempt. 
       4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at
        ease, and with the contempt of the proud. 

       PSALMS             Chapter124
       1A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on
        our side, now may Israel say; 
       2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up
        against us: 
       3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled
        against us: 
       4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our
        soul: 
       5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. 
       6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 
       7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the
        snare is broken, and we are escaped. 
       8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. 

       PSALMS             Chapter125
       1A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount
        Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.        2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round
        about his people from henceforth even for ever. 
       3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the
        righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. 
       4Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are
        upright in their hearts. 
       5As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall
        lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon
        Israel. 

       PSALMS             Chapter126
       1A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion,
        we were like them that dream. 
       2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing:
        then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for
        them. 
       3The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. 
       4Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south. 
       5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 
       6He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall
        doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. 

       PSALMS             Chapter127
       1A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they
        labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the
        watchman waketh but in vain. 
       2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread
        of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 
       3Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb
        is his reward. 
       4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the
        youth. 
       5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be
        ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. 

       PSALMS             Chapter128
       1A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that
        walketh in his ways. 
       2For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be,
        and it shall be well with thee. 
       3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy
        children like olive plants round about thy table. 
       4Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. 
       5The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of
        Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 
       6Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel. 

       PSALMS             Chapter129
       1A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth,
        may Israel now say: 
       2Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not
        prevailed against me. 
       3The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. 
       4The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.        5Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. 
       6Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it
        groweth up: 
       7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves
        his bosom. 
       8Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon
        you: we bless you in the name of the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter130
       1A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. 
       2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my
        supplications. 
       3If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 
       4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. 
       5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 
       6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the
        morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. 
       7Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and
        with him is plenteous redemption. 
       8And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 

       PSALMS             Chapter131
       1A Song of degrees of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine
        eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in
        things too high for me. 
       2Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned
        of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. 
       3Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever. 

       PSALMS             Chapter132
       1A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: 
       2How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; 
       3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up
        into my bed; 
       4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, 
       5Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty
        God of Jacob. 
       6Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the
        wood. 
       7We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool. 
       8Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. 
       9Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints
        shout for joy. 
      10For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine
        anointed. 
      11The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of
        the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. 
      12If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall
        teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for
        evermore. 
      13For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

      14This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.       15I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with
        bread. 
      16I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall
        shout aloud for joy. 
      17There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp
        for mine anointed. 
      18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his
        crown flourish. 

       PSALMS             Chapter133
       1A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
        for brethren to dwell together in unity! 
       2It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon
        the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his
        garments; 
       3As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the
        mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even
        life for evermore. 

       PSALMS             Chapter134
       1A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the
        LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. 
       2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. 
       3The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. 

       PSALMS             Chapter135
       1Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye
        servants of the LORD. 
       2Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of
        our God, 
       3Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name;
        for it is pleasant. 
       4For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his
        peculiar treasure. 
       5For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all
        gods. 
       6Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in
        the seas, and all deep places. 
       7He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he
        maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his
        treasuries. 
       8Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. 
       9Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon
        Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. 
      10Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings; 
      11Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the
        kingdoms of Canaan: 
      12And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his
        people. 
      13Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD,
        throughout all generations. 
      14For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself
        concerning his servants. 
      15The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's        hands. 
      16They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see
        not; 
      17They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in
        their mouths. 
      18They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth
        in them. 
      19Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron: 
      20Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the
        LORD. 
      21Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise
        ye the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter136
       1O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth
        for ever. 
       2O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. 
       3O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. 
       4To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for
        ever. 
       5To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for
        ever. 
       6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy
        endureth for ever. 
       7To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: 
       8The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: 
       9The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.

      10To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth
        for ever: 
      11And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for
        ever: 
      12With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy
        endureth for ever. 
      13To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth
        for ever: 
      14And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy
        endureth for ever: 
      15But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy
        endureth for ever. 
      16To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy
        endureth for ever. 
      17To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: 
      18And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: 
      19Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: 
      20And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever: 
      21And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:

      22Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for
        ever. 
      23Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:      24And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for
        ever. 
      25Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever. 
      26O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for
        ever. 

       PSALMS             Chapter137
       1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we
        remembered Zion. 
       2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 
       3For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song;
        and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of
        the songs of Zion. 
       4How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? 
       5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. 
       6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my
        mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 
       7Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who
        said, Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof. 
       8O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be,
        that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. 
       9Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against
        the stones. 

       PSALMS             Chapter138
       1A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the
        gods will I sing praise unto thee. 
       2I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy
        lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word
        above all thy name. 
       3In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me
        with strength in my soul. 
       4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear
        the words of thy mouth. 
       5Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory
        of the LORD. 
       6Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the
        proud he knoweth afar off. 
       7Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou
        shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and
        thy right hand shall save me. 
       8The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD,
        endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. 

       PSALMS             Chapter139
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched
        me, and known me. 
       2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my
        thought afar off. 
       3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with
        all my ways. 
       4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest
        it altogether. 
       5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.        6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain
        unto it. 
       7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy
        presence? 
       8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell,
        behold, thou art there. 
       9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts
        of the sea; 
      10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 
      11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be
        light about me. 
      12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the
        day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 
      13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's
        womb. 
      14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
        marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 
      15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and
        curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 
      16Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book
        all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned,
        when as yet there was none of them. 
      17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the
        sum of them! 
      18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I
        awake, I am still with thee. 
      19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye
        bloody men. 
      20For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name
        in vain. 
      21Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with
        those that rise up against thee? 
      22I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. 
      23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 
      24And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way
        everlasting. 

       PSALMS             Chapter140
       1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the
        evil man: preserve me from the violent man; 
       2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered
        together for war. 
       3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is
        under their lips. Selah. 
       4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the
        violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 
       5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net
        by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah. 
       6I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my
        supplications, O LORD. 
       7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my
        head in the day of battle. 
       8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked        device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. 
       9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of
        their own lips cover them. 
      10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire;
        into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 
      11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt
        the violent man to overthrow him. 
      12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and
        the right of the poor. 
      13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright
        shall dwell in thy presence. 

       PSALMS             Chapter141
       1A Psalm of David. LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear
        unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 
       2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up
        of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 
       3Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 
       4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with
        men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. 
       5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him
        reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my
        head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. 
       6When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my
        words; for they are sweet. 
       7Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and
        cleaveth wood upon the earth. 
       8But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust;
        leave not my soul destitute. 
       9Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of
        the workers of iniquity. 
      10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.


       PSALMS             Chapter142
       1Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried unto the
        LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my
        supplication. 
       2I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble.

       3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path.
        In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. 
       4I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that
        would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. 
       5I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion
        in the land of the living. 
       6Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my
        persecutors; for they are stronger than I. 
       7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the
        righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully
        with me. 

       PSALMS             Chapter143
       1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my        supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy
        righteousness. 
       2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall
        no man living be justified. 
       3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down
        to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that
        have been long dead. 
       4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is
        desolate. 
       5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on
        the work of thy hands. 
       6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as
        a thirsty land. Selah. 
       7Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from
        me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 
       8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I
        trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up
        my soul unto thee. 
       9Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. 
      10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good;
        lead me into the land of uprightness. 
      11Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake
        bring my soul out of trouble. 
      12And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that
        afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. 

       PSALMS             Chapter144
       1A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my
        hands to war, and my fingers to fight: 
       2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my
        shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. 
       3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of
        man, that thou makest account of him! 
       4Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 
       5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they
        shall smoke. 
       6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and
        destroy them. 
       7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great
        waters, from the hand of strange children; 
       8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of
        falsehood. 
       9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an
        instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. 
      10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his
        servant from the hurtful sword. 
      11Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth
        speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: 
      12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our
        daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a
        palace: 
      13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our
        sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:       14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in,
        nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. 
      15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that
        people, whose God is the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter145
       1David's Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I
        will bless thy name for ever and ever. 
       2Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and
        ever. 
       3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is
        unsearchable. 
       4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare
        thy mighty acts. 
       5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy
        wondrous works. 
       6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will
        declare thy greatness. 
       7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and
        shall sing of thy righteousness. 
       8The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of
        great mercy. 
       9The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his
        works. 
      10All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless
        thee. 
      11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; 
      12To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious
        majesty of his kingdom. 
      13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth
        throughout all generations. 
      14The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be
        bowed down. 
      15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in
        due season. 
      16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living
        thing. 
      17The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 
      18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call
        upon him in truth. 
      19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear
        their cry, and will save them. 
      20The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will
        he destroy. 
      21My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless
        his holy name for ever and ever. 

       PSALMS             Chapter146
       1Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 
       2While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God
        while I have any being. 
       3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there
        is no help.        4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day
        his thoughts perish. 
       5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in
        the LORD his God: 
       6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which
        keepeth truth for ever: 
       7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the
        hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: 
       8The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that
        are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous: 
       9The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and
        widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. 
      10The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all
        generations. Praise ye the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter147
       1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for
        it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 
       2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts
        of Israel. 
       3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 
       4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their
        names. 
       5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

       6The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the
        ground. 
       7Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto
        our God: 
       8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the
        earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 
       9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. 
      10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not
        pleasure in the legs of a man. 
      11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in
        his mercy. 
      12Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. 
      13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy
        children within thee. 
      14He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of
        the wheat. 
      15He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very
        swiftly. 
      16He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 
      17He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

      18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to
        blow, and the waters flow. 
      19He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto
        Israel. 
      20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they
        have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. 
       PSALMS             Chapter148
       1Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him
        in the heights. 
       2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. 
       3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. 
       4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the
        heavens. 
       5Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were
        created. 
       6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree
        which shall not pass. 
       7Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: 
       8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word: 
       9Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: 
      10Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: 
      11Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the
        earth: 
      12Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: 
      13Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is
        excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. 
      14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his
        saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him.
        Praise ye the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter149
       1Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in
        the congregation of saints. 
       2Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be
        joyful in their King. 
       3Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him
        with the timbrel and harp. 
       4For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek
        with salvation. 
       5Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their
        beds. 
       6Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword
        in their hand; 
       7To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the
        people; 
       8To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of
        iron; 
       9To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his
        saints. Praise ye the LORD. 

       PSALMS             Chapter150
       1Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the
        firmament of his power. 
       2Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent
        greatness. 
       3Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the
        psaltery and harp. 
       4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed
        instruments and organs.        5Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding
        cymbals. 
       6Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.


       PROVERBS           Chapter  1
       1The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; 
       2To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of
        understanding; 
       3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and
        equity; 
       4To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and
        discretion. 
       5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of
        understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: 
       6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the
        wise, and their dark sayings. 
       7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise
        wisdom and instruction. 
       8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law
        of thy mother: 
       9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains
        about thy neck. 
      10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 
      11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk
        privily for the innocent without cause: 
      12Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that
        go down into the pit: 
      13We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with
        spoil: 
      14Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 
      15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from
        their path: 
      16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 
      17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 
      18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their
        own lives. 
      19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh
        away the life of the owners thereof. 
      20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 
      21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the
        gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, 
      22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners
        delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 
      23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I
        will make known my words unto you. 
      24Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand,
        and no man regarded; 
      25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my
        reproof: 
      26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear
        cometh; 
      27When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a        whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 
      28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek
        me early, but they shall not find me: 
      29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the
        LORD: 
      30They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. 
      31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled
        with their own devices. 
      32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the
        prosperity of fools shall destroy them. 
       3 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet
        from fear of evil. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter  2
       1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with
        thee; 
       2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to
        understanding; 
       3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for
        understanding; 
       4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid
        treasures; 
       5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the
        knowledge of God. 
       6For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and
        understanding. 
       7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them
        that walk uprightly. 
       8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his
        saints. 
       9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity;
        yea, every good path. 
      10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto
        thy soul; 
      11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 
      12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that
        speaketh froward things; 
      13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 
      14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

      15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 
      16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which
        flattereth with her words; 
      17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant
        of her God. 
      18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 
      19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the
        paths of life. 
      20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of
        the righteous. 
      21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain
        in it. 
      22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors        shall be rooted out of it. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter  3
       1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 
       2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

       3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write
        them upon the table of thine heart: 
       4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God
        and man. 
       5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
        understanding. 
       6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 
       7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 
       8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 
       9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all
        thine increase: 
      10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst
        out with new wine. 
      11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of
        his correction: 
      12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in
        whom he delighteth. 
      13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth
        understanding. 
      14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver,
        and the gain thereof than fine gold. 
      15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst
        desire are not to be compared unto her. 
      16Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and
        honour. 
      17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 
      18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is
        every one that retaineth her. 
      19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he
        established the heavens. 
      20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down
        the dew. 
      21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and
        discretion: 
      22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 
      23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not
        stumble. 
      24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie
        down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 
      25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the
        wicked, when it cometh. 
      26For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from
        being taken. 
      27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the
        power of thine hand to do it. 
      28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will
        give; when thou hast it by thee.       29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by
        thee. 
      30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 
      31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 
      32For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with
        the righteous. 
      33The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth
        the habitation of the just. 
      34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 
      35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of
        fools. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter  4
       1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know
        understanding. 
       2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 
       3For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my
        mother. 
       4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words:
        keep my commandments, and live. 
       5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from
        the words of my mouth. 
       6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall
        keep thee. 
       7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy
        getting get understanding. 
       8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to
        honour, when thou dost embrace her. 
       9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory
        shall she deliver to thee. 
      10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life
        shall be many. 
      11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right
        paths. 
      12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou
        runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 
      13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is
        thy life. 
      14Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil
        men. 
      15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 
      16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep
        is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 
      17For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

      18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
        and more unto the perfect day. 
      19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they
        stumble. 
      20My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 
      21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine
        heart. 
      22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their        flesh. 
      23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of
        life. 
      24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from
        thee. 
      25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight
        before thee. 
      26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 
      27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from
        evil. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter  5
       1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

       2That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep
        knowledge. 
       3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth
        is smoother than oil: 
       4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 
       5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 
       6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable,
        that thou canst not know them. 
       7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words
        of my mouth. 
       8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

       9Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the
        cruel: 
      10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the
        house of a stranger; 
      11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

      12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

      13And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear
        to them that instructed me! 
      14I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and
        assembly. 
      15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of
        thine own well. 
      16Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the
        streets. 
      17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 
      18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 
      19Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts
        satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

      20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and
        embrace the bosom of a stranger? 
      21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth
        all his goings. 
      22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be
        holden with the cords of his sins.       23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly
        he shall go astray. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter  6
       1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy
        hand with a stranger, 
       2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the
        words of thy mouth. 
       3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the
        hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 
       4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 
       5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird
        from the hand of the fowler. 
       6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 
       7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 
       8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the
        harvest. 
       9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy
        sleep? 
      10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands
        to sleep: 
      11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an
        armed man. 
      12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 
      13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with
        his fingers; 
      14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he
        soweth discord. 
      15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be
        broken without remedy. 
      16These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination
        unto him: 
      17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 
      18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in
        running to mischief, 
      19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among
        brethren. 
      20My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy
        mother: 
      21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 
      22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall
        keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 
      23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of
        instruction are the way of life: 
      24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of
        a strange woman. 
      25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee
        with her eyelids. 
      26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread:
        and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 
      27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 
      28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? 
      29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her        shall not be innocent. 
      30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he
        is hungry; 
      31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the
        substance of his house. 
      32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he
        that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 
      33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be
        wiped away. 
      34For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the
        day of vengeance. 
      35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though
        thou givest many gifts. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter  7
       1My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 
       2Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

       3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

       4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy
        kinswoman: 
       5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger
        which flattereth with her words. 
       6For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 
       7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a
        young man void of understanding, 
       8Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to
        her house, 
       9In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 
      10And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and
        subtle of heart. 
      11(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: 
      12Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every
        corner.) 
      13So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said
        unto him, 
      14I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows. 
      15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and
        I have found thee. 
      16I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works,
        with fine linen of Egypt. 
      17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 
      18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace
        ourselves with loves. 
      19For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey: 
      20He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day
        appointed. 
      21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the
        flattering of her lips she forced him. 
      22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or
        as a fool to the correction of the stocks; 
      23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare,        and knoweth not that it is for his life. 
      24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words
        of my mouth. 
      25Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. 
      26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been
        slain by her. 
      27Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter  8
       1Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 
       2She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of
        the paths. 
       3She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in
        at the doors. 
       4Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 
       5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an
        understanding heart. 
       6Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my
        lips shall be right things. 
       7For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to
        my lips. 
       8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing
        froward or perverse in them. 
       9They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that
        find knowledge. 
      10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than
        choice gold. 
      11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be
        desired are not to be compared to it. 
      12I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty
        inventions. 
      13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the
        evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 
      14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have
        strength. 
      15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 
      16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 
      17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

      18Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

      19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue
        than choice silver. 
      20I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of
        judgment: 
      21That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will
        fill their treasures. 
      22The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works
        of old. 
      23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth
        was. 
      24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no
        fountains abounding with water.       25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought
        forth: 
      26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the
        highest part of the dust of the world. 
      27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon
        the face of the depth: 
      28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the
        fountains of the deep: 
      29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass
        his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 
      30Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his
        delight, rejoicing always before him; 
      31Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were
        with the sons of men. 
      32Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they
        that keep my ways. 
      33Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. 
      34Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates,
        waiting at the posts of my doors. 
      35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the
        LORD. 
      36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that
        hate me love death. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter  9
       1Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 
       2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also
        furnished her table. 
       3She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places
        of the city, 
       4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth
        understanding, she saith to him, 
       5Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 
       6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 
       7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that
        rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. 
       8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he
        will love thee. 
       9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a
        just man, and he will increase in learning. 
      10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of
        the holy is understanding. 
      11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life
        shall be increased. 
      12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou
        scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. 
      13A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 
      14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high
        places of the city, 
      15To call passengers who go right on their ways: 
      16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth
        understanding, she saith to him, 
      17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.       18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are
        in the depths of hell. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 10
       1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a
        foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 
       2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth
        from death. 
       3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he
        casteth away the substance of the wicked. 
       4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the
        diligent maketh rich. 
       5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in
        harvest is a son that causeth shame. 
       6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the
        mouth of the wicked. 
       7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall
        rot. 
       8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall
        fall. 
       9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his
        ways shall be known. 
      10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall
        fall. 
      11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth
        the mouth of the wicked. 
      12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 
      13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod
        is for the back of him that is void of understanding. 
      14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near
        destruction. 
      15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor
        is their poverty. 
      16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked
        to sin. 
      17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that
        refuseth reproof erreth. 
      18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a
        slander, is a fool. 
      19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that
        refraineth his lips is wise. 
      20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked
        is little worth. 
      21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of
        wisdom. 
      22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow
        with it. 
      23It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding
        hath wisdom. 
      24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the
        righteous shall be granted. 
      25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous
        is an everlasting foundation.       26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard
        to them that send him. 
      27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked
        shall be shortened. 
      28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of
        the wicked shall perish. 
      29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall
        be to the workers of iniquity. 
      30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not
        inhabit the earth. 
      31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue
        shall be cut out. 
      32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of
        the wicked speaketh frowardness. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 11
       1A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his
        delight. 
       2When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. 
       3The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness
        of transgressors shall destroy them. 
       4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth
        from death. 
       5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked
        shall fall by his own wickedness. 
       6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but
        transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. 
       7When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope
        of unjust men perisheth. 
       8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in
        his stead. 
       9An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through
        knowledge shall the just be delivered. 
      10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when
        the wicked perish, there is shouting. 
      11By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is
        overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. 
      12He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of
        understanding holdeth his peace. 
      13A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit
        concealeth the matter. 
      14Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of
        counsellors there is safety. 
      15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that
        hateth suretiship is sure. 
      16A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. 
      17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel
        troubleth his own flesh. 
      18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth
        righteousness shall be a sure reward. 
      19As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth
        it to his own death. 
      20They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but        such as are upright in their way are his delight. 
      21Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the
        seed of the righteous shall be delivered. 
      22As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is
        without discretion. 
      23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the
        wicked is wrath. 
      24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that
        withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. 
      25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be
        watered also himself. 
      26He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing
        shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. 
      27He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh
        mischief, it shall come unto him. 
      28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall
        flourish as a branch. 
      29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool
        shall be servant to the wise of heart. 
      30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth
        souls is wise. 
      31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more
        the wicked and the sinner. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 12
       1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof
        is brutish. 
       2A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices
        will he condemn. 
       3A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the
        righteous shall not be moved. 
       4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh
        ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. 
       5The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the
        wicked are deceit. 
       6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth
        of the upright shall deliver them. 
       7The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the
        righteous shall stand. 
       8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a
        perverse heart shall be despised. 
       9He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that
        honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. 
      10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender
        mercies of the wicked are cruel. 
      11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that
        followeth vain persons is void of understanding. 
      12The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the
        righteous yieldeth fruit. 
      13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just
        shall come out of trouble. 
      14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the
        recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.       15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth
        unto counsel is wise. 
      16A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. 
      17He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false
        witness deceit. 
      18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue
        of the wise is health. 
      19The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is
        but for a moment. 
      20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the
        counsellors of peace is joy. 
      21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be
        filled with mischief. 
      22Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are
        his delight. 
      23A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools
        proclaimeth foolishness. 
      24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be
        under tribute. 
      25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh
        it glad. 
      26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of
        the wicked seduceth them. 
      27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the
        substance of a diligent man is precious. 
      28In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there
        is no death. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 13
       1A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth
        not rebuke. 
       2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the
        transgressors shall eat violence. 
       3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide
        his lips shall have destruction. 
       4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of
        the diligent shall be made fat. 
       5A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and
        cometh to shame. 
       6Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness
        overthroweth the sinner. 
       7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that
        maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. 
       8The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not
        rebuke. 
       9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked
        shall be put out. 
      10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

      11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by
        labour shall increase. 
      12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it
        is a tree of life.       13Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the
        commandment shall be rewarded. 
      14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares
        of death. 
      15Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is
        hard. 
      16Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his
        folly. 
      17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador
        is health. 
      18Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he
        that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. 
      19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination
        to fools to depart from evil. 
      20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools
        shall be destroyed. 
      21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. 
      22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the
        wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. 
      23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is
        destroyed for want of judgment. 
      24He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
        chasteneth him betimes. 
      25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of
        the wicked shall want. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 14
       1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down
        with her hands. 
       2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is
        perverse in his ways despiseth him. 
       3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the
        wise shall preserve them. 
       4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the
        strength of the ox. 
       5A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

       6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy
        unto him that understandeth. 
       7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in
        him the lips of knowledge. 
       8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of
        fools is deceit. 
       9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. 
      10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not
        intermeddle with his joy. 
      11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of
        the upright shall flourish. 
      12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof
        are the ways of death. 
      13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is
        heaviness. 
      14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good        man shall be satisfied from himself. 
      15The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to
        his going. 
      16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and
        is confident. 
      17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices
        is hated. 
      18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

      19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the
        righteous. 
      20The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many
        friends. 
      21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on
        the poor, happy is he. 
      22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to
        them that devise good. 
      23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only
        to penury. 
      24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools
        is folly. 
      25A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh
        lies. 
      26In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall
        have a place of refuge. 
      27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares
        of death. 
      28In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of
        people is the destruction of the prince. 
      29He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is
        hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 
      30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of
        the bones. 
      31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that
        honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. 
      32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath
        hope in his death. 
      33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that
        which is in the midst of fools is made known. 
      34Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

      35The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against
        him that causeth shame. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 15
       1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 
       2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools
        poureth out foolishness. 
       3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the
        good. 
       4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a
        breach in the spirit. 
       5A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth        reproof is prudent. 
       6In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues
        of the wicked is trouble. 
       7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish
        doeth not so. 
       8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the
        prayer of the upright is his delight. 
       9The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth
        him that followeth after righteousness. 
      10Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that
        hateth reproof shall die. 
      11Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the
        hearts of the children of men? 
      12A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto
        the wise. 
      13A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the
        heart the spirit is broken. 
      14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the
        mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. 
      15All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry
        heart hath a continual feast. 
      16Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and
        trouble therewith. 
      17Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
        hatred therewith. 
      18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger
        appeaseth strife. 
      19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of
        the righteous is made plain. 
      20A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his
        mother. 
      21Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of
        understanding walketh uprightly. 
      22Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of
        counsellors they are established. 
      23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due
        season, how good is it! 
      24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell
        beneath. 
      25The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish
        the border of the widow. 
      26The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the
        words of the pure are pleasant words. 
      27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth
        gifts shall live. 
      28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the
        wicked poureth out evil things. 
      29The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the
        righteous. 
      30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh
        the bones fat. 
      31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.       32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that
        heareth reproof getteth understanding. 
      33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour
        is humility. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 16
       1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue,
        is from the LORD. 
       2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD
        weigheth the spirits. 
       3Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be
        established. 
       4The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for
        the day of evil. 
       5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD:
        though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. 
       6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD
        men depart from evil. 
       7When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be
        at peace with him. 
       8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without
        right. 
       9A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. 
      10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth
        not in judgment. 
      11A just weight and balance are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag
        are his work. 
      12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is
        established by righteousness. 
      13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that
        speaketh right. 
      14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will
        pacify it. 
      15In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as
        a cloud of the latter rain. 
      16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get
        understanding rather to be chosen than silver! 
      17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth
        his way preserveth his soul. 
      18Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. 
      19Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide
        the spoil with the proud. 
      20He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth
        in the LORD, happy is he. 
      21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the
        lips increaseth learning. 
      22Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the
        instruction of fools is folly. 
      23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his
        lips. 
      24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to
        the bones. 
      25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are        the ways of death. 
      26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of
        him. 
      27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning
        fire. 
      28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief
        friends. 
      29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way
        that is not good. 
      30He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he
        bringeth evil to pass. 
      31The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of
        righteousness. 
      32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
        ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. 
      33The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of
        the LORD. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 17
       1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full
        of sacrifices with strife. 
       2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and
        shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. 
       3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD
        trieth the hearts. 
       4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a
        naughty tongue. 
       5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at
        calamities shall not be unpunished. 
       6Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of
        children are their fathers. 
       7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a
        prince. 
       8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it:
        whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 
       9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth
        a matter separateth very friends. 
      10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into
        a fool. 
      11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall
        be sent against him. 
      12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his
        folly. 
      13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 
      14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore
        leave off contention, before it be meddled with. 
      15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even
        they both are abomination to the LORD. 
      16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom,
        seeing he hath no heart to it? 
      17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 
      18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in
        the presence of his friend.       19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his
        gate seeketh destruction. 
      20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a
        perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 
      21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a
        fool hath no joy. 
      22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth
        the bones. 
      23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of
        judgment. 
      24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool
        are in the ends of the earth. 
      25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that
        bare him. 
      26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for
        equity. 
      27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding
        is of an excellent spirit. 
      28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that
        shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 18
       1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and
        intermeddleth with all wisdom. 
       2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may
        discover itself. 
       3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy
        reproach. 
       4The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of
        wisdom as a flowing brook. 
       5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the
        righteous in judgment. 
       6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for
        strokes. 
       7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his
        soul. 
       8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the
        innermost parts of the belly. 
       9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a
        great waster. 
      10The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into
        it, and is safe. 
      11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his
        own conceit. 
      12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is
        humility. 
      13He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and
        shame unto him. 
      14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit
        who can bear? 
      15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise
        seeketh knowledge. 
      16A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.       17He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour
        cometh and searcheth him. 
      18The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

      19A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their
        contentions are like the bars of a castle. 
      20A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and
        with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. 
      21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it
        shall eat the fruit thereof. 
      22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of
        the LORD. 
      23The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. 
      24A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a
        friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 19
       1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is
        perverse in his lips, and is a fool. 
       2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that
        hasteth with his feet sinneth. 
       3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth
        against the LORD. 
       4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his
        neighbour. 
       5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies
        shall not escape. 
       6Many will entreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend
        to him that giveth gifts. 
       7All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his
        friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are
        wanting to him. 
       8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth
        understanding shall find good. 
       9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies
        shall perish. 
      10Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have
        rule over princes. 
      11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to
        pass over a transgression. 
      12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as
        dew upon the grass. 
      13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a
        wife are a continual dropping. 
      14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife
        is from the LORD. 
      15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer
        hunger. 
      16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that
        despiseth his ways shall die. 
      17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which
        he hath given will he pay him again. 
      18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for        his crying. 
      19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver
        him, yet thou must do it again. 
      20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in
        thy latter end. 
      21There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of
        the LORD, that shall stand. 
      22The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a
        liar. 
      23The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide
        satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. 
      24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as
        bring it to his mouth again. 
      25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that
        hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. 
      26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son
        that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. 
      27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the
        words of knowledge. 
      28An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked
        devoureth iniquity. 
      29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of
        fools. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 20
       1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived
        thereby is not wise. 
       2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him
        to anger sinneth against his own soul. 
       3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will
        be meddling. 
       4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he
        beg in harvest, and have nothing. 
       5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of
        understanding will draw it out. 
       6Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man
        who can find? 
       7The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after
        him. 
       8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all
        evil with his eyes. 
       9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? 
      10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike
        abomination to the LORD. 
      11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and
        whether it be right. 
      12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of
        them. 
      13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou
        shalt be satisfied with bread. 
      14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his
        way, then he boasteth. 
      15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge        are a precious jewel. 
      16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of
        him for a strange woman. 
      17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be
        filled with gravel. 
      18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make
        war. 
      19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore
        meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. 
      20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in
        obscure darkness. 
      21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end
        thereof shall not be blessed. 
      22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he
        shall save thee. 
      23Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance
        is not good. 
      24Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own
        way? 
      25It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after
        vows to make inquiry. 
      26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. 
      27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward
        parts of the belly. 
      28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by
        mercy. 
      29The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men
        is the grey head. 
      30The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward
        parts of the belly. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 21
       1The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water:
        he turneth it whithersoever he will. 
       2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth
        the hearts. 
       3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than
        sacrifice. 
       4An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is
        sin. 
       5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every
        one that is hasty only to want. 
       6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and
        fro of them that seek death. 
       7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to
        do judgment. 
       8The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work
        is right. 
       9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
        brawling woman in a wide house. 
      10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour
        in his eyes. 
      11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the        wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. 
      12The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God
        overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. 
      13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry
        himself, but shall not be heard. 
      14A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong
        wrath. 
      15It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the
        workers of iniquity. 
      16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain
        in the congregation of the dead. 
      17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and
        oil shall not be rich. 
      18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor
        for the upright. 
      19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and
        an angry woman. 
      20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
        but a foolish man spendeth it up. 
      21He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life,
        righteousness, and honour. 
      22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the
        strength of the confidence thereof. 
      23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from
        troubles. 
      24Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. 
      25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to
        labour. 
      26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and
        spareth not. 
      27The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he
        bringeth it with a wicked mind? 
      28A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh
        constantly. 
      29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth
        his way. 
      30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. 
      31The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the
        LORD. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 22
       1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
        favour rather than silver and gold. 
       2The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. 
       3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple
        pass on, and are punished. 
       4By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and
        life. 
       5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep
        his soul shall be far from them. 
       6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will
        not depart from it. 
       7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the        lender. 
       8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger
        shall fail. 
       9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his
        bread to the poor. 
      10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and
        reproach shall cease. 
      11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king
        shall be his friend. 
      12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the
        words of the transgressor. 
      13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in
        the streets. 
      14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the
        LORD shall fall therein. 
      15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of
        correction shall drive it far from him. 
      16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that
        giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. 
      17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine
        heart unto my knowledge. 
      18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall
        withal be fitted in thy lips. 
      19That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this
        day, even to thee. 
      20Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and
        knowledge, 
      21That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that
        thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? 
      22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted
        in the gate: 
      23For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that
        spoiled them. 
      24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou
        shalt not go: 
      25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. 
      26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are
        sureties for debts. 
      27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from
        under thee? 
      28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. 
      29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before
        kings; he shall not stand before mean men. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 23
       1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is
        before thee: 
       2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 
       3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 
       4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 
       5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly
        make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. 
       6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire        thou his dainty meats: 
       7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to
        thee; but his heart is not with thee. 
       8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy
        sweet words. 
       9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of
        thy words. 
      10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the
        fatherless: 
      11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. 
      12Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of
        knowledge. 
      13Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with
        the rod, he shall not die. 
      14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from
        hell. 
      15My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 
      16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. 
      17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD
        all the day long. 
      18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut
        off. 
      19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 
      20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 
      21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and
        drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 
      22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother
        when she is old. 
      23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and
        understanding. 
      24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that
        begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 
      25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall
        rejoice. 
      26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 
      27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 
      28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the
        transgressors among men. 
      29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath
        babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 
      30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 
      31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour
        in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 
      32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 
      33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter
        perverse things. 
      34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or
        as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 
      35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have
        beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet
        again. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 24       1Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

       2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of
        mischief. 
       3Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is
        established: 
       4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and
        pleasant riches. 
       5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 
       6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of
        counsellors there is safety. 
       7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. 
       8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. 
       9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination
        to men. 
      10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. 
      11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those
        that are ready to be slain; 
      12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth
        the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know
        it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? 
      13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which
        is sweet to thy taste: 
      14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast
        found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not
        be cut off. 
      15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
        spoil not his resting place: 
      16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the
        wicked shall fall into mischief. 
      17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad
        when he stumbleth: 
      18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his
        wrath from him. 
      19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the
        wicked; 
      20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the
        wicked shall be put out. 
      21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them
        that are given to change: 
      22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of
        them both? 
      23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect
        of persons in judgment. 
      24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the
        people curse, nations shall abhor him: 
      25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing
        shall come upon them. 
      26Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. 
      27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field;
        and afterwards build thine house. 
      28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not        with thy lips. 
      29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to
        the man according to his work. 
      30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man
        void of understanding; 
      31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered
        the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 
      32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received
        instruction. 
      33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands
        to sleep: 
      34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an
        armed man. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 25
       1These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of
        Judah copied out. 
       2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is
        to search out a matter. 
       3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of
        kings is unsearchable. 
       4Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a
        vessel for the finer. 
       5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be
        established in righteousness. 
       6Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in
        the place of great men: 
       7For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that
        thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine
        eyes have seen. 
       8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the
        end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. 
       9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a
        secret to another: 
      10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not
        away. 
      11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. 
      12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise
        reprover upon an obedient ear. 
      13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful
        messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his
        masters. 
      14Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
        without rain. 
      15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh
        the bone. 
      16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest
        thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. 
      17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
        thee, and so hate thee. 
      18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and
        a sword, and a sharp arrow. 
      19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken        tooth, and a foot out of joint. 
      20As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon
        nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. 
      21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
        thirsty, give him water to drink: 
      22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall
        reward thee. 
      23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a
        backbiting tongue. 
      24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a
        brawling woman and in a wide house. 
      25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

      26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled
        fountain, and a corrupt spring. 
      27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own
        glory is not glory. 
      28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is
        broken down, and without walls. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 26
       1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly
        for a fool. 
       2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse
        causeless shall not come. 
       3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's
        back. 
       4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto
        him. 
       5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own
        conceit. 
       6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet,
        and drinketh damage. 
       7The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of
        fools. 
       8As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to
        a fool. 
       9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in
        the mouth of fools. 
      10The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and
        rewardeth transgressors. 
      11As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. 
      12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a
        fool than of him. 
      13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the
        streets. 
      14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his
        bed. 
      15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring
        it again to his mouth. 
      16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can
        render a reason. 
      17He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is        like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 
      18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 
      19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in
        sport? 
      20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no
        talebearer, the strife ceaseth. 
      21As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious
        man to kindle strife. 
      22The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the
        innermost parts of the belly. 
      23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with
        silver dross. 
      24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within
        him; 
      25When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven
        abominations in his heart. 
      26Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be showed
        before the whole congregation. 
      27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone,
        it will return upon him. 
      28A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a
        flattering mouth worketh ruin. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 27
       1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may
        bring forth. 
       2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and
        not thine own lips. 
       3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier
        than them both. 
       4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand
        before envy? 
       5Open rebuke is better than secret love. 
       6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are
        deceitful. 
       7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every
        bitter thing is sweet. 
       8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth
        from his place. 
       9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a
        man's friend by hearty counsel. 
      10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go
        into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a
        neighbour that is near than a brother far off. 
      11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that
        reproacheth me. 
      12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple
        pass on, and are punished. 
      13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of
        him for a strange woman. 
      14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the
        morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. 
      15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are        alike. 
      16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right
        hand, which bewrayeth itself. 
      17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his
        friend. 
      18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that
        waiteth on his master shall be honoured. 
      19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. 
      20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never
        satisfied. 
      21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man
        to his praise. 
      22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a
        pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. 
      23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to
        thy herds. 
      24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every
        generation? 
      25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of
        the mountains are gathered. 
      26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the
        field. 
      27And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of
        thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 28
       1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a
        lion. 
       2For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by
        a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be
        prolonged. 
       3A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which
        leaveth no food. 
       4They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law
        contend with them. 
       5Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD
        understand all things. 
       6Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is
        perverse in his ways, though he be rich. 
       7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of
        riotous men shameth his father. 
       8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall
        gather it for him that will pity the poor. 
       9He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer
        shall be abomination. 
      10Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall
        fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things
        in possession. 
      11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath
        understanding searcheth him out. 
      12When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the
        wicked rise, a man is hidden. 
      13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and        forsaketh them shall have mercy. 
      14Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart
        shall fall into mischief. 
      15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the
        poor people. 
      16The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but
        he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. 
      17A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to
        the pit; let no man stay him. 
      18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in
        his ways shall fall at once. 
      19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that
        followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. 
      20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste
        to be rich shall not be innocent. 
      21To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that
        man will transgress. 
      22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that
        poverty shall come upon him. 
      23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that
        flattereth with the tongue. 
      24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no
        transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. 
      25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth
        his trust in the LORD shall be made fat. 
      26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh
        wisely, he shall be delivered. 
      27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his
        eyes shall have many a curse. 
      28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the
        righteous increase. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 29
       1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be
        destroyed, and that without remedy. 
       2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the
        wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. 
       3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company
        with harlots spendeth his substance. 
       4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth
        gifts overthroweth it. 
       5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. 
       6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the
        righteous doth sing and rejoice. 
       7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked
        regardeth not to know it. 
       8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

       9If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or
        laugh, there is no rest. 
      10The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. 
      11A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
        afterwards.       12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. 
      13The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth
        both their eyes. 
      14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be
        established for ever. 
      15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth
        his mother to shame. 
      16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the
        righteous shall see their fall. 
      17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give
        delight unto thy soul. 
      18Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the
        law, happy is he. 
      19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he
        will not answer. 
      20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a
        fool than of him. 
      21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have
        him become his son at the length. 
      22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in
        transgression. 
      23A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble
        in spirit. 
      24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth
        cursing, and bewrayeth it not. 
      25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the
        LORD shall be safe. 
      26Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from
        the LORD. 
      27An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright
        in the way is abomination to the wicked. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 30
       1The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake
        unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 
       2Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding
        of a man. 
       3I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. 
       4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the
        wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath
        established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is
        his son's name, if thou canst tell? 
       5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their
        trust in him. 
       6Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found
        a liar. 
       7Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: 
       8Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor
        riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 
       9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be
        poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 
      10Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be
        found guilty.       11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless
        their mother. 
      12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not
        washed from their filthiness. 
      13There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids
        are lifted up. 
      14There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth
        as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from
        among men. 
      15The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are
        three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It
        is enough: 
      16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with
        water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. 
      17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother,
        the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles
        shall eat it. 
      18There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which
        I know not: 
      19The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the
        way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a
        maid. 
      20Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her
        mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. 
      21For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it
        cannot bear: 
      22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with
        meat; 
      23For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir
        to her mistress. 
      24There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are
        exceeding wise: 
      25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the
        summer; 
      26The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the
        rocks; 
      27The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; 
      28The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. 
      29There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: 
      30A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

      31A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no
        rising up. 
      32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast
        thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. 
      33Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing
        of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth
        forth strife. 

       PROVERBS           Chapter 31
       1The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 
       2What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my
        vows?        3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which
        destroyeth kings. 
       4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor
        for princes strong drink: 
       5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any
        of the afflicted. 
       6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
        those that be of heavy hearts. 
       7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no
        more. 
       8Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed
        to destruction. 
       9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor
        and needy. 
      10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 
      11The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall
        have no need of spoil. 
      12She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 
      13She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 
      14She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 
      15She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her
        household, and a portion to her maidens. 
      16She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands
        she planteth a vineyard. 
      17She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 
      18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out
        by night. 
      19She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 
      20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her
        hands to the needy. 
      21She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her
        household are clothed with scarlet. 
      22She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and
        purple. 
      23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders
        of the land. 
      24She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto
        the merchant. 
      25Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time
        to come. 
      26She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of
        kindness. 
      27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the
        bread of idleness. 
      28Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he
        praiseth her. 
      29Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. 
      30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the
        LORD, she shall be praised. 
      31Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her
        in the gates. 

       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter  1       1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 
       2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is
        vanity. 
       3What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the
        sun? 
       4One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the
        earth abideth for ever. 
       5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his
        place where he arose. 
       6The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it
        whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to
        his circuits. 
       7All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the
        place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. 
       8All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not
        satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 
       9The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which
        is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under
        the sun. 
      10Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath
        been already of old time, which was before us. 
      11There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any
        remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come
        after. 
      12I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 
      13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all
        things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given
        to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. 
      14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold,
        all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 
      15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is
        wanting cannot be numbered. 
      16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great
        estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been
        before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom
        and knowledge. 
      17And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I
        perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. 
      18For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge
        increaseth sorrow. 

       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter  2
       1I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth,
        therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. 
       2I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 
       3I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine
        heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what
        was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the
        heaven all the days of their life. 
       4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: 
       5I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all
        kind of fruits: 
       6I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth
        forth trees: 
       7I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house;
        also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that
        were in Jerusalem before me: 
       8I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of
        kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers,
        and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that
        of all sorts. 
       9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in
        Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. 
      10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not
        my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and
        this was my portion of all my labour. 
      11Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the
        labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and
        vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. 
      12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for
        what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath
        been already done. 
      13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth
        darkness. 
      14The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in
        darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to
        them all. 
      15Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth
        even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart,
        that this also is vanity. 
      16For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for
        ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be
        forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. 
      17Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the
        sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 
      18Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I
        should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 
      19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall
        he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein
        I have showed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity. 
      20Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour
        which I took under the sun. 
      21For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and
        in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave
        it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. 
      22For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his
        heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? 
      23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart
        taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. 
      24There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink,
        and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also
        I saw, that it was from the hand of God. 
      25For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I? 
      26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and
        knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather
        and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This
        also is vanity and vexation of spirit. 
       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter  3
       1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under
        the heaven: 
       2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to
        pluck up that which is planted; 
       3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time
        to build up; 
       4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to
        dance; 
       5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a
        time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 
       6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast
        away; 
       7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time
        to speak; 
       8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of
        peace. 
       9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? 
      10I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to
        be exercised in it. 
      11He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the
        world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God
        maketh from the beginning to the end. 
      12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and
        to do good in his life. 
      13And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of
        all his labour, it is the gift of God. 
      14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can
        be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men
        should fear before him. 
      15That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already
        been; and God requireth that which is past. 
      16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that
        wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity
        was there. 
      17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked:
        for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. 
      18I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that
        God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves
        are beasts. 
      19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one
        thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they
        have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast:
        for all is vanity. 
      20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust
        again. 
      21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of
        the beast that goeth downward to the earth? 
      22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man
        should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who
        shall bring him to see what shall be after him? 

       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter  4       1So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under
        the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had
        no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power;
        but they had no comforter. 
       2Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the
        living which are yet alive. 
       3Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath
        not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. 
       4Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this
        a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of
        spirit. 
       5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. 
       6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with
        travail and vexation of spirit. 
       7Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 
       8There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither
        child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is
        his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I
        labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is
        a sore travail. 
       9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their
        labour. 
      10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him
        that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him
        up. 
      11Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be
        warm alone? 
      12And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a
        threefold cord is not quickly broken. 
      13Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who
        will no more be admonished. 
      14For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in
        his kingdom becometh poor. 
      15I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second
        child that shall stand up in his stead. 
      16There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before
        them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this
        also is vanity and vexation of spirit. 

       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter  5
       1Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready
        to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not
        that they do evil. 
       2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter
        any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth:
        therefore let thy words be few. 
       3For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's
        voice is known by multitude of words. 
       4When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no
        pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. 
       5Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest
        vow and not pay. 
       6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou
        before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry        at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? 
       7For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers
        vanities: but fear thou God. 
       8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of
        judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he
        that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than
        they. 
       9Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is
        served by the field. 
      10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that
        loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. 
      11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good
        is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with
        their eyes? 
      12The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much:
        but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. 
      13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches
        kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. 
      14But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and
        there is nothing in his hand. 
      15As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as
        he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry
        away in his hand. 
      16And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall
        he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? 
      17All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and
        wrath with his sickness. 
      18Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat
        and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh
        under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it
        is his portion. 
      19Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath
        given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to
        rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. 
      20For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God
        answereth him in the joy of his heart. 

       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter  6
       1There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common
        among men: 
       2A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he
        wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth
        him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is
        vanity, and it is an evil disease. 
       3If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the
        days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and
        also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better
        than he. 
       4For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name
        shall be covered with darkness. 
       5Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath
        more rest than the other. 
       6Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no
        good: do not all go to one place?        7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not
        filled. 
       8For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that
        knoweth to walk before the living? 
       9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire:
        this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 
      10That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is
        man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he. 
      11Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the
        better? 
      12For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of
        his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man
        what shall be after him under the sun? 

       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter  7
       1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death
        than the day of one's birth. 
       2It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house
        of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay
        it to his heart. 
       3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance
        the heart is made better. 
       4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of
        fools is in the house of mirth. 
       5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear
        the song of fools. 
       6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the
        fool: this also is vanity. 
       7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the
        heart. 
       8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the
        patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 
       9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the
        bosom of fools. 
      10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than
        these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this. 
      11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them
        that see the sun. 
      12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency
        of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. 
      13Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he
        hath made crooked? 
      14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity
        consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the
        end that man should find nothing after him. 
      15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man
        that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that
        prolongeth his life in his wickedness. 
      16Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why
        shouldest thou destroy thyself? 
      17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou
        die before thy time? 
      18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this
        withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of        them all. 
      19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in
        the city. 
      20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth
        not. 
      21Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy
        servant curse thee: 
      22For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself
        likewise hast cursed others. 
      23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was
        far from me. 
      24That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? 
      25I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom,
        and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even
        of foolishness and madness: 
      26And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares
        and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape
        from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. 
      27Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one,
        to find out the account: 
      28Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand
        have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found. 
      29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they
        have sought out many inventions. 

       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter  8
       1Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a
        thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of
        his face shall be changed. 
       2I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of
        the oath of God. 
       3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for
        he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 
       4Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto
        him, What doest thou? 
       5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise
        man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. 
       6Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the
        misery of man is great upon him. 
       7For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it
        shall be? 
       8There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit;
        neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge
        in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to
        it. 
       9All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is
        done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over
        another to his own hurt. 
      10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place
        of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so
        done: this is also vanity. 
      11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily,
        therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do
        evil.       12Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged,
        yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God,
        which fear before him: 
      13But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong
        his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. 
      14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just
        men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked;
        again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the
        work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity. 
      15Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the
        sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide
        with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him
        under the sun. 
      16When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business
        that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor
        night seeth sleep with his eyes:) 
      17Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the
        work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek
        it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man
        think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. 

       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter  9
       1For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that
        the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God:
        no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. 
       2All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous,
        and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean;
        to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the
        good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an
        oath. 
       3This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that
        there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men
        is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and
        after that they go to the dead. 
       4For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a
        living dog is better than a dead lion. 
       5For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any
        thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is
        forgotten. 
       6Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished;
        neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is
        done under the sun. 
       7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry
        heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 
       8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. 
       9Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life
        of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days
        of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy
        labour which thou takest under the sun. 
      10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is
        no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither
        thou goest. 
      11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift,
        nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet
        riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but        time and chance happeneth to them all. 
      12For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an
        evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the
        sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon
        them. 
      13This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto
        me: 
      14There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a
        great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks
        against it: 
      15Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom
        delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 
      16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor
        man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 
      17The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him
        that ruleth among fools. 
      18Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much
        good. 

       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter 10
       1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a
        stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for
        wisdom and honour. 
       2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his
        left. 
       3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom
        faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. 
       4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place;
        for yielding pacifieth great offences. 
       5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which
        proceedeth from the ruler: 
       6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 
       7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants
        upon the earth. 
       8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an
        hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 
       9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth
        wood shall be endangered thereby. 
      10If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put
        to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. 
      11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no
        better. 
      12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool
        will swallow up himself. 
      13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end
        of his talk is mischievous madness. 
      14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and
        what shall be after him, who can tell him? 
      15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he
        knoweth not how to go to the city. 
      16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in
        the morning! 
      17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy        princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! 
      18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of
        the hands the house droppeth through. 
      19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money
        answereth all things. 
      20Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in
        thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that
        which hath wings shall tell the matter. 

       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter 11
       1Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many
        days. 
       2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what
        evil shall be upon the earth. 
       3If 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. 
       4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the
        clouds shall not reap. 
       5As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones
        do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest
        not the works of God who maketh all. 
       6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine
        hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or
        that, or whether they both shall be alike good. 
       7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to
        behold the sun: 
       8But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him
        remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that
        cometh is vanity. 
       9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in
        the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in
        the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God
        will bring thee into judgment. 
      10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy
        flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. 

       ECCLESIASTES       Chapter 12
       1Remember now thy Creator 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; 
       2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not
        darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: 
       3In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the
        strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they
        are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, 
       4And 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 music shall be brought low; 
       5Also 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
        grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man
        goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: 
       6Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or
        the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the        cistern. 
       7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit
        shall return unto God who gave it. 
       8Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. 
       9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the
        people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in
        order many proverbs. 
      10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was
        written was upright, even words of truth. 
      11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the
        masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. 
      12And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books
        there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 
      13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep
        his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 
      14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret
        thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. 

       SONGOFSOLOMON      Chapter  1
       1The song of songs, which is Solomon's. 
       2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better
        than wine. 
       3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment
        poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 
       4Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his
        chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy
        love more than wine: the upright love thee. 
       5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of
        Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 
       6Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked
        upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the
        keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. 
       7Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou
        makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that
        turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? 
       8If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the
        footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds'
        tents. 
       9I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's
        chariots. 
      10Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of
        gold. 
      11We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver. 
      12While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the
        smell thereof. 
      13A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night
        betwixt my breasts. 
      14My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of
        Engedi. 
      15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast
        doves' eyes. 
      16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is
        green.       17The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. 

       SONGOFSOLOMON      Chapter  2
       1I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 
       2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 
       3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among
        the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his
        fruit was sweet to my taste. 
       4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was
        love. 
       5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. 
       6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 
       7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the
        hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he
        please. 
       8The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the
        mountains, skipping upon the hills. 
       9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind
        our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, showing himself through
        the lattice. 
      10My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one,
        and come away. 
      11For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; 
      12The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is
        come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; 
      13The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the
        tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come
        away. 
      14O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places
        of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for
        sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 
      15Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our
        vines have tender grapes. 
      16My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. 
      17Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and
        be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. 

       SONGOFSOLOMON      Chapter  3
       1By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him,
        but I found him not. 
       2I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the
        broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I
        found him not. 
       3The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye
        him whom my soul loveth? 
       4It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my
        soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had
        brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that
        conceived me. 
       5I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the
        hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he
        please. 
       6Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke,
        perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the        merchant? 
       7Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about
        it, of the valiant of Israel. 
       8They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword
        upon his thigh because of fear in the night. 
       9King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. 
      10He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold,
        the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with
        love, for the daughters of Jerusalem. 
      11Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the
        crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals,
        and in the day of the gladness of his heart. 

       SONGOFSOLOMON      Chapter  4
       1Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast
        doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that
        appear from mount Gilead. 
       2Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came
        up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren
        among them. 
       3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy
        temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. 
       4Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon
        there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. 
       5Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed
        among the lilies. 
       6Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the
        mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. 
       7Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. 
       8Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from
        the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions'
        dens, from the mountains of the leopards. 
       9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished
        my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. 
      10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy
        love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! 
      11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are
        under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of
        Lebanon. 
      12A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a
        fountain sealed. 
      13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits;
        camphire, with spikenard, 
      14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of
        frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: 
      15A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from
        Lebanon. 
      16Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that
        the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden,
        and eat his pleasant fruits. 

       SONGOFSOLOMON      Chapter  5
       1I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my
        myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have        drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink
        abundantly, O beloved. 
       2I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that
        knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my
        undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the
        drops of the night. 
       3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet;
        how shall I defile them? 
       4My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels
        were moved for him. 
       5I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and
        my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock. 
       6I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was
        gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not
        find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. 
       7The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they
        wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me. 
       8I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that
        ye tell him, that I am sick of love. 
       9What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among
        women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost
        so charge us? 
      10My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 
      11His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as
        a raven. 
      12His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed
        with milk, and fitly set. 
      13His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like
        lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. 
      14His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as
        bright ivory overlaid with sapphires. 
      15His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his
        countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 
      16His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my
        beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. 

       SONGOFSOLOMON      Chapter  6
       1Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is
        thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. 
       2My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to
        feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. 
       3I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the
        lilies. 
       4Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem,
        terrible as an army with banners. 
       5Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is
        as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. 
       6Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing,
        whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among
        them. 
       7As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks. 
       8There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins
        without number.        9My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother,
        she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her,
        and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised
        her. 
      10Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear
        as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners? 
      11I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley,
        and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. 
      12Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib. 
      13Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon
        thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of
        two armies. 

       SONGOFSOLOMON      Chapter  7
       1How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the
        joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a
        cunning workman. 
       2Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly
        is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies. 
       3Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. 
       4Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in
        Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of
        Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus. 
       5Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like
        purple; the king is held in the galleries. 
       6How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights! 
       7This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters
        of grapes. 
       8I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs
        thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and
        the smell of thy nose like apples; 
       9And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that
        goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to
        speak. 
      10I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me. 
      11Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the
        villages. 
      12Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine
        flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud
        forth: there will I give thee my loves. 
      13The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of
        pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my
        beloved. 

       SONGOFSOLOMON      Chapter  8
       1O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother!
        when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not
        be despised. 
       2I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would
        instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice
        of my pomegranate. 
       3His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should
        embrace me. 
       4I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor        awake my love, until he please. 
       5Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her
        beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother
        brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee. 
       6Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love
        is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof
        are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. 
       7Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a
        man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would
        utterly be contemned. 
       8We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do
        for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for? 
       9If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if
        she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. 
      10I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as
        one that found favour. 
      11Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto
        keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand
        pieces of silver. 
      12My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have
        a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred. 
      13Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy
        voice: cause me to hear it. 
      14Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart
        upon the mountains of spices. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter  1
       1The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah
        and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah,
        kings of Judah. 
       2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I
        have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled
        against me. 
       3The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel
        doth not know, my people doth not consider. 
       4Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers,
        children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have
        provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away
        backward. 
       5Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the
        whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. 
       6From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in
        it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been
        closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment. 
       7Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your
        land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as
        overthrown by strangers. 
       8And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a
        lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. 
       9Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we
        should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto
        Gomorrah. 
      10Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law
        of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.       11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith
        the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of
        fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs,
        or of he goats. 
      12When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your
        hand, to tread my courts? 
      13Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the
        new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away
        with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 
      14Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a
        trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. 
      15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you:
        yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full
        of blood. 
      16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from
        before mine eyes; cease to do evil; 
      17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the
        fatherless, plead for the widow. 
      18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your
        sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be
        red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 
      19If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: 
      20But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for
        the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. 
      21How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment;
        righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 
      22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: 
      23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one
        loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the
        fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. 
      24Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of
        Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine
        enemies: 
      25And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross,
        and take away all thy tin: 
      26And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as
        at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of
        righteousness, the faithful city. 
      27Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with
        righteousness. 
      28And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be
        together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed. 
      29For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye
        shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen. 
      30For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that
        hath no water. 
      31And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and
        they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter  2
       1The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and
        Jerusalem. 
       2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the
        Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and        shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

       3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the
        mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will
        teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion
        shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 
       4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people:
        and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears
        into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
        neither shall they learn war any more. 
       5O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. 
       6Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because
        they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the
        Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.

       7Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end
        of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is
        there any end of their chariots: 
       8Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own
        hands, that which their own fingers have made: 
       9And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself:
        therefore forgive them not. 
      10Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD,
        and for the glory of his majesty. 
      11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men
        shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

      12For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is
        proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall
        be brought low: 
      13And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and
        upon all the oaks of Bashan, 
      14And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are
        lifted up, 
      15And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, 
      16And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. 
      17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of
        men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that
        day. 
      18And the idols he shall utterly abolish. 
      19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of
        the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty,
        when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. 
      20In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of
        gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles
        and to the bats; 
      21To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged
        rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when
        he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. 
      22Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he
        to be accounted of? 

       ISAIAH             Chapter  3
       1For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from        Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of
        bread, and the whole stay of water. 
       2The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and
        the prudent, and the ancient, 
       3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and
        the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 
       4And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule
        over them. 
       5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every
        one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against
        the ancient, and the base against the honourable. 
       6When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father,
        saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be
        under thy hand: 
       7In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in
        my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the
        people. 
       8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue
        and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his
        glory. 
       9The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they
        declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul!
        for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. 
      10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they
        shall eat the fruit of their doings. 
      11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his
        hands shall be given him. 
      12As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over
        them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and
        destroy the way of thy paths. 
      13The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. 
      14The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people,
        and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil
        of the poor is in your houses. 
      15What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of
        the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts. 
      16Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
        and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and
        mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: 
      17Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of
        the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.

      18In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling
        ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires
        like the moon, 
      19The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, 
      20The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and
        the tablets, and the earrings, 
      21The rings, and nose jewels, 
      22The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples,
        and the crisping pins, 
      23The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the veils. 
      24And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be        stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair
        baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and
        burning instead of beauty. 
      25Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. 
      26And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall
        sit upon the ground. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter  4
       1And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We
        will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be
        called by thy name, to take away our reproach. 
       2In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious,
        and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them
        that are escaped of Israel. 
       3And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that
        remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is
        written among the living in Jerusalem: 
       4When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of
        Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst
        thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. 
       5And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and
        upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a
        flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. 
       6And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the
        heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from
        rain. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter  5
       1Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his
        vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: 
       2And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it
        with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and
        also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring
        forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. 
       3And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray
        you, betwixt me and my vineyard. 
       4What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done
        in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes,
        brought it forth wild grapes? 
       5And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will
        take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down
        the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: 
       6And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but
        there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds
        that they rain no rain upon it. 
       7For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the
        men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but
        behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. 
       8Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till
        there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the
        earth! 
       9In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be
        desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. 
      10Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an
        homer shall yield an ephah.       11Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow
        strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! 
      12And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in
        their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither
        consider the operation of his hands. 
      13Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no
        knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude
        dried up with thirst. 
      14Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without
        measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he
        that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 
      15And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be
        humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: 
      16But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is
        holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. 
      17Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of
        the fat ones shall strangers eat. 
      18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it
        were with a cart rope: 
      19That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see
        it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come,
        that we may know it! 
      20Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness
        for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and
        sweet for bitter! 
      21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their
        own sight! 
      22Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to
        mingle strong drink: 
      23Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness
        of the righteous from him! 
      24Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth
        the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom
        shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD
        of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. 
      25Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he
        hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them:
        and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst
        of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his
        hand is stretched out still. 
      26And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss
        unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come
        with speed swiftly: 
      27None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor
        sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the
        latchet of their shoes be broken: 
      28Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs
        shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind. 
      29Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions:
        yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it
        away safe, and none shall deliver it. 
      30And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the
        sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and
        the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. 
       ISAIAH             Chapter  6
       1In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a
        throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 
       2Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he
        covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain
        he did fly. 
       3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD
        of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 
       4And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and
        the house was filled with smoke. 
       5Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of
        unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips:
        for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. 
       6Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his
        hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 
       7And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy
        lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. 
       8Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and
        who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. 
       9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand
        not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 
      10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and
        shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their
        ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. 
      11Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be
        wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land
        be utterly desolate, 
      12And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great
        forsaking in the midst of the land. 
      13But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be
        eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them,
        when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance
        thereof. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter  7
       1And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of
        Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the
        son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war
        against it, but could not prevail against it. 
       2And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with
        Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the
        trees of the wood are moved with the wind. 
       3Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and
        Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in
        the highway of the fuller's field; 
       4And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be
        fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the
        fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. 
       5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil
        counsel against thee, saying, 
       6Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach
        therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of
        Tabeal: 
       7Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to        pass. 
       8For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin;
        and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it
        be not a people. 
       9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is
        Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be
        established. 
      10Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, 
      11Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or
        in the height above. 
      12But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD. 
      13And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for
        you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? 
      14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin
        shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 
      15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil,
        and choose the good. 
      16For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the
        good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her
        kings. 
      17The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy
        father's house, days that have not come from the day that Ephraim
        departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria. 
      18And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for
        the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for
        the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 
      19And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate
        valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon
        all bushes. 
      20In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired,
        namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head,
        and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. 
      21And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a
        young cow, and two sheep; 
      22And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall
        give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat
        that is left in the land. 
      23And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be,
        where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall
        even be for briers and thorns. 
      24With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the
        land shall become briers and thorns. 
      25And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall
        not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for
        the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter  8
       1Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in
        it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz. 
       2And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest,
        and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 
       3And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son.
        Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz. 
       4For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my        mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be
        taken away before the king of Assyria. 
       5The LORD spake also unto me again, saying, 
       6Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go
        softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; 
       7Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of
        the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his
        glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all
        his banks: 
       8And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he
        shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings
        shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. 
       9Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces;
        and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall
        be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in
        pieces. 
      10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word,
        and it shall not stand: for God is with us. 
      11For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me
        that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, 
      12Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say,
        A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. 
      13Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let
        him be your dread. 
      14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for
        a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a
        snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 
      15And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be
        snared, and be taken. 
      16Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. 
      17And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of
        Jacob, and I will look for him. 
      18Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs
        and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in
        mount Zion. 
      19And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar
        spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a
        people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? 
      20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this
        word, it is because there is no light in them. 
      21And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it
        shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret
        themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. 
      22And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness,
        dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter  9
       1Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation,
        when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the
        land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by
        the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. 
       2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that
        dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light
        shined.        3Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy
        before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when
        they divide the spoil. 
       4For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his
        shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. 
       5For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments
        rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. 
       6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the
        government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called
        Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
        Prince of Peace. 
       7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,
        upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to
        establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for
        ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. 
       8The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 
       9And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of
        Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, 
      10The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the
        sycamores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars. 
      11Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him,
        and join his enemies together; 
      12The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour
        Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away,
        but his hand is stretched out still. 
      13For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do
        they seek the LORD of hosts. 
      14Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and
        rush, in one day. 
      15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that
        teacheth lies, he is the tail. 
      16For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are
        led of them are destroyed. 
      17Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither
        shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an
        hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all
        this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out
        still. 
      18For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and
        thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they
        shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke. 
      19Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the
        people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his
        brother. 
      20And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall
        eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat
        every man the flesh of his own arm: 
      21Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be
        against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his
        hand is stretched out still. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 10
       1Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write
        grievousness which they have prescribed;        2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right
        from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that
        they may rob the fatherless! 
       3And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation
        which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where
        will ye leave your glory? 
       4Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall
        fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but
        his hand is stretched out still. 
       5O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is
        mine indignation. 
       6I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the
        people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and
        to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the
        streets. 
       7Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is
        in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. 
       8For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? 
       9Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as
        Damascus? 
      10As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven
        images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria: 
      11Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to
        Jerusalem and her idols? 
      12Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed
        his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the
        fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his
        high looks. 
      13For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my
        wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the
        people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the
        inhabitants like a valiant man: 
      14And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one
        gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and
        there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 
      15Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall
        the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod
        should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff
        should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. 
      16Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones
        leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the
        burning of a fire. 
      17And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a
        flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one
        day; 
      18And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field,
        both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer
        fainteth. 
      19And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child
        may write them. 
      20And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel,
        and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again
        stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy
        One of Israel, in truth.       21The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty
        God. 
      22For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant
        of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with
        righteousness. 
      23For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined,
        in the midst of all the land. 
      24Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest
        in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a
        rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of
        Egypt. 
      25For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and
        mine anger in their destruction. 
      26And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to
        the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon
        the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt. 
      27And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken
        away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the
        yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. 
      28He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid
        up his carriages: 
      29They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at
        Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled. 
      30Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto
        Laish, O poor Anathoth. 
      31Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to
        flee. 
      32As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand
        against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. 
      33Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror:
        and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty
        shall be humbled. 
      34And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and
        Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 11
       1And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a
        Branch shall grow out of his roots: 
       2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom
        and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of
        knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 
       3And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD:
        and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove
        after the hearing of his ears: 
       4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with
        equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with
        the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay
        the wicked. 
       5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness
        the girdle of his reins. 
       6The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie
        down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling
        together; and a little child shall lead them. 
       7And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down        together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 
       8And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the
        weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. 
       9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the
        earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover
        the sea. 
      10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for
        an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest
        shall be glorious. 
      11And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his
        hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people,
        which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros,
        and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and
        from the islands of the sea. 
      12And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the
        outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from
        the four corners of the earth. 
      13The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah
        shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not
        vex Ephraim. 
      14But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the
        west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay
        their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey
        them. 
      15And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea;
        and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and
        shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod. 
      16And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which
        shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that
        he came up out of the land of Egypt. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 12
       1And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though
        thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou
        comfortedst me. 
       2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the
        LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my
        salvation. 
       3Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

       4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name,
        declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is
        exalted. 
       5Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known
        in all the earth. 
       6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One
        of Israel in the midst of thee. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 13
       1The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. 
       2Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto
        them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. 
       3I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty
        ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. 
       4The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people;        a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the
        LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. 
       5They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD,
        and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. 
       6Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a
        destruction from the Almighty. 
       7Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:

       8And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them;
        they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be
        amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. 
       9Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce
        anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners
        thereof out of it. 
      10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give
        their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the
        moon shall not cause her light to shine. 
      11And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their
        iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and
        will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. 
      12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the
        golden wedge of Ophir. 
      13Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of
        her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his
        fierce anger. 
      14And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh
        up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one
        into his own land. 
      15Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that
        is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. 
      16Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
        their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. 
      17Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard
        silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. 
      18Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall
        have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare
        children. 
      19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees'
        excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 
      20It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from
        generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there;
        neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. 
      21But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall
        be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs
        shall dance there. 
      22And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate
        houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near
        to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 14
       1For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel,
        and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined
        with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. 
       2And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and        the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for
        servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose
        captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. 
       3And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee
        rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage
        wherein thou wast made to serve. 
       4That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and
        say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! 
       5The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the
        rulers. 
       6He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that
        ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. 
       7The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into
        singing. 
       8Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon,
        saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. 
       9Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it
        stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth;
        it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 
      10All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as
        we? art thou become like unto us? 
      11Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols:
        the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. 
      12How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how
        art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 
      13For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will
        exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the
        mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 
      14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the
        most High. 
      15Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 
      16They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee,
        saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did
        shake kingdoms; 
      17That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities
        thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? 
      18All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every
        one in his own house. 
      19But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as
        the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword,
        that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under
        feet. 
      20Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast
        destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall
        never be renowned. 
      21Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers;
        that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the
        world with cities. 
      22For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off
        from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the
        LORD. 
      23I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water:
        and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of        hosts. 
      24The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so
        shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: 
      25That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains
        tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and
        his burden depart from off their shoulders. 
      26This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this
        is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. 
      27For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and
        his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? 
      28In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden. 
      29Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote
        thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a
        cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. 
      30And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie
        down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall
        slay thy remnant. 
      31Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for
        there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in
        his appointed times. 
      32What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the
        LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.


       ISAIAH             Chapter 15
       1The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste,
        and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid
        waste, and brought to silence; 
       2He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab
        shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be
        baldness, and every beard cut off. 
       3In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the
        tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl,
        weeping abundantly. 
       4And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even
        unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his
        life shall be grievous unto him. 
       5My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar,
        an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with
        weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall
        raise up a cry of destruction. 
       6For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered
        away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. 
       7Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have
        laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. 
       8For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling
        thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim. 
       9For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more
        upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the
        remnant of the land. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 16
       1Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the
        wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.        2For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so
        the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. 
       3Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the
        midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that
        wandereth. 
       4Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them
        from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the
        spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. 
       5And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon
        it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking
        judgment, and hasting righteousness. 
       6We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his
        haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be
        so. 
       7Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the
        foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. 
       8For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords
        of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they
        are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her
        branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. 
       9Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah:
        I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the
        shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. 
      10And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and
        in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be
        shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I
        have made their vintage shouting to cease. 
      11Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine
        inward parts for Kirharesh. 
      12And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the
        high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall
        not prevail. 
      13This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that
        time. 
      14But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the
        years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with
        all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and
        feeble. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 17
       1The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a
        city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 
       2The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which
        shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 
       3The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from
        Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the
        children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts. 
       4And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall
        be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. 
       5And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and
        reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth
        ears in the valley of Rephaim. 
       6Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive
        tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or        five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of
        Israel. 
       7At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have
        respect to the Holy One of Israel. 
       8And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither
        shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or
        the images. 
       9In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an
        uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel:
        and there shall be desolation. 
      10Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not
        been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant
        pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips: 
      11In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning
        shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap
        in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. 
      12Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the
        noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing
        like the rushing of mighty waters! 
      13The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall
        rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the
        chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing
        before the whirlwind. 
      14And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not.
        This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that
        rob us. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 18
       1Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of
        Ethiopia: 
       2That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes
        upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation
        scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning
        hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers
        have spoiled! 
       3All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye,
        when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a
        trumpet, hear ye. 
       4For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will
        consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like
        a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. 
       5For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is
        ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning
        hooks, and take away and cut down the branches. 
       6They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to
        the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and
        all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them. 
       7In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a
        people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their
        beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose
        land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of
        hosts, the mount Zion. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 19
       1The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and        shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his
        presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. 
       2And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall
        fight every one against his brother, and every one against his
        neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 
       3And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will
        destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to
        the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the
        wizards. 
       4And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and
        a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of
        hosts. 
       5And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted
        and dried up. 
       6And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence
        shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. 
       7The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every
        thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no
        more. 
       8The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the
        brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall
        languish. 
       9Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks,
        shall be confounded. 
      10And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make
        sluices and ponds for fish. 
      11Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise
        counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I
        am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? 
      12Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now,
        and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. 
      13The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are
        deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay
        of the tribes thereof. 
      14The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and
        they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man
        staggereth in his vomit. 
      15Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail,
        branch or rush, may do. 
      16In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid
        and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts,
        which he shaketh over it. 
      17And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that
        maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the
        counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it. 
      18In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language
        of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The
        city of destruction. 
      19In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the
        land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. 
      20And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts
        in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the
        oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he
        shall deliver them.       21And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know
        the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they
        shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it. 
      22And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they
        shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be entreated of them, and
        shall heal them. 
      23In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the
        Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and
        the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. 
      24In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria,
        even a blessing in the midst of the land: 
      25Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my
        people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine
        inheritance. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 20
       1In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod (when Sargon the king of
        Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it; 
       2At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go
        and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from
        thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. 
       3And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and
        barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon
        Ethiopia; 
       4So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and
        the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with
        their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. 
       5And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation,
        and of Egypt their glory. 
       6And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such
        is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the
        king of Assyria: and how shall we escape? 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 21
       1The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass
        through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. 
       2A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth
        treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O
        Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. 
       3Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon
        me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the
        hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. 
       4My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure
        hath he turned into fear unto me. 
       5Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye
        princes, and anoint the shield. 
       6For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him
        declare what he seeth. 
       7And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses,
        and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed: 
       8And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the
        watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: 
       9And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen.
        And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the
        graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. 
      10O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of
        the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. 
      11The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of
        the night? Watchman, what of the night? 
      12The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will
        inquire, inquire ye: return, come. 
      13The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye
        travelling companies of Dedanim. 
      14The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was
        thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. 
      15For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the
        bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. 
      16For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the
        years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: 
      17And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the
        children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel
        hath spoken it. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 22
       1The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou
        art wholly gone up to the housetops? 
       2Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy
        slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 
       3All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all
        that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far. 
       4Therefore said I, Look away from me: I will weep bitterly, labour not
        to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people. 
       5For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity
        by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the
        walls, and of crying to the mountains. 
       6And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir
        uncovered the shield. 
       7And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of
        chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

       8And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that
        day to the armour of the house of the forest. 
       9Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are
        many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. 
      10And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye
        broken down to fortify the wall. 
      11Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old
        pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had
        respect unto him that fashioned it long ago. 
      12And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to
        mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: 
      13And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating
        flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we
        shall die. 
      14And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this
        iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD
        of hosts. 
      15Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer,
        even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, 
      16What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed
        thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on
        high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock? 
      17Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and
        will surely cover thee. 
      18He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large
        country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory
        shall be the shame of thy lord's house. 
      19And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he
        pull thee down. 
      20And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant
        Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: 
      21And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy
        girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall
        be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of
        Judah. 
      22And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he
        shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall
        open. 
      23And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for
        a glorious throne to his father's house. 
      24And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the
        offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the
        vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons. 
      25In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened
        in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the
        burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken
        it. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 23
       1The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste,
        so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim
        it is revealed to them. 
       2Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of
        Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 
       3And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is
        her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. 
       4Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength
        of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither
        do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. 
       5As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at
        the report of Tyre. 
       6Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. 
       7Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own
        feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. 
       8Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose
        merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the
        earth? 
       9The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory,
        and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. 
      10Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no
        more strength. 
      11He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the
        LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy        the strong holds thereof. 
      12And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin,
        daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou
        have no rest. 
      13Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the
        Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set
        up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he
        brought it to ruin. 
      14Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste. 
      15And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten
        seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of
        seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. 
      16Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been
        forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be
        remembered. 
      17And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the
        LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall
        commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face
        of the earth. 
      18And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it
        shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for
        them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable
        clothing. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 24
       1Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and
        turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants
        thereof. 
       2And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the
        servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress;
        as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with
        the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury
        to him. 
       3The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD
        hath spoken this word. 
       4The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth
        away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 
       5The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they
        have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the
        everlasting covenant. 
       6Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell
        therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are
        burned, and few men left. 
       7The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do
        sigh. 
       8The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth,
        the joy of the harp ceaseth. 
       9They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter
        to them that drink it. 
      10The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no
        man may come in. 
      11There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the
        mirth of the land is gone. 
      12In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with        destruction. 
      13When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people,
        there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning
        grapes when the vintage is done. 
      14They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of
        the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea. 
      15Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD
        God of Israel in the isles of the sea. 
      16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory
        to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me!
        the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the
        treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. 
      17Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the
        earth. 
      18And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the
        fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst
        of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high
        are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake. 
      19The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the
        earth is moved exceedingly. 
      20The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed
        like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it;
        and it shall fall, and not rise again. 
      21And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the
        host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth
        upon the earth. 
      22And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the
        pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall
        they be visited. 
      23Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD
        of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his
        ancients gloriously. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 25
       1O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name;
        for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are
        faithfulness and truth. 
       2For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a
        palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. 
       3Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the
        terrible nations shall fear thee. 
       4For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in
        his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when
        the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. 
       5Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry
        place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the
        terrible ones shall be brought low. 
       6And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a
        feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full
        of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. 
       7And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast
        over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations. 
       8He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away
        tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take        away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it. 
       9And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited
        for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for
        him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. 
      10For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall
        be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the
        dunghill. 
      11And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that
        swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down
        their pride together with the spoils of their hands. 
      12And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down,
        lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 26
       1In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a
        strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. 
       2Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth
        may enter in. 
       3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
        because he trusteth in thee. 
       4Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting
        strength: 
       5For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he
        layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it
        even to the dust. 
       6The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the
        steps of the needy. 
       7The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh
        the path of the just. 
       8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee;
        the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of
        thee. 
       9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit
        within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the
        earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. 
      10Let favour be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn
        righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and
        will not behold the majesty of the LORD. 
      11LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall
        see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of
        thine enemies shall devour them. 
      12LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all
        our works in us. 
      13O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us:
        but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. 
      14They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not
        rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all
        their memory to perish. 
      15Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the
        nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the
        ends of the earth. 
      16LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer
        when thy chastening was upon them. 
      17Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her        delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in
        thy sight, O LORD. 
      18We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were
        brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth;
        neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. 
      19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise.
        Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of
        herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. 
      20Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors
        about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the
        indignation be overpast. 
      21For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the
        inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall
        disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 27
       1In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall
        punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked
        serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. 
       2In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine. 
       3I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt
        it, I will keep it night and day. 
       4Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in
        battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. 
       5Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me;
        and he shall make peace with me. 
       6He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall
        blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit. 
       7Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain
        according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him? 
       8In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he
        stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. 
       9By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is
        all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of
        the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and
        images shall not stand up. 
      10Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken,
        and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there
        shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. 
      11When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the
        women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no
        understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on
        them, and he that formed them will show them no favour. 
      12And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off
        from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall
        be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. 
      13And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall
        be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land
        of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship
        the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 28
       1Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose
        glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat
        valleys of them that are overcome with wine!        2Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of
        hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing,
        shall cast down to the earth with the hand. 
       3The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under
        feet: 
       4And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley,
        shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer;
        which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand
        he eateth it up. 
       5In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for
        a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, 
       6And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for
        strength to them that turn the battle to the gate. 
       7But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are
        out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong
        drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through
        strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 
       8For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no
        place clean. 
       9Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand
        doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the
        breasts. 
      10For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon
        line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: 
      11For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this
        people. 
      12To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to
        rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. 
      13But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept
        upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and
        there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken,
        and snared, and taken. 
      14Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this
        people which is in Jerusalem. 
      15Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with
        hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass
        through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge,
        and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: 
      16Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a
        foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure
        foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. 
      17Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the
        plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the
        waters shall overflow the hiding place. 
      18And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement
        with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass
        through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. 
      19From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by
        morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a
        vexation only to understand the report. 
      20For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and
        the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it. 
      21For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as
        in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work;        and bring to pass his act, his strange act. 
      22Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for
        I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even
        determined upon the whole earth. 
      23Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech. 
      24Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the
        clods of his ground? 
      25When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the
        fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and
        the appointed barley and the rie in their place? 
      26For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him. 
      27For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither
        is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are
        beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod. 
      28Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor
        break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.

      29This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in
        counsel, and excellent in working. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 29
       1Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to
        year; let them kill sacrifices. 
       2Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow:
        and it shall be unto me as Ariel. 
       3And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against
        thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee. 
       4And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground,
        and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be,
        as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy
        speech shall whisper out of the dust. 
       5Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and
        the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth
        away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly. 
       6Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with
        earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of
        devouring fire. 
       7And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even
        all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her,
        shall be as a dream of a night vision. 
       8It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he
        eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty
        man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold,
        he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of
        all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion. 
       9Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken,
        but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. 
      10For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and
        hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath
        he covered. 
      11And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that
        is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read
        this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: 
      12And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read        this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned. 
      13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with
        their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their
        heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept
        of men: 
      14Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this
        people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their
        wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men
        shall be hid. 
      15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and
        their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who
        knoweth us? 
      16Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the
        potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me
        not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no
        understanding? 
      17Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a
        fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?

      18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the
        eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. 
      19The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor
        among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. 
      20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is
        consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off: 
      21That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that
        reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

      22Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the
        house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his
        face now wax pale. 
      23But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst
        of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of
        Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel. 
      24They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they
        that murmured shall learn doctrine. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 30
       1Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel,
        but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit,
        that they may add sin to sin: 
       2That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to
        strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the
        shadow of Egypt! 
       3Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust
        in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. 
       4For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. 
       5They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be
        an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach. 
       6The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and
        anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery
        flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of
        young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a
        people that shall not profit them.        7For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore
        have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. 
       8Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that
        it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: 
       9That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will
        not hear the law of the LORD: 
      10Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not
        unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: 
      11Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy
        One of Israel to cease from before us. 
      12Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this
        word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: 
      13Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall,
        swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an
        instant. 
      14And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is
        broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be
        found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or
        to take water withal out of the pit. 
      15For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and
        rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your
        strength: and ye would not. 
      16But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye
        flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that
        pursue you be swift. 
      17One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five
        shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a
        mountain, and as an ensign on an hill. 
      18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you,
        and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you:
        for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for
        him. 
      19For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no
        more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry;
        when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. 
      20And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of
        affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any
        more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: 
      21And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the
        way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn
        to the left. 
      22Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and
        the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away
        as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. 
      23Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the
        ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall
        be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large
        pastures. 
      24The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat
        clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with
        the fan. 
      25And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high
        hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter,
        when the towers fall.       26Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and
        the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days,
        in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and
        healeth the stroke of their wound. 
      27Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger,
        and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation,
        and his tongue as a devouring fire: 
      28And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of
        the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there
        shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. 
      29Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept;
        and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the
        mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel. 
      30And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall
        show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger,
        and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest,
        and hailstones. 
      31For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down,
        which smote with a rod. 
      32And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the
        LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in
        battles of shaking will he fight with it. 
      33For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he
        hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood;
        the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 31
       1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and
        trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because
        they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel,
        neither seek the LORD! 
       2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his
        words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against
        the help of them that work iniquity. 
       3Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and
        not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that
        helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they
        all shall fail together. 
       4For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young
        lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called
        forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase
        himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down
        to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. 
       5As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem;
        defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve
        it. 
       6Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply
        revolted. 
       7For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and
        his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.

       8Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and
        the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee
        from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. 
       9And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes        shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion,
        and his furnace in Jerusalem. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 32
       1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule
        in judgment. 
       2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert
        from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of
        a great rock in a weary land. 
       3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them
        that hear shall hearken. 
       4The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue
        of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. 
       5The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said
        to be bountiful. 
       6For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work
        iniquity, to practice hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD,
        to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of
        the thirsty to fail. 
       7The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked
        devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy
        speaketh right. 
       8But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall
        he stand. 
       9Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless
        daughters; give ear unto my speech. 
      10Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the
        vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come. 
      11Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones:
        strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. 
      12They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the
        fruitful vine. 
      13Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon
        all the houses of joy in the joyous city: 
      14Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city
        shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy
        of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; 
      15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness
        be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. 
      16Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain
        in the fruitful field. 
      17And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of
        righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. 
      18And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure
        dwellings, and in quiet resting places; 
      19When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be
        low in a low place. 
      20Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither
        the feet of the ox and the ass. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 33
       1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest
        treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou
        shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make        an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with
        thee. 
       2O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their
        arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. 
       3At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of
        thyself the nations were scattered. 
       4And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the
        caterpillar: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon
        them. 
       5The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion
        with judgment and righteousness. 
       6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and
        strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure. 
       7Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of
        peace shall weep bitterly. 
       8The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the
        covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man. 
       9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down:
        Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their
        fruits. 
      10Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I
        lift up myself. 
      11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath,
        as fire, shall devour you. 
      12And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up
        shall they be burned in the fire. 
      13Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near,
        acknowledge my might. 
      14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the
        hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who
        among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? 
      15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that
        despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from
        holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and
        shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; 
      16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions
        of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. 
      17Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the
        land that is very far off. 
      18Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the
        receiver? where is he that counted the towers? 
      19Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than
        thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not
        understand. 
      20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see
        Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken
        down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither
        shall any of the cords thereof be broken. 
      21But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers
        and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall
        gallant ship pass thereby. 
      22For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our
        king; he will save us.       23Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast,
        they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil
        divided; the lame take the prey. 
      24And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell
        therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 34
       1Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth
        hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come
        forth of it. 
       2For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury
        upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath
        delivered them to the slaughter. 
       3Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out
        of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their
        blood. 
       4And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall
        be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down,
        as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the
        fig tree. 
       5For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down
        upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. 
       6The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with
        fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the
        kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great
        slaughter in the land of Idumea. 
       7And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the
        bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made
        fat with fatness. 
       8For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, and the year of
        recompenses for the controversy of Zion. 
       9And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust
        thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning
        pitch. 
      10It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up
        for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none
        shall pass through it for ever and ever. 
      11But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and
        the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the
        line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. 
      12They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be
        there, and all her princes shall be nothing. 
      13And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the
        fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a
        court for owls. 
      14The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of
        the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl
        also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. 
      15There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and
        gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered,
        every one with her mate. 
      16Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall
        fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and
        his spirit it hath gathered them.       17And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto
        them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to
        generation shall they dwell therein. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 35
       1The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the
        desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 
       2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing:
        the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel
        and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency
        of our God. 
       3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 
       4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold,
        your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he
        will come and save you. 
       5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf
        shall be unstopped. 
       6Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb
        sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in
        the desert. 
       7And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land
        springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall
        be grass with reeds and rushes. 
       8And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The
        way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be
        for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. 
       9No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon,
        it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: 
      10And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with
        songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and
        gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 36
       1Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that
        Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities
        of Judah, and took them. 
       2And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto
        king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the
        upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field. 
       3Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the
        house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder. 
       4And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the
        great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou
        trustest? 
       5I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and
        strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest
        against me? 
       6Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon
        if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh
        king of Egypt to all that trust in him. 
       7But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he,
        whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said
        to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar? 
       8Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of
        Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on        thy part to set riders upon them. 
       9How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of
        my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for
        horsemen? 
      10And am I now come up without the LORD against this land to destroy
        it? the LORD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. 
      11Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray
        thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it;
        and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people
        that are on the wall. 
      12But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee
        to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon
        the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss
        with you? 
      13Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews'
        language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of
        Assyria. 
      14Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not
        be able to deliver you. 
      15Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD
        will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the
        hand of the king of Assyria. 
      16Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an
        agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every
        one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every
        one the waters of his own cistern; 
      17Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land
        of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards. 
      18Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.
        Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the
        hand of the king of Assyria? 
      19Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of
        Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? 
      20Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered
        their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out
        of my hand? 
      21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the
        king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not. 
      22Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household,
        and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to
        Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of
        Rabshakeh. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 37
       1And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his
        clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house
        of the LORD. 
       2And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the
        scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto
        Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. 
       3And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of
        trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come
        to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. 
       4It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the        king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and
        will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore
        lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. 
       5So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. 
       6And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus
        saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard,
        wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 
       7Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and
        return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in
        his own land. 
       8So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against
        Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. 
       9And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come
        forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers
        to Hezekiah, saying, 
      10Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy
        God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not
        be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. 
      11Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all
        lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered? 
      12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have
        destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden
        which were in Telassar? 
      13Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of
        the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? 
      14And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and
        read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread
        it before the LORD. 
      15And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying, 
      16O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims,
        thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth:
        thou hast made heaven and earth. 
      17Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and
        see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to
        reproach the living God. 
      18Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the
        nations, and their countries. 
      19And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but
        the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have
        destroyed them. 
      20Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the
        kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou
        only. 
      21Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith
        the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against
        Sennacherib king of Assyria: 
      22This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The
        virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to
        scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 
      23Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou
        exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the
        Holy One of Israel. 
      24By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the
        multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains,        to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof,
        and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of
        his border, and the forest of his Carmel. 
      25I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I
        dried up all the rivers of the besieged places. 
      26Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient
        times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that
        thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps. 
      27Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed
        and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green
        herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be
        grown up. 
      28But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy
        rage against me. 
      29Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine
        ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy
        lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. 
      30And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as
        groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the
        same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards,
        and eat the fruit thereof. 
      31And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again
        take root downward, and bear fruit upward: 
      32For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape
        out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this. 
      33Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He
        shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come
        before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it. 
      34By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not
        come into this city, saith the LORD. 
      35For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my
        servant David's sake. 
      36Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the
        Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they
        arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. 
      37So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and
        dwelt at Nineveh. 
      38And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch
        his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the
        sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his
        son reigned in his stead. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 38
       1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet
        the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the
        LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. 
       2Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the
        LORD, 
       3And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked
        before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that
        which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 
       4Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying, 
       5Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy
        father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I        will add unto thy days fifteen years. 
       6And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of
        Assyria: and I will defend this city. 
       7And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will
        do this thing that he hath spoken; 
       8Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone
        down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun
        returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. 
       9The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was
        recovered of his sickness: 
      10I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the
        grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years. 
      11I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the
        living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

      12Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I
        have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining
        sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. 
      13I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my
        bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. 
      14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove:
        mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake
        for me. 
      15What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done
        it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. 
      16O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life
        of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. 
      17Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my
        soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all
        my sins behind thy back. 
      18For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they
        that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. 
      19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the
        father to the children shall make known thy truth. 
      20The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the
        stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the
        LORD. 
      21For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a
        plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover. 
      22Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the
        house of the LORD? 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 39
       1At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
        sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had
        been sick, and was recovered. 
       2And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them the house of his
        precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the
        precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was
        found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all
        his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not. 
       3Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him,
        What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And
        Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from        Babylon. 
       4Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah
        answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing
        among my treasures that I have not showed them. 
       5Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 
       6Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that
        which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be
        carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD. 
       7And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget,
        shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
        king of Babylon. 
       8Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou
        hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in
        my days. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 40
       1Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 
       2Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare
        is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received
        of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. 
       3The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of
        the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 
       4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be
        made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough
        places plain: 
       5And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see
        it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. 
       6The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is
        grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: 
       7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the
        LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. 
       8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall
        stand for ever. 
       9O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high
        mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice
        with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of
        Judah, Behold your God! 
      10Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall
        rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before
        him. 
      11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs
        with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead
        those that are with young. 
      12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out
        heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a
        measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a
        balance? 
      13Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor
        hath taught him? 
      14With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in
        the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and showed to him the
        way of understanding? 
      15Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the
        small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very        little thing. 
      16And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof
        sufficient for a burnt offering. 
      17All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him
        less than nothing, and vanity. 
      18To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto
        him? 
      19The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it
        over with gold, and casteth silver chains. 
      20He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree
        that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a
        graven image, that shall not be moved. 
      21Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from
        the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the
        earth? 
      22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the
        inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the
        heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: 
      23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the
        earth as vanity. 
      24Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea,
        their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow
        upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them
        away as stubble. 
      25To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy
        One. 
      26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things,
        that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names
        by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not
        one faileth. 
      27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from
        the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God? 
      28Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God,
        the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither
        is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 
      29He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he
        increaseth strength. 
      30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall
        utterly fall: 
      31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they
        shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be
        weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 41
       1Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their
        strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near
        together to judgment. 
       2Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his
        foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he
        gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

       3He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not
        gone with his feet. 
       4Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the        beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he. 
       5The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew
        near, and came. 
       6They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his
        brother, Be of good courage. 
       7So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with
        the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the
        soldering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be
        moved. 
       8But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed
        of Abraham my friend. 
       9Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee
        from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant;
        I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. 
      10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
        I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold
        thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 
      11Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and
        confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee
        shall perish. 
      12Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that
        contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing,
        and as a thing of nought. 
      13For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee,
        Fear not; I will help thee. 
      14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee,
        saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 
      15Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having
        teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and
        shalt make the hills as chaff. 
      16Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the
        whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and
        shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. 
      17When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their
        tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of
        Israel will not forsake them. 
      18I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the
        valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land
        springs of water. 
      19I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the
        myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and
        the pine, and the box tree together: 
      20That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together,
        that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel
        hath created it. 
      21Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons,
        saith the King of Jacob. 
      22Let them bring them forth, and show us what shall happen: let them
        show the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and
        know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. 
      23Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye
        are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and
        behold it together. 
      24Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is        he that chooseth you. 
      25I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the
        rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon
        princes as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay. 
      26Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and
        beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that
        showeth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that
        heareth your words. 
      27The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to
        Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings. 
      28For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no
        counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word. 
      29Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten
        images are wind and confusion. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 42
       1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul
        delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth
        judgment to the Gentiles. 
       2He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the
        street. 
       3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not
        quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 
       4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in
        the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. 
       5Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched
        them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out
        of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to
        them that walk therein: 
       6I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine
        hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people,
        for a light of the Gentiles; 
       7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison,
        and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. 
       8I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to
        another, neither my praise to graven images. 
       9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I
        declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. 
      10Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the
        earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the
        isles, and the inhabitants thereof. 
      11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the
        villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock
        sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. 
      12Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the
        islands. 
      13The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy
        like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against
        his enemies. 
      14I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained
        myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and
        devour at once. 
      15I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs;
        and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.       16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead
        them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light
        before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto
        them, and not forsake them. 
      17They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust
        in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods. 
      18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 
      19Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent?
        who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant? 
      20Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he
        heareth not. 
      21The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify
        the law, and make it honourable. 
      22But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared
        in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and
        none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. 
      23Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for
        the time to come? 
      24Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the
        LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his
        ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. 
      25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the
        strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he
        knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 43
       1But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that
        formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have
        called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 
       2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and
        through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest
        through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame
        kindle upon thee. 
       3For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I
        gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 
       4Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and
        I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for
        thy life. 
       5Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east,
        and gather thee from the west; 
       6I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back:
        bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; 
       7Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for
        my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. 
       8Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have
        ears. 
       9Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be
        assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former
        things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be
        justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. 
      10Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have
        chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he:
        before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 
      11I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.       12I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no
        strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD,
        that I am God. 
      13Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver
        out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? 
      14Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your
        sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles,
        and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. 
      15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. 
      16Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the
        mighty waters; 
      17Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power;
        they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct,
        they are quenched as tow. 
      18Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of
        old. 
      19Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye
        not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in
        the desert. 
      20The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls:
        because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to
        give drink to my people, my chosen. 
      21This people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth my
        praise. 
      22But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary
        of me, O Israel. 
      23Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings;
        neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused
        thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. 
      24Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou
        filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to
        serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. 
      25I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own
        sake, and will not remember thy sins. 
      26Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou
        mayest be justified. 
      27Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed
        against me. 
      28Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have
        given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 44
       1Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: 
       2Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb,
        which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou,
        Jesurun, whom I have chosen. 
       3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the
        dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon
        thine offspring: 
       4And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water
        courses. 
       5One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call himself by the
        name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the
        LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.        6Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of
        hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no
        God. 
       7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order
        for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are
        coming, and shall come, let them show unto them. 
       8Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time,
        and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside
        me? yea, there is no God; I know not any. 
       9They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their
        delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses;
        they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 
      10Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable
        for nothing? 
      11Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are
        of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet
        they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. 
      12The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it
        with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he
        is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is
        faint. 
      13The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line;
        he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass,
        and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a
        man; that it may remain in the house. 
      14He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which
        he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he
        planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. 
      15Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and
        warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a
        god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth
        down thereto. 
      16He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth
        flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself,
        and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: 
      17And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he
        falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and
        saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. 
      18They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that
        they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 
      19And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor
        understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also
        I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and
        eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall
        I fall down to the stock of a tree? 
      20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he
        cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right
        hand? 
      21Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have
        formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be
        forgotten of me. 
      22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a
        cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. 
      23Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts        of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and
        every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified
        himself in Israel. 
      24Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the
        womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the
        heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; 
      25That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad;
        that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; 
      26That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel
        of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited;
        and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up
        the decayed places thereof: 
      27That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: 
      28That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my
        pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the
        temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 45
       1Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I
        have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins
        of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates
        shall not be shut; 
       2I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will
        break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of
        iron: 
       3And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of
        secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call
        thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. 
       4For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even
        called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not
        known me. 
       5I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I
        girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 
       6That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west,
        that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. 
       7I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil:
        I the LORD do all these things. 
       8Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down
        righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth
        salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have
        created it. 
       9Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive
        with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that
        fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? 
      10Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to
        the woman, What hast thou brought forth? 
      11Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of
        things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my
        hands command ye me. 
      12I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands,
        have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. 
      13I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his
        ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not
        for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.       14Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia
        and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and
        they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall
        come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make
        supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is
        none else, there is no God. 
      15Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the
        Saviour. 
      16They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall
        go to confusion together that are makers of idols. 
      17But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation:
        ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. 
      18For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that
        formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it
        not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there
        is none else. 
      19I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not
        unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak
        righteousness, I declare things that are right. 
      20Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped
        of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their
        graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. 
      21Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together:
        who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that
        time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just
        God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. 
      22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am
        God, and there is none else. 
      23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in
        righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall
        bow, every tongue shall swear. 
      24Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength:
        even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him
        shall be ashamed. 
      25In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall
        glory. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 46
       1Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and
        upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden
        to the weary beast. 
       2They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the
        burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. 
       3Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house
        of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried
        from the womb: 
       4And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry
        you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will
        deliver you. 
       5To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we
        may be like? 
       6They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and
        hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they
        worship.        7They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his
        place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one
        shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his
        trouble. 
       8Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye
        transgressors. 
       9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none
        else; I am God, and there is none like me, 
      10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the
        things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I
        will do all my pleasure: 
      11Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my
        counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring
        it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. 
      12Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: 
      13I bring near my righteousness: it shall not be far off, and my
        salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for
        Israel my glory. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 47
       1Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on
        the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou
        shalt no more be called tender and delicate. 
       2Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the
        leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. 
       3Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I
        will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man. 
       4As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of
        Israel. 
       5Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the
        Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms. 
       6I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and
        given them into thine hand: thou didst show them no mercy; upon the
        ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. 
       7And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not
        lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end
        of it. 
       8Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that
        dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else
        beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss
        of children: 
       9But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the
        loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their
        perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great
        abundance of thine enchantments. 
      10For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth
        me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou
        hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. 
      11Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence
        it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able
        to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which
        thou shalt not know. 
      12Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy
        sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou        shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. 
      13Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the
        astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up,
        and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. 
      14Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they
        shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall
        not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. 
      15Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy
        merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his
        quarter; none shall save thee. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 48
       1Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of
        Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by
        the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not
        in truth, nor in righteousness. 
       2For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon
        the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name. 
       3I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went
        forth out of my mouth, and I showed them; I did them suddenly, and
        they came to pass. 
       4Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron
        sinew, and thy brow brass; 
       5I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to
        pass I showed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done
        them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. 
       6Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have
        showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou
        didst not know them. 
       7They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day
        when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew
        them. 
       8Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time
        that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal
        very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. 
       9For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I
        refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. 
      10Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee
        in the furnace of affliction. 
      11For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how
        should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto
        another. 
      12Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the
        first, I also am the last. 
      13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right
        hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up
        together. 
      14All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared
        these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on
        Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans. 
      15I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him,
        and he shall make his way prosperous. 
      16Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from
        the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the        Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 
      17Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the
        LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the
        way that thou shouldest go. 
      18O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace
        been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: 
      19Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels
        like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor
        destroyed from before me. 
      20Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of
        singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth;
        say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob. 
      21And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused
        the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also,
        and the waters gushed out. 
      22There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 49
       1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD
        hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he
        made mention of my name. 
       2And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his
        hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath
        he hid me; 
       3And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be
        glorified. 
       4Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for
        nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my
        work with my God. 
       5And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his
        servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered,
        yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be
        my strength. 
       6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to
        raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel:
        I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest
        be my salvation unto the end of the earth. 
       7Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him
        whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of
        rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship,
        because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and
        he shall choose thee. 
       8Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in
        a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and
        give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to
        cause to inherit the desolate heritages; 
       9That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in
        darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their
        pastures shall be in all high places. 
      10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun
        smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by
        the springs of water shall he guide them. 
      11And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be
        exalted.       12Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and
        from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. 
      13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into
        singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and
        will have mercy upon his afflicted. 
      14But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten
        me. 
      15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have
        compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I
        not forget thee. 
      16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are
        continually before me. 
      17Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee
        waste shall go forth of thee. 
      18Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather
        themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD,
        thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and
        bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. 
      19For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy
        destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the
        inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. 
      20The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other,
        shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give
        place to me that I may dwell. 
      21Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these,
        seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and
        removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was
        left alone; these, where had they been? 
      22Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the
        Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring
        thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their
        shoulders. 
      23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing
        mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the
        earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I
        am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. 
      24Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive
        delivered? 
      25But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be
        taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I
        will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy
        children. 
      26And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they
        shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all
        flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the
        mighty One of Jacob. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 50
       1Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement,
        whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have
        sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and
        for your transgressions is your mother put away. 
       2Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there
        none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem?
        or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea,        I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is
        no water, and dieth for thirst. 
       3I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their
        covering. 
       4The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should
        know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth
        morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. 
       5The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither
        turned away back. 
       6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off
        the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. 
       7For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded:
        therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall
        not be ashamed. 
       8He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand
        together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. 
       9Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me?
        lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up. 
      10Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his
        servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust
        in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God. 
      11Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with
        sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye
        have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in
        sorrow. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 51
       1Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the
        LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the
        pit whence ye are digged. 
       2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I
        called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. 
       3For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste
        places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert
        like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein,
        thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. 
       4Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a
        law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a
        light of the people. 
       5My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms
        shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm
        shall they trust. 
       6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath:
        for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax
        old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like
        manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness
        shall not be abolished. 
       7Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose
        heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye
        afraid of their revilings. 
       8For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat
        them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my
        salvation from generation to generation. 
       9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the        ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath
        cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? 
      10Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great
        deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to
        pass over? 
      11Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with
        singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they
        shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee
        away. 
      12I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou
        shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man
        which shall be made as grass; 
      13And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the
        heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared
        continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he
        were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? 
      14The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should
        not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail. 
      15But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared:
        The LORD of hosts is his name. 
      16And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the
        shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the
        foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people. 
      17Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of
        the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup
        of trembling, and wrung them out. 
      18There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought
        forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the
        sons that she hath brought up. 
      19These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee?
        desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom
        shall I comfort thee? 
      20Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a
        wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke
        of thy God. 
      21Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with
        wine: 
      22Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of
        his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of
        trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more
        drink it again: 
      23But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have
        said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid
        thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 52
       1Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful
        garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no
        more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. 
       2Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose
        thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. 
       3For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye
        shall be redeemed without money. 
       4For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt        to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. 
       5Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is
        taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl,
        saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed. 
       6Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in
        that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. 
       7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth
        good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of
        good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God
        reigneth! 
       8Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall
        they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring
        again Zion. 
       9Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem:
        for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. 
      10The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations;
        and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. 
      11Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing;
        go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of
        the LORD. 
      12For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD
        will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward. 
      13Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and
        extolled, and be very high. 
      14As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any
        man, and his form more than the sons of men: 
      15So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths
        at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and
        that which they had not heard shall they consider. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 53
       1Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD
        revealed? 
       2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out
        of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall
        see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 
       3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted
        with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was
        despised, and we esteemed him not. 
       4Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did
        esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 
       5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our
        iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his
        stripes we are healed. 
       6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his
        own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 
       7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth:
        he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her
        shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 
       8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his
        generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the
        transgression of my people was he stricken. 
       9And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his
        death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his        mouth. 
      10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when
        thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed,
        he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper
        in his hand. 
      11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by
        his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall
        bear their iniquities. 
      12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall
        divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul
        unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare
        the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 54
       1Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing,
        and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are
        the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,
        saith the LORD. 
       2Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the
        curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and
        strengthen thy stakes; 
       3For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy
        seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be
        inhabited. 
       4Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded;
        for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame
        of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood
        any more. 
       5For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and
        thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall
        he be called. 
       6For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in
        spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. 
       7For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will
        I gather thee. 
       8In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with
        everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy
        Redeemer. 
       9For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that
        the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn
        that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 
      10For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my
        kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my
        peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee. 
      11O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I
        will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with
        sapphires. 
      12And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles,
        and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 
      13And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be
        the peace of thy children. 
      14In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from
        oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall
        not come near thee.       15Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever
        shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. 
      16Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire,
        and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have
        created the waster to destroy. 
      17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue
        that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is
        the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is
        of me, saith the LORD. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 55
       1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath
        no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without
        money and without price. 
       2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your
        labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and
        eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in
        fatness. 
       3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live;
        and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure
        mercies of David. 
       4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and
        commander to the people. 
       5Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations
        that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God,
        and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. 
       6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is
        near: 
       7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts:
        and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him;
        and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 
       8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,
        saith the LORD. 
       9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher
        than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 
      10For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth
        not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and
        bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 
      11So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not
        return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and
        it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 
      12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the
        mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing,
        and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 
      13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the
        brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for
        a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 56
       1Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my
        salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 
       2Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth
        hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth
        his hand from doing any evil. 
       3Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the        LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his
        people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. 
       4For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and
        choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; 
       5Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place
        and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an
        everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. 
       6Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to
        serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants,
        every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
        of my covenant; 
       7Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in
        my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall
        be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house
        of prayer for all people. 
       8The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I
        gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him. 
       9All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the
        forest. 
      10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb
        dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 
      11Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are
        shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way,
        every one for his gain, from his quarter. 
      12Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with
        strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more
        abundant. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 57
       1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful
        men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away
        from the evil to come. 
       2He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one
        walking in his uprightness. 
       3But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the
        adulterer and the whore. 
       4Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide
        mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression,
        a seed of falsehood, 
       5Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the
        children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? 
       6Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are
        thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast
        offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? 
       7Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither
        wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. 
       8Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance:
        for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up;
        thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou
        lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. 
       9And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy
        perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase
        thyself even unto hell. 
      10Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not,        There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore
        thou wast not grieved. 
      11And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and
        hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my
        peace even of old, and thou fearest me not? 
      12I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not
        profit thee. 
      13When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall
        carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his
        trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy
        mountain; 
      14And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the
        stumbling block out of the way of my people. 
      15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose
        name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that
        is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the
        humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. 
      16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for
        the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made. 
      17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I
        hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his
        heart. 
      18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and
        restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. 
      19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off,
        and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. 
      20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose
        waters cast up mire and dirt. 
      21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 58
       1Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my
        people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. 
       2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that
        did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they
        ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching
        to God. 
       3Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore
        have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in
        the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. 
       4Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of
        wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice
        to be heard on high. 
       5Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his
        soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread
        sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an
        acceptable day to the LORD? 
       6Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of
        wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go
        free, and that ye break every yoke? 
       7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the
        poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that
        thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? 
       8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health        shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before
        thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. 
       9Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and
        he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the
        yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; 
      10And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the
        afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy
        darkness be as the noon day: 
      11And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in
        drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered
        garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. 
      12And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou
        shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be
        called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell
        in. 
      13If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure
        on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD,
        honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor
        finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: 
      14Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to
        ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the
        heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken
        it. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 59
       1Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save;
        neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 
       2But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your
        sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. 
       3For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with
        iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered
        perverseness. 
       4None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in
        vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth
        iniquity. 
       5They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that
        eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out
        into a viper. 
       6Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover
        themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and
        the act of violence is in their hands. 
       7Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood:
        their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are
        in their paths. 
       8The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their
        goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein
        shall not know peace. 
       9Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us:
        we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk
        in darkness. 
      10We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no
        eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate
        places as dead men. 
      11We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for
        judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from        us. 
      12For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins
        testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for
        our iniquities, we know them; 
      13In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from
        our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from
        the heart words of falsehood. 
      14And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off:
        for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. 
      15Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a
        prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no
        judgment. 
      16And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no
        intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his
        righteousness, it sustained him. 
      17For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of
        salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for
        clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. 
      18According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his
        adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the islands he will repay
        recompense. 
      19So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory
        from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a
        flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. 
      20And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from
        transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD. 
      21As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit
        that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall
        not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor
        out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth
        and for ever. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 60
       1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is
        risen upon thee. 
       2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness
        the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall
        be seen upon thee. 
       3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness
        of thy rising. 
       4Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves
        together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy
        daughters shall be nursed at thy side. 
       5Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear,
        and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted
        unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. 
       6The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian
        and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and
        incense; and they shall show forth the praises of the LORD. 
       7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the
        rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with
        acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. 
       8Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?       9Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first,
        to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them,
        unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel,
        because he hath glorified thee. 
      10And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings
        shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my
        favour have I had mercy on thee. 
      11Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut
        day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the
        Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. 
      12For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish;
        yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. 
      13The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine
        tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary;
        and I will make the place of my feet glorious. 
      14The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto
        thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at
        the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the
        LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 
      15Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went
        through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many
        generations. 
      16Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the
        breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour
        and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. 
      17For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and
        for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers
        peace, and thine exactors righteousness. 
      18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction
        within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy
        gates Praise. 
      19The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness
        shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee
        an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 
      20Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw
        itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days
        of thy mourning shall be ended. 
      21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land
        for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may
        be glorified. 
      22A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong
        nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 61
       1The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed
        me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up
        the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the
        opening of the prison to them that are bound; 
       2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance
        of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 
       3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for
        ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the
        spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of
        righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. 
       4And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former        desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations
        of many generations. 
       5And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the
        alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. 
       6But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the
        Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in
        their glory shall ye boast yourselves. 
       7For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall
        rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess
        the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them. 
       8For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and
        I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting
        covenant with them. 
       9And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring
        among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they
        are the seed which the LORD hath blessed. 
      10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my
        God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath
        covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh
        himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her
        jewels. 
      11For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth
        the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will
        cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the
        nations. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 62
       1For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I
        will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as
        brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. 
       2And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy
        glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the
        LORD shall name. 
       3Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a
        royal diadem in the hand of thy God. 
       4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any
        more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy
        land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be
        married. 
       5For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee:
        and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God
        rejoice over thee. 
       6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never
        hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD,
        keep not silence. 
       7And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a
        praise in the earth. 
       8The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his
        strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine
        enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for
        the which thou hast laboured: 
       9But they that have gathered it shall eat it and praise the LORD; and
        they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my
        holiness. 
      10Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people;        cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a
        standard for the people. 
      11Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to
        the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his
        reward is with him, and his work before him. 
      12And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD:
        and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 63
       1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah?
        this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of
        his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. 
       2Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him
        that treadeth in the winefat? 
       3I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none
        with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my
        fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will
        stain all my raiment. 
       4For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my
        redeemed is come. 
       5And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there
        was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me;
        and my fury, it upheld me. 
       6And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk
        in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth. 
       7I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of
        the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the
        great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on
        them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his
        lovingkindnesses. 
       8For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie:
        so he was their Saviour. 
       9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his
        presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
        and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. 
      10But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned
        to be their enemy, and he fought against them. 
      11Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying,
        Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of
        his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? 
      12That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm,
        dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? 
      13That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that
        they should not stumble? 
      14As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused
        him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a
        glorious name. 
      15Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness
        and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of
        thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained? 
      16Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and
        Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our
        redeemer; thy name is from everlasting. 
      17O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our        heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of
        thine inheritance. 
      18The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our
        adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. 
      19We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called
        by thy name. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 64
       1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down,
        that the mountains might flow down at thy presence. 
       2As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to
        boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations
        may tremble at thy presence! 
       3When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest
        down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. 
       4For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor
        perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee,
        what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. 
       5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that
        remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have
        sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved. 
       6But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are
        as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities,
        like the wind, have taken us away. 
       7And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up
        himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and
        hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. 
       8But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our
        potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. 
       9Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever:
        behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. 
      10Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a
        desolation. 
      11Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is
        burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste. 
      12Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold
        thy peace, and afflict us very sore? 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 65
       1I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that
        sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was
        not called by my name. 
       2I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people,
        which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; 
       3A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that
        sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; 
       4Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat
        swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; 
       5Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier
        than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the
        day. 
       6Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will
        recompense, even recompense into their bosom, 
       7Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith        the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and
        blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former
        work into their bosom. 
       8Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one
        saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my
        servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all. 
       9And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an
        inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my
        servants shall dwell there. 
      10And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place
        for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me. 
      11But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain,
        that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink
        offering unto that number. 
      12Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down
        to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I
        spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose
        that wherein I delighted not. 
      13Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but
        ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be
        thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: 
      14Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for
        sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. 
      15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord
        GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name: 
      16That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the
        God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the
        God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because
        they are hid from mine eyes. 
      17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former
        shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 
      18But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for,
        behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 
      19And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice
        of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 
      20There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that
        hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years
        old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. 
      21And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant
        vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 
      22They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and
        another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and
        mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 
      23They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they
        are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with
        them. 
      24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and
        while they are yet speaking, I will hear. 
      25The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat
        straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They
        shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD. 

       ISAIAH             Chapter 66
       1Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my        footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the
        place of my rest? 
       2For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have
        been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that
        is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. 
       3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a
        lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as
        if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he
        blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul
        delighteth in their abominations. 
       4I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon
        them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did
        not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which
        I delighted not. 
       5Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren
        that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the
        LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be
        ashamed. 
       6A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of
        the LORD that rendereth recompense to his enemies. 
       7Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she
        was delivered of a man child. 
       8Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the
        earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at
        once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. 
       9Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the
        LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

      10Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love
        her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: 
      11That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her
        consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the
        abundance of her glory. 
      12For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a
        river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then
        shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon
        her knees. 
      13As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye
        shall be comforted in Jerusalem. 
      14And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall
        flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward
        his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies. 
      15For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like
        a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with
        flames of fire. 
      16For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and
        the slain of the LORD shall be many. 
      17They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens
        behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the
        abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the
        LORD. 
      18For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will
        gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my
        glory.       19And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape
        of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the
        bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard
        my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory
        among the Gentiles. 
      20And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD
        out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and
        upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem,
        saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a
        clean vessel into the house of the LORD. 
      21And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the
        LORD. 
      22For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall
        remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name
        remain. 
      23And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and
        from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before
        me, saith the LORD. 
      24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that
        have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither
        shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all
        flesh. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter  1
       1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in
        Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: 
       2To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of
        Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 
       3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
        Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of
        Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in
        the fifth month. 
       4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest
        forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a
        prophet unto the nations. 
       6Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. 
       7But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go
        to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou
        shalt speak. 
       8Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee,
        saith the LORD. 
       9Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD
        said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. 
      10See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms,
        to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to
        build, and to plant. 
      11Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what
        seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. 
      12Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my
        word to perform it. 
      13And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What
        seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is
        toward the north.       14Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break
        forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. 
      15For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north,
        saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his
        throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the
        walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. 
      16And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their
        wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other
        gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. 
      17Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all
        that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound
        thee before them. 
      18For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron
        pillar, and brazen walls against the whole land, against the kings of
        Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and
        against the people of the land. 
      19And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against
        thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter  2
       1Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 
       2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I
        remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine
        espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land
        that was not sown. 
       3Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his
        increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon
        them, saith the LORD. 
       4Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families
        of the house of Israel: 
       5Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me,
        that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are
        become vain? 
       6Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the
        land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of
        deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of
        death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man
        dwelt? 
       7And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof
        and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land,
        and made mine heritage an abomination. 
       8The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law
        knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the
        prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not
        profit. 
       9Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your
        children's children will I plead. 
      10For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and
        consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. 
      11Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my
        people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. 
      12Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye
        very desolate, saith the LORD. 
      13For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the        fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken
        cisterns, that can hold no water. 
      14Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled? 
      15The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land
        waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. 
      16Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy
        head. 
      17Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken
        the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way? 
      18And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters
        of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the
        waters of the river? 
      19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall
        reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and
        bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is
        not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts. 
      20For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou
        saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under
        every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot. 
      21Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then
        art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me? 
      22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet
        thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD. 
      23How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim?
        see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift
        dromedary traversing her ways; 
      24A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her
        pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek
        her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. 
      25Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but
        thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and
        after them will I go. 
      26As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel
        ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and
        their prophets, 
      27Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast
        brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not
        their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise,
        and save us. 
      28But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if
        they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the
        number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. 
      29Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me,
        saith the LORD. 
      30In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction:
        your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. 
      31O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness
        unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are
        lords; we will come no more unto thee? 
      32Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people
        have forgotten me days without number. 
      33Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also
        taught the wicked ones thy ways.       34Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor
        innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these. 
      35Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn
        from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have
        not sinned. 
      36Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be
        ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. 
      37Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head:
        for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not
        prosper in them. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter  3
       1They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become
        another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be
        greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers;
        yet return again to me, saith the LORD. 
       2Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not
        been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in
        the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms
        and with thy wickedness. 
       3Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no
        latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be
        ashamed. 
       4Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the
        guide of my youth? 
       5Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end?
        Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest. 
       6The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou
        seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon
        every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played
        the harlot. 
       7And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me.
        But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 
       8And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel
        committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of
        divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and
        played the harlot also. 
       9And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she
        defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.

      10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned
        unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. 
      11And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified
        herself more than treacherous Judah. 
      12Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou
        backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger
        to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not
        keep anger for ever. 
      13Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against
        the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under
        every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD. 
      14Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto
        you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I
        will bring you to Zion:       15And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed
        you with knowledge and understanding. 
      16And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the
        land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark
        of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither
        shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall
        that be done any more. 
      17At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and
        all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD,
        to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination
        of their evil heart. 
      18In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel,
        and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land
        that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers. 
      19But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a
        pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said,
        Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me. 
      20Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye
        dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD. 
      21A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of
        the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they
        have forgotten the LORD their God. 
      22Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings.
        Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God. 
      23Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the
        multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of
        Israel. 
      24For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth;
        their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 
      25We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have
        sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth
        even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our
        God. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter  4
       1If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if
        thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt
        thou not remove. 
       2And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in
        righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in
        him shall they glory. 
       3For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up
        your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. 
       4Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of
        your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my
        fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because
        of the evil of your doings. 
       5Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the
        trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble
        yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities. 
       6Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring
        evil from the north, and a great destruction. 
       7The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the
        Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy
        land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an        inhabitant. 
       8For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce
        anger of the LORD is not turned back from us. 
       9And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart
        of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the
        priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder. 
      10Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this
        people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword
        reacheth unto the soul. 
      11At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry
        wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my
        people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 
      12Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will
        I give sentence against them. 
      13Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a
        whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we
        are spoiled. 
      14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be
        saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? 
      15For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount
        Ephraim. 
      16Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem,
        that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice
        against the cities of Judah. 
      17As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she
        hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD. 
      18Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is
        thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine
        heart. 
      19My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a
        noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my
        soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 
      20Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled:
        suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. 
      21How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

      22For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish
        children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil,
        but to do good they have no knowledge. 
      23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the
        heavens, and they had no light. 
      24I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills
        moved lightly. 
      25I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens
        were fled. 
      26I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the
        cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by
        his fierce anger. 
      27For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet
        will I not make a full end. 
      28For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black:
        because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent,
        neither will I turn back from it.       29The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen;
        they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city
        shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein. 
      30And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest
        thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of
        gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou
        make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy
        life. 
      31For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as
        of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter
        of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying,
        Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter  5
       1Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and
        know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if
        there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I
        will pardon it. 
       2And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. 
       3O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them,
        but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have
        refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than
        a rock; they have refused to return. 
       4Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they
        know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. 
       5I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they
        have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but
        these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. 
       6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the
        evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities:
        every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because
        their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. 
       7How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and
        sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they
        then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the
        harlots' houses. 
       8They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his
        neighbour's wife. 
       9Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my
        soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 
      10Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take
        away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S. 
      11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very
        treacherously against me, saith the LORD. 
      12They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil
        come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: 
      13And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus
        shall it be done unto them. 
      14Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this
        word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people
        wood, and it shall devour them. 
      15Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith
        the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation
        whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
      16Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. 
      17And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons
        and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine
        herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall
        impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

      18Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full
        end with you. 
      19And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the
        LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them,
        Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so
        shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours. 
      20Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, 
      21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which
        have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: 
      22Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence,
        which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual
        decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss
        themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they
        not pass over it? 
      23But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are
        revolted and gone. 
      24Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God,
        that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he
        reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. 
      25Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have
        withholden good things from you. 
      26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that
        setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. 
      27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit:
        therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. 
      28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the
        wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet
        they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. 
      29Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul
        be avenged on such a nation as this? 
      30A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; 
      31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their
        means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the
        end thereof? 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter  6
       1O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst
        of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of
        fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great
        destruction. 
       2I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman. 
       3The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch
        their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his
        place. 
       4Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto
        us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are
        stretched out. 
       5Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.        6For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a
        mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is
        wholly oppression in the midst of her. 
       7As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her
        wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually
        is grief and wounds. 
       8Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest
        I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited. 
       9Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall thoroughly glean the remnant
        of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the
        baskets. 
      10To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold,
        their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word
        of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. 
      11Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding
        in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the
        assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife
        shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days. 
      12And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and
        wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants
        of the land, saith the LORD. 
      13For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one
        is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest
        every one dealeth falsely. 
      14They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly,
        saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. 
      15Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were
        not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall
        fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall
        be cast down, saith the LORD. 
      16Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the
        old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find
        rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. 
      17Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the
        trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. 
      18Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among
        them. 
      19Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the
        fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my
        words, nor to my law, but rejected it. 
      20To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet
        cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor
        your sacrifices sweet unto me. 
      21Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks
        before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall
        upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish. 
      22Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country,
        and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. 
      23They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no
        mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses,
        set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion. 
      24We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath
        taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 
      25Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of        the enemy and fear is on every side. 
      26O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself
        in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter
        lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us. 
      27I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou
        mayest know and try their way. 
      28They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are
        brass and iron; they are all corrupters. 
      29The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder
        melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away. 
      30Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected
        them. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter  7
       1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 
       2Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word,
        and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at
        these gates to worship the LORD. 
       3Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and
        your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 
       4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The
        temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these. 
       5For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye
        thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; 
       6If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and
        shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods
        to your hurt: 
       7Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave
        to your fathers, for ever and ever. 
       8Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. 
       9Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and
        burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; 
      10And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my
        name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? 
      11Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in
        your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD. 
      12But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name
        at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my
        people Israel. 
      13And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I
        spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I
        called you, but ye answered not; 
      14Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name,
        wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your
        fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. 
      15And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your
        brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim. 
      16Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor
        prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear
        thee. 
      17Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets
        of Jerusalem? 
      18The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the
        women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to        pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to
        anger. 
      19Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke
        themselves to the confusion of their own faces? 
      20Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury
        shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and
        upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it
        shall burn, and shall not be quenched. 
      21Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt
        offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh. 
      22For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that
        I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings
        or sacrifices: 
      23But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be
        your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that
        I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. 
      24But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the
        counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went
        backward, and not forward. 
      25Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt
        unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets,
        daily rising up early and sending them: 
      26Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened
        their neck: they did worse than their fathers. 
      27Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will
        not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will
        not answer thee. 
      28But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the
        voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is
        perished, and is cut off from their mouth. 
      29Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a
        lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken
        the generation of his wrath. 
      30For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD:
        they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my
        name, to pollute it. 
      31And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley
        of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the
        fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. 
      32Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no
        more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the
        valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no
        place. 
      33And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the
        heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them
        away. 
      34Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the
        streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness,
        the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land
        shall be desolate. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter  8
       1At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the
        kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the
        priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the        inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: 
       2And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the
        host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and
        after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they
        have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they
        shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. 
       3And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them
        that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places
        whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts. 
       4Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they
        fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return? 
       5Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual
        backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. 
       6I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him
        of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his
        course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. 
       7Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the
        turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their
        coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD. 
       8How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo,
        certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. 
       9The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have
        rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? 
      10Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to
        them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto
        the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the
        priest every one dealeth falsely. 
      11For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly,
        saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. 
      12Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were
        not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they
        fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall
        be cast down, saith the LORD. 
      13I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes
        on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and
        the things that I have given them shall pass away from them. 
      14Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the
        defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God
        hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because
        we have sinned against the LORD. 
      15We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and
        behold trouble! 
      16The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land
        trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they
        are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the
        city, and those that dwell therein. 
      17For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will
        not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. 
      18When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. 
      19Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of
        them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her
        king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven
        images, and with strange vanities? 
      20The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.       21For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black;
        astonishment hath taken hold on me. 
      22Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is
        not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter  9
       1Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that
        I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my
        people! 
       2Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men;
        that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all
        adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. 
       3And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not
        valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to
        evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD. 
       4Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any
        brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour
        will walk with slanders. 
       5And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the
        truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary
        themselves to commit iniquity. 
       6Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they
        refuse to know me, saith the LORD. 
       7Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and
        try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people? 
       8Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one
        speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he
        layeth his wait. 
       9Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my
        soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 
      10For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the
        habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned
        up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the
        voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are
        fled; they are gone. 
      11And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will
        make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. 
      12Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom
        the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what
        the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none
        passeth through? 
      13And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set
        before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein; 
      14But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after
        Baalim, which their fathers taught them: 
      15Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I
        will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water
        of gall to drink. 
      16I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor
        their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I
        have consumed them. 
      17Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning
        women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may
        come:       18And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes
        may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters. 
      19For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we
        are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because
        our dwellings have cast us out. 
      20Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive
        the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every
        one her neighbour lamentation. 
      21For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our
        palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from
        the streets. 
      22Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as
        dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman,
        and none shall gather them. 
      23Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
        neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man
        glory in his riches: 
      24But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and
        knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness,
        judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I
        delight, saith the LORD. 
      25Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them
        which are circumcised with the uncircumcised; 
      26Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and
        all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for
        all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are
        uncircumcised in the heart. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 10
       1Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:

       2Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not
        dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at
        them. 
       3For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of
        the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. 
       4They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and
        with hammers, that it move not. 
       5They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be
        borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot
        do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. 
       6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great,
        and thy name is great in might. 
       7Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it
        appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in
        all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee. 
       8But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine
        of vanities. 
       9Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from
        Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue
        and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men. 
      10But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an
        everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the
        nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.       11Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens
        and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under
        these heavens. 
      12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by
        his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. 
      13When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the
        heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the
        earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind
        out of his treasures. 
      14Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by
        the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no
        breath in them. 
      15They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their
        visitation they shall perish. 
      16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all
        things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts
        is his name. 
      17Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress. 
      18For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of
        the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it
        so. 
      19Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this
        is a grief, and I must bear it. 
      20My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children
        are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch
        forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. 
      21For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD:
        therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be
        scattered. 
      22Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of
        the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of
        dragons. 
      23O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in
        man that walketh to direct his steps. 
      24O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou
        bring me to nothing. 
      25Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the
        families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and
        devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation
        desolate. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 11
       1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 
       2Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah,
        and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 
       3And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be
        the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, 
       4Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth
        out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my
        voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye
        be my people, and I will be your God: 
       5That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to
        give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then
        answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.        6Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of
        Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of
        this covenant, and do them. 
       7For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought
        them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early
        and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. 
       8Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in
        the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them
        all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but
        they did them not. 
       9And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of
        Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 
      10They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which
        refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve
        them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my
        covenant which I made with their fathers. 
      11Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them,
        which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry
        unto me, I will not hearken unto them. 
      12Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and
        cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not
        save them at all in the time of their trouble. 
      13For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and
        according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up
        altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.

      14Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or
        prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry
        unto me for their trouble. 
      15What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought
        lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou
        doest evil, then thou rejoicest. 
      16The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly
        fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it,
        and the branches of it are broken. 
      17For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil
        against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of
        Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger
        in offering incense unto Baal. 
      18And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou
        showedst me their doings. 
      19But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and
        I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us
        destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from
        the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. 
      20But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins
        and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I
        revealed my cause. 
      21Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy
        life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not
        by our hand: 
      22Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them:
        the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters
        shall die by famine:       23And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the
        men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 12
       1Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk
        with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked
        prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? 
       2Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea,
        they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from
        their reins. 
       3But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart
        toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare
        them for the day of slaughter. 
       4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither,
        for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are
        consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last
        end. 
       5If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then
        how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace,
        wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in
        the swelling of Jordan? 
       6For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have
        dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude
        after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.

       7I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given
        the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. 
       8Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out
        against me: therefore have I hated it. 
       9Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about
        are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come
        to devour. 
      10Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion
        under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

      11They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me;
        the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. 
      12The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness:
        for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land
        even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace. 
      13They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves
        to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your
        revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD. 
      14Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the
        inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold,
        I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah
        from among them. 
      15And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will
        return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every
        man to his heritage, and every man to his land. 
      16And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of
        my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my
        people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my
        people. 
      17But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that        nation, saith the LORD. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 13
       1Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put
        it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. 
       2So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my
        loins. 
       3And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, 
       4Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and
        arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock. 
       5So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me. 
       6And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me,
        Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I
        commanded thee to hide there. 
       7Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the
        place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was
        profitable for nothing. 
       8Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       9Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah,
        and the great pride of Jerusalem. 
      10This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the
        imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them,
        and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for
        nothing. 
      11For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to
        cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of
        Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and
        for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not
        hear. 
      12Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD
        God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall
        say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be
        filled with wine? 
      13Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will
        fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon
        David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the
        inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. 
      14And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the
        sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have
        mercy, but destroy them. 
      15Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken. 
      16Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before
        your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for
        light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross
        darkness. 
      17But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for
        your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears,
        because the Lord's flock is carried away captive. 
      18Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for
        your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. 
      19The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them:
        Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly
        carried away captive. 
      20Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is        the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock? 
      21What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught
        them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take
        thee, as a woman in travail? 
      22And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me?
        For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and
        thy heels made bare. 
      23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may
        ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. 
      24Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the
        wind of the wilderness. 
      25This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD;
        because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. 
      26Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame
        may appear. 
      27I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy
        whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto
        thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once
        be? 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 14
       1The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. 
       2Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto
        the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. 
       3And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came
        to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels
        empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. 
       4Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the
        plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads. 
       5Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there
        was no grass. 
       6And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the
        wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass. 
       7O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy
        name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against
        thee. 
       8O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why
        shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man
        that turneth aside to tarry for a night? 
       9Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot
        save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by
        thy name; leave us not. 
      10Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander,
        they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not
        accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their
        sins. 
      11Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. 
      12When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt
        offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume
        them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. 
      13Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye
        shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will
        give you assured peace in this place. 
      14Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I        sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto
        them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a
        thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. 
      15Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy
        in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall
        not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be
        consumed. 
      16And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets
        of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have
        none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their
        daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. 
      17Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down
        with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin
        daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very
        grievous blow. 
      18If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword!
        and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with
        famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land
        that they know not. 
      19Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why
        hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for
        peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold
        trouble! 
      20We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our
        fathers: for we have sinned against thee. 
      21Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of
        thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. 
      22Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain?
        or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God?
        therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these
        things. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 15
       1Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me,
        yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my
        sight, and let them go forth. 
       2And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go
        forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are
        for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and
        such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the
        captivity, to the captivity. 
       3And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to
        slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the
        beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. 
       4And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth,
        because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which
        he did in Jerusalem. 
       5For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan
        thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest? 
       6Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward:
        therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee;
        I am weary with repenting. 
       7And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will
        bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return
        not from their ways.        8Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have
        brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at
        noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon
        the city. 
       9She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost;
        her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and
        confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword
        before their enemies, saith the LORD. 
      10Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a
        man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury,
        nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse
        me. 
      11The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I
        will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in
        the time of affliction. 
      12Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel? 
      13Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without
        price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders. 
      14And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which
        thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall
        burn upon you. 
      15O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my
        persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy
        sake I have suffered rebuke. 
      16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me
        the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O
        LORD God of hosts. 
      17I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone
        because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. 
      18Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to
        be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters
        that fail? 
      19Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee
        again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the
        precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return
        unto thee; but return not thou unto them. 
      20And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brazen wall: and they
        shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee:
        for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD. 
      21And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will
        redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 16
       1The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying, 
       2Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or
        daughters in this place. 
       3For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the
        daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers
        that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this
        land; 
       4They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented;
        neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face
        of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine;
        and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the
        beasts of the earth. 
       5For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning,
        neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace
        from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies. 
       6Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not
        be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor
        make themselves bald for them: 
       7Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort
        them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation
        to drink for their father or for their mother. 
       8Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them
        to eat and to drink. 
       9For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will
        cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the
        voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the
        bridegroom, and the voice of the bride. 
      10And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt show this people all these
        words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD
        pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity?
        or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God? 
      11Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me,
        saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served
        them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not
        kept my law; 
      12And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every
        one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not
        hearken unto me: 
      13Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know
        not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods
        day and night; where I will not show you favour. 
      14Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no
        more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel
        out of the land of Egypt; 
      15But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the
        land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them:
        and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their
        fathers. 
      16Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall
        fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall
        hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the
        holes of the rocks. 
      17For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face,
        neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes. 
      18And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double;
        because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance
        with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things. 
      19O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of
        affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the
        earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity,
        and things wherein there is no profit. 
      20Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? 
      21Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause
        them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name
        is The LORD. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 17       1The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of
        a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the
        horns of your altars; 
       2Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the
        green trees upon the high hills. 
       3O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy
        treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all
        thy borders. 
       4And thou, even thyself, 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. 
       5Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and
        maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. 
       6For 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. 
       7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD
        is. 
       8For he shall be 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
        drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. 
       9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who
        can know it? 
      10I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man
        according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. 
      11As the partridge 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. 
      12A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our
        sanctuary. 
      13O LORD, the hope of Israel, 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 fountain of living waters. 
      14Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be
        saved: for thou art my praise. 
      15Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come
        now. 
      16As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee:
        neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came
        out of my lips was right before thee. 
      17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. 
      18Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be
        confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring
        upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction. 
      19Thus 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; 
      20And 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: 
      21Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on
        the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 
      22Neither 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 commanded
        your fathers. 
      23But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck
        stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction. 
      24And 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; 
      25Then 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. 
      26And 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. 
      27But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not
        to bear a burden, even entering 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. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 18
       1The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 
       2Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee
        to hear my words. 
       3Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a
        work on the wheels. 
       4And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the
        potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the
        potter to make it. 
       5Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 
       6O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the
        LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine
        hand, O house of Israel. 
       7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a
        kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; 
       8If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil,
        I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. 
       9And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning
        a kingdom, to build and to plant it; 
      10If 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. 
      11Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the
        inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I
        frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye
        now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings
        good. 
      12And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own
        devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart. 
      13Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath
        heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible
        thing. 
      14Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of        the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another
        place be forsaken? 
      15Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to
        vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the
        ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up; 
      16To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that
        passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head. 
      17I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will
        show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. 
      18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for
        the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise,
        nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the
        tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. 
      19Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that
        contend with me. 
      20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my
        soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and
        to turn away thy wrath from them. 
      21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their
        blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of
        their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let
        their young men be slain by the sword in battle. 
      22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop
        suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid
        snares for my feet. 
      23Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me:
        forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy
        sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in
        the time of thine anger. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 19
       1Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take
        of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; 
       2And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the
        entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall
        tell thee, 
       3And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and
        inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of
        Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which
        whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle. 
       4Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and
        have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor
        their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled
        this place with the blood of innocents; 
       5They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with
        fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake
        it, neither came it into my mind: 
       6Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place
        shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom,
        but The valley of slaughter. 
       7And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this
        place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their
        enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their
        carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for
        the beasts of the earth.        8And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that
        passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the
        plagues thereof. 
       9And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of
        their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend
        in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that
        seek their lives, shall straiten them. 
      10Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with
        thee. 
      11And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I
        break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel,
        that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet,
        till there be no place to bury. 
      12Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the
        inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet: 
      13And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah,
        shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses
        upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of
        heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods. 
      14Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to
        prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD'S house; and said to
        all the people, 
      15Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring
        upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have
        pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that
        they might not hear my words. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 20
       1Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor
        in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these
        things. 
       2Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks
        that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the
        LORD. 
       3And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah
        out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not
        called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib. 
       4For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to
        thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of
        their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all
        Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them
        captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword. 
       5Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the
        labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the
        treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their
        enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to
        Babylon. 
       6And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into
        captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die,
        and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou
        hast prophesied lies. 
       7O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger
        than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh
        me. 
       8For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because        the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision,
        daily. 
       9Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in
        his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in
        my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. 
      10For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say
        they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting,
        saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against
        him, and we shall take our revenge on him. 
      11But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my
        persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be
        greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting
        confusion shall never be forgotten. 
      12But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins
        and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I
        opened my cause. 
      13Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the
        soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers. 
      14Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my
        mother bare me be blessed. 
      15Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man
        child is born unto thee; making him very glad. 
      16And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and
        repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the
        shouting at noontide; 
      17Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have
        been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me. 
      18Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that
        my days should be consumed with shame? 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 21
       1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah
        sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of
        Maaseiah the priest, saying, 
       2Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of
        Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with
        us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. 
       3Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah: 
       4Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the
        weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the
        king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without
        the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city. 
       5And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and
        with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath. 
       6And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast:
        they shall die of a great pestilence. 
       7And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah,
        and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city
        from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the
        hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their
        enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he
        shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them,
        neither have pity, nor have mercy. 
       8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I        set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 
       9He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the
        famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to
        the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be
        unto him for a prey. 
      10For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good,
        saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of
        Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. 
      11And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of
        the LORD; 
      12O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the
        morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the
        oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can
        quench it, because of the evil of your doings. 
      13Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of
        the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us?
        or who shall enter into our habitations? 
      14But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith
        the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it
        shall devour all things round about it. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 22
       1Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and
        speak there this word, 
       2And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest
        upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that
        enter in by these gates: 
       3Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and
        deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no
        wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow,
        neither shed innocent blood in this place. 
       4For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the
        gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in
        chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people. 
       5But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the
        LORD, that this house shall become a desolation. 
       6For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art
        Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee
        a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited. 
       7And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his
        weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them
        into the fire. 
       8And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every
        man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this
        great city? 
       9Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of
        the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. 
      10Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him
        that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native
        country. 
      11For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of
        Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth
        out of this place; He shall not return thither any more: 
      12But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and        shall see this land no more. 
      13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his
        chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages,
        and giveth him not for his work; 
      14That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and
        cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted
        with vermilion. 
      15Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy
        father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was
        well with him? 
      16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him:
        was not this to know me? saith the LORD. 
      17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and
        for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to
        do it. 
      18Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
        king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother!
        or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah
        his glory! 
      19He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth
        beyond the gates of Jerusalem. 
      20Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry
        from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed. 
      21I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not
        hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst
        not my voice. 
      22The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into
        captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all
        thy wickedness. 
      23O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how
        gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a
        woman in travail! 
      24As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of
        Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee
        thence; 
      25And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and
        into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of
        Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans. 
      26And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another
        country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die. 
      27But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they
        not return. 
      28Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is
        no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are
        cast into a land which they know not? 
      29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD. 
      30Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall
        not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper,
        sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 23
       1Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my
        pasture! saith the LORD. 
       2Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that        feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and
        have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your
        doings, saith the LORD. 
       3And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries
        whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds;
        and they shall be fruitful and increase. 
       4And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they
        shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking,
        saith the LORD. 
       5Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a
        righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall
        execute judgment and justice in the earth. 
       6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and
        this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR
        RIGHTEOUSNESS. 
       7Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no
        more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel
        out of the land of Egypt; 
       8But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the
        house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries
        whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land. 
       9Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones
        shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath
        overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his
        holiness. 
      10For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land
        mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and
        their course is evil, and their force is not right. 
      11For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I
        found their wickedness, saith the LORD. 
      12Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the
        darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring
        evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. 
      13And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in
        Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. 
      14I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they
        commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of
        evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of
        them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. 
      15Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets;
        Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water
        of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth
        into all the land. 
      16Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the
        prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a
        vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD. 
      17They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye
        shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the
        imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. 
      18For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and
        heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it? 
      19Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a
        grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the
        wicked.       20The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and
        till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days
        ye shall consider it perfectly. 
      21I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to
        them, yet they prophesied. 
      22But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear
        my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and
        from the evil of their doings. 
      23Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? 
      24Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith
        the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. 
      25I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name,
        saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 
      26How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy
        lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; 
      27Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams
        which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have
        forgotten my name for Baal. 
      28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath
        my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the
        wheat? saith the LORD. 
      29Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that
        breaketh the rock in pieces? 
      30Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that
        steal my words every one from his neighbour. 
      31Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their
        tongues, and say, He saith. 
      32Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD,
        and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by
        their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore
        they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD. 
      33And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee,
        saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto
        them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD. 
      34And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall
        say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his
        house. 
      35Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his
        brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken?

      36And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's
        word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the
        living God, of the LORD of hosts our God. 
      37Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee?
        and, What hath the LORD spoken? 
      38But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the
        LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have
        sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD; 
      39Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will
        forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast
        you out of my presence: 
      40And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual
        shame, which shall not be forgotten. 
       JEREMIAH           Chapter 24
       1The LORD showed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before
        the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had
        carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and
        the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem,
        and had brought them to Babylon. 
       2One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first
        ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be
        eaten, they were so bad. 
       3Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said,
        Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot
        be eaten, they are so evil. 
       4Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       5Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will
        I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I
        have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their
        good. 
       6For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them
        again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down;
        and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. 
       7And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and
        they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall
        return unto me with their whole heart. 
       8And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely
        thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and
        his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land,
        and them that dwell in the land of Egypt: 
       9And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the
        earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a
        curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. 
      10And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among
        them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them
        and to their fathers. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 25
       1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in
        the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that
        was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; 
       2The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah,
        and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, 
       3From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah,
        even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of
        the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early
        and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. 
       4And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising
        early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your
        ear to hear. 
       5They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from
        the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath
        given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: 
       6And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and
        provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do
        you no hurt. 
       7Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might        provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. 
       8Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my
        words, 
       9Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the
        LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will
        bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof,
        and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy
        them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual
        desolations. 
      10Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of
        gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride,
        the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. 
      11And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and
        these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 
      12And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that
        I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD,
        for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it
        perpetual desolations. 
      13And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced
        against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah
        hath prophesied against all the nations. 
      14For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also:
        and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to
        the works of their own hands. 
      15For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of
        this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee,
        to drink it. 
      16And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword
        that I will send among them. 
      17Then took I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to
        drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me: 
      18To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof,
        and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment,
        an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day; 
      19Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his
        people; 
      20And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and
        all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and
        Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, 
      21Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon, 
      22And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings
        of the isles which are beyond the sea, 
      23Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, 
      24And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people
        that dwell in the desert, 
      25And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the
        kings of the Medes, 
      26And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and
        all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth:
        and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. 
      27Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the
        God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise
        no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.       28And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to
        drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts;
        Ye shall certainly drink. 
      29For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my
        name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be
        unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of
        the earth, saith the LORD of hosts. 
      30Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto
        them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his
        holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall
        give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the
        inhabitants of the earth. 
      31A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a
        controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will
        give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD. 
      32Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation
        to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts
        of the earth. 
      33And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the
        earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be
        lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the
        ground. 
      34Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye
        principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your
        dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant
        vessel. 
      35And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the
        flock to escape. 
      36A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal
        of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their
        pasture. 
      37And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce
        anger of the LORD. 
      38He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate
        because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce
        anger. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 26
       1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
        Judah came this word from the LORD, saying, 
       2Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and
        speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the
        LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them;
        diminish not a word: 
       3If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way,
        that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them
        because of the evil of their doings. 
       4And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not
        hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, 
       5To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto
        you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not
        hearkened; 
       6Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a
        curse to all the nations of the earth. 
       7So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah        speaking these words in the house of the LORD. 
       8Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all
        that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that
        the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying,
        Thou shalt surely die. 
       9Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house
        shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an
        inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the
        house of the LORD. 
      10When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from
        the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the
        entry of the new gate of the LORD'S house. 
      11Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all
        the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied
        against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. 
      12Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people,
        saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against
        this city all the words that ye have heard. 
      13Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of
        the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he
        hath pronounced against you. 
      14As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and
        meet unto you. 
      15But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely
        bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon
        the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto
        you to speak all these words in your ears. 
      16Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the
        prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in
        the name of the LORD our God. 
      17Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the
        assembly of the people, saying, 
      18Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of
        Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the
        LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall
        become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a
        forest. 
      19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did
        he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented
        him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we
        procure great evil against our souls. 
      20And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD,
        Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against
        this city and against this land according to all the words of
        Jeremiah: 
      21And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the
        princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but
        when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt; 
      22And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son
        of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. 
      23And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto
        Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead
        body into the graves of the common people. 
      24Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah,        that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him
        to death. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 27
       1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
        Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 
       2Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them
        upon thy neck, 
       3And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to
        the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king
        of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto
        Zedekiah king of Judah; 
       4And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of
        hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters; 
       5I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the
        ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given
        it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. 
       6And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar
        the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I
        given him also to serve him. 
       7And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son,
        until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great
        kings shall serve themselves of him. 
       8And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not
        serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not
        put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation
        will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine,
        and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. 
       9Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor
        to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers,
        which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:

      10For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land;
        and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish. 
      11But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of
        Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own
        land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein. 
      12I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words,
        saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and
        serve him and his people, and live. 
      13Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine,
        and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation
        that will not serve the king of Babylon? 
      14Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto
        you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they
        prophesy a lie unto you. 
      15For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in
        my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye,
        and the prophets that prophesy unto you. 
      16Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus
        saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that
        prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD'S house
        shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a
        lie unto you. 
      17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore        should this city be laid waste? 
      18But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them,
        let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels
        which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king
        of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon. 
      19For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and
        concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the
        residue of the vessels that remain in this city, 
      20Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away
        captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to
        Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem; 
      21Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the
        vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the
        king of Judah and of Jerusalem; 
      22They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the
        day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and
        restore them to this place. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 28
       1And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of
        Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month,
        that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake
        unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and
        of all the people, saying, 
       2Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have
        broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 
       3Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the
        vessels of the LORD'S house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took
        away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: 
       4And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim
        king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into
        Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of
        Babylon. 
       5Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the
        presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that
        stood in the house of the LORD, 
       6Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD
        perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the
        vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive,
        from Babylon into this place. 
       7Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and
        in the ears of all the people; 
       8The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old
        prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms,
        of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. 
       9The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet
        shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD
        hath truly sent him. 
      10Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet
        Jeremiah's neck, and brake it. 
      11And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus
        saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king
        of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full
        years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way. 
      12Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that        Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the
        prophet Jeremiah, saying, 
      13Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken
        the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron. 
      14For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a
        yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve
        Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have
        given him the beasts of the field also. 
      15Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now,
        Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to
        trust in a lie. 
      16Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the
        face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught
        rebellion against the LORD. 
      17So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 29
       1Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent
        from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away
        captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the
        people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to
        Babylon; 
       2(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the
        princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths,
        were departed from Jerusalem;) 
       3By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of
        Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to
        Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying, 
       4Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are
        carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from
        Jerusalem unto Babylon; 
       5Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the
        fruit of them; 
       6Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your
        sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons
        and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished. 
       7And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be
        carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the
        peace thereof shall ye have peace. 
       8For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your
        prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you,
        neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. 
       9For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them,
        saith the LORD. 
      10For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at
        Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in
        causing you to return to this place. 
      11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD,
        thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 
      12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I
        will hearken unto you. 
      13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with
        all your heart. 
      14And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your        captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all
        the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will
        bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away
        captive. 
      15Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;

      16Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the
        throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city,
        and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;

      17Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the
        sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile
        figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 
      18And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with
        the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the
        kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an
        hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven
        them: 
      19Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I
        sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and
        sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD. 
      20Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom
        I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon: 
      21Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of
        Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie
        unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of
        Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your
        eyes; 
      22And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah
        which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and
        like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; 
      23Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed
        adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in
        my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a
        witness, saith the LORD. 
      24Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, 
      25Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because
        thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at
        Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to
        all the priests, saying, 
      26The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest,
        that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man
        that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put
        him in prison, and in the stocks. 
      27Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which
        maketh himself a prophet to you? 
      28For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is
        long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat
        the fruit of them. 
      29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the
        prophet. 
      30Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 
      31Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD
        concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath        prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust
        in a lie: 
      32Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the
        Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this
        people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my
        people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the
        LORD. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 30
       1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 
       2Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the
        words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. 
       3For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the
        captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will
        cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and
        they shall possess it. 
       4And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and
        concerning Judah. 
       5For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear,
        and not of peace. 
       6Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore
        do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in
        travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? 
       7Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the
        time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. 
       8For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that
        I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds,
        and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: 
       9But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I
        will raise up unto them. 
      10Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither
        be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy
        seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and
        shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid. 
      11For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a
        full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not
        make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will
        not leave thee altogether unpunished. 
      12For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is
        grievous. 
      13There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou
        hast no healing medicines. 
      14All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have
        wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a
        cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were
        increased. 
      15Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the
        multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have
        done these things unto thee. 
      16Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine
        adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they
        that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I
        give for a prey. 
      17For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy        wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying,
        This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after. 
      18Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of
        Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city
        shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after
        the manner thereof. 
      19And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that
        make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I
        will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. 
      20Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation
        shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress
        them. 
      21And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall
        proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near,
        and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart
        to approach unto me? saith the LORD. 
      22And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 
      23Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing
        whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. 
      24The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it,
        and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter
        days ye shall consider it. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 31
       1At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the
        families of Israel, and they shall be my people. 
       2Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found
        grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to
        rest. 
       3The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee
        with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn
        thee. 
       4Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel:
        thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in
        the dances of them that make merry. 
       5Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the
        planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things. 
       6For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim
        shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God. 
       7For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout
        among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O
        LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. 
       8Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them
        from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame,
        the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a
        great company shall return thither. 
       9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead
        them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight
        way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and
        Ephraim is my firstborn. 
      10Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles
        afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep
        him, as a shepherd doth his flock. 
      11For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of        him that was stronger than he. 
      12Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall
        flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine,
        and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and
        their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow
        any more at all. 
      13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old
        together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort
        them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. 
      14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my
        people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD. 
      15Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and
        bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be
        comforted for her children, because they were not. 
      16Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes
        from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they
        shall come again from the land of the enemy. 
      17And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children
        shall come again to their own border. 
      18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast
        chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the
        yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my
        God. 
      19Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was
        instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even
        confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. 
      20Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake
        against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels
        are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the
        LORD. 
      21Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward
        the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of
        Israel, turn again to these thy cities. 
      22How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the
        LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a
        man. 
      23Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall
        use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when
        I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O
        habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness. 
      24And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof
        together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks. 
      25For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every
        sorrowful soul. 
      26Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me. 
      27Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of
        Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed
        of beast. 
      28And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to
        pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and
        to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith
        the LORD. 
      29In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour
        grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.       30But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth
        the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. 
      31Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new
        covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 
      32Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the
        day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of
        Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto
        them, saith the LORD: 
      33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of
        Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their
        inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God,
        and they shall be my people. 
      34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man
        his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from
        the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I
        will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. 
      35Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the
        ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which
        divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is
        his name: 
      36If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the
        seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for
        ever. 
      37Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the
        foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off
        all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD. 
      38Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built
        to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner. 
      39And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the
        hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath. 
      40And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all
        the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse
        gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be
        plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 32
       1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of
        Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of
        Nebuchadrezzar. 
       2For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah
        the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the
        king of Judah's house. 
       3For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost
        thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this
        city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 
       4And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the
        Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of
        Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall
        behold his eyes; 
       5And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I
        visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye
        shall not prosper. 
       6And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       7Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee,
        saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of        redemption is thine to buy it. 
       8So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison
        according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I
        pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin:
        for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine;
        buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 
       9And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in
        Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of
        silver. 
      10And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and
        weighed him the money in the balances. 
      11So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed
        according to the law and custom, and that which was open: 
      12And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of
        Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's
        son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of
        the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the
        prison. 
      13And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 
      14Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these
        evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and
        this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that
        they may continue many days. 
      15For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and
        fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. 
      16Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the
        son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, 
      17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy
        great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for
        thee: 
      18Thou showest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the
        iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them:
        the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name, 
      19Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon
        all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his
        ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: 
      20Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this
        day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name,
        as at this day; 
      21And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt
        with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a
        stretched out arm, and with great terror; 
      22And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their
        fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 
      23And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice,
        neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou
        commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to
        come upon them: 
      24Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the
        city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it,
        because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and
        what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it. 
      25And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money,
        and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the        Chaldeans. 
      26Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 
      27Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too
        hard for me? 
      28Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the
        hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of
        Babylon, and he shall take it: 
      29And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set
        fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they
        have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto
        other gods, to provoke me to anger. 
      30For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done
        evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only
        provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD. 
      31For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of
        my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I
        should remove it from before my face, 
      32Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children
        of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their
        kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men
        of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 
      33And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I
        taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not
        hearkened to receive instruction. 
      34But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my
        name, to defile it. 
      35And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of
        the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass
        through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither
        came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause
        Judah to sin. 
      36And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning
        this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the
        king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the
        pestilence; 
      37Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have
        driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I
        will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell
        safely: 
      38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 
      39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me
        for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 
      40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not
        turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their
        hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 
      41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them
        in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. 
      42For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil
        upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have
        promised them. 
      43And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is
        desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the
        Chaldeans. 
      44Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal        them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places
        about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the
        mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the
        south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 33
       1Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time,
        while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 
       2Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to
        establish it; the LORD is his name; 
       3Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty
        things, which thou knowest not. 
       4For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of
        this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are
        thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword; 
       5They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with
        the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my
        fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.

       6Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and
        will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. 
       7And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel
        to return, and will build them, as at the first. 
       8And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have
        sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby
        they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. 
       9And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before
        all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do
        unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and
        for all the prosperity that I procure unto it. 
      10Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which
        ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the
        cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate,
        without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, 
      11The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the
        bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall
        say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy
        endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of
        praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the
        captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD. 
      12Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate
        without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall
        be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. 
      13In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the
        cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places
        about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass
        again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD. 
      14Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good
        thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house
        of Judah. 
      15In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of
        righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment
        and righteousness in the land. 
      16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely:
        and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our        righteousness. 
      17For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the
        throne of the house of Israel; 
      18Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer
        burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice
        continually. 
      19And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying, 
      20Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my
        covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in
        their season; 
      21Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he
        should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites
        the priests, my ministers. 
      22As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea
        measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the
        Levites that minister unto me. 
      23Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying, 
      24Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two
        families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus
        they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation
        before them. 
      25Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if
        I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; 
      26Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so
        that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of
        Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to
        return, and have mercy on them. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 34
       1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar
        king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth
        of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and
        against all the cities thereof, saying, 
       2Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king
        of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this
        city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with
        fire: 
       3And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken,
        and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of
        the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and
        thou shalt go to Babylon. 
       4Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith
        the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword: 
       5But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers,
        the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours
        for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have
        pronounced the word, saith the LORD. 
       6Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of
        Judah in Jerusalem, 
       7When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against
        all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against
        Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah. 
       8This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that
        the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were        at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them; 
       9That every man should let his manservant, and every man his
        maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none
        should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother. 
      10Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into
        the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and
        every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves
        of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go. 
      11But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids,
        whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into
        subjection for servants and for handmaids. 
      12Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD,
        saying, 
      13Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your
        fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of
        Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying, 
      14At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew,
        which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six
        years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers
        hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear. 
      15And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in
        proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a
        covenant before me in the house which is called by my name: 
      16But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant,
        and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their
        pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you
        for servants and for handmaids. 
      17Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in
        proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his
        neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to
        the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you
        to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. 
      18And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which
        have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made
        before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the
        parts thereof. 
      19The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and
        the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the
        parts of the calf; 
      20I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the
        hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for
        meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth. 
      21And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand
        of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and
        into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from
        you. 
      22Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to
        this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it
        with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without
        an inhabitant. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 35
       1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of
        Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 
       2Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring        them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give
        them wine to drink. 
       3Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and
        his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the
        Rechabites; 
       4And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of
        the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by
        the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah
        the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: 
       5And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of
        wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. 
       6But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab
        our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye,
        nor your sons for ever: 
       7Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor
        have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live
        many days in the land where ye be strangers. 
       8Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father
        in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we,
        our wives, our sons, nor our daughters; 
       9Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor
        field, nor seed: 
      10But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to
        all that Jonadab our father commanded us. 
      11But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into
        the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of
        the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians:
        so we dwell at Jerusalem. 
      12Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 
      13Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men
        of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive
        instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD. 
      14The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons
        not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none,
        but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken
        unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me. 
      15I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up
        early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil
        way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve
        them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to
        your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto
        me. 
      16Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the
        commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people
        hath not hearkened unto me: 
      17Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel;
        Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of
        Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I
        have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called
        unto them, but they have not answered. 
      18And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the
        LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the
        commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and
        done according unto all that he hath commanded you:       19Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab
        the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 36
       1And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
        king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD,
        saying, 
       2Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I
        have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against
        all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of
        Josiah, even unto this day. 
       3It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I
        purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil
        way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. 
       4Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from
        the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken
        unto him, upon a roll of a book. 
       5And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into
        the house of the LORD: 
       6Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from
        my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the
        LORD'S house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in
        the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities. 
       7It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and
        will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and
        the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people. 
       8And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the
        prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in
        the LORD'S house. 
       9And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
        king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before
        the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that
        came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem. 
      10Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of
        the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe,
        in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD'S
        house, in the ears of all the people. 
      11When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out
        of the book all the words of the LORD, 
      12Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber:
        and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and
        Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and
        Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and
        all the princes. 
      13Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard,
        when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people. 
      14Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son
        of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine
        hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and
        come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came
        unto them. 
      15And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So
        Baruch read it in their ears. 
      16Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were
        afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell        the king of all these words. 
      17And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all
        these words at his mouth? 
      18Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with
        his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book. 
      19Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah;
        and let no man know where ye be. 
      20And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the
        roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in
        the ears of the king. 
      21So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of
        Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the
        king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.

      22Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was
        a fire on the hearth burning before him. 
      23And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves,
        he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on
        the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on
        the hearth. 
      24Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king,
        nor any of his servants that heard all these words. 
      25Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession
        to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear
        them. 
      26But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah
        the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch
        the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them. 
      27Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had
        burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of
        Jeremiah, saying, 
      28Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words
        that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath
        burned. 
      29And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD;
        Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein,
        saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this
        land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast? 
      30Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall
        have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be
        cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost. 
      31And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their
        iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of
        Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have
        pronounced against them; but they hearkened not. 
      32Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe,
        the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all
        the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the
        fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 37
       1And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son
        of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the
        land of Judah.        2But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did
        hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet
        Jeremiah. 
       3And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah
        the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray
        now unto the LORD our God for us. 
       4Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not
        put him into prison. 
       5Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the
        Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they
        departed from Jerusalem. 
       6Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 
       7Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king
        of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's
        army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into
        their own land. 
       8And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and
        take it, and burn it with fire. 
       9Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans
        shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. 
      10For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight
        against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet
        should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with
        fire. 
      11And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken
        up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, 
      12Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of
        Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. 
      13And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was
        there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of
        Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away
        to the Chaldeans. 
      14Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans.
        But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him
        to the princes. 
      15Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and
        put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had
        made that the prison. 
      16When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and
        Jeremiah had remained there many days; 
      17Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him
        secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And
        Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into
        the hand of the king of Babylon. 
      18Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended
        against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that
        ye have put me in prison? 
      19Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The
        king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? 
      20Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my
        supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause
        me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die
        there. 
      21Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah        into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a
        piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the
        city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 38
       1Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur,
        and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard
        the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 
       2Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the
        sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth
        to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey,
        and shall live. 
       3Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of
        the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it. 
       4Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this
        man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of
        war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in
        speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare
        of this people, but the hurt. 
       5Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king
        is not he that can do any thing against you. 
       6Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah
        the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they
        let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water,
        but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. 
       7Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in
        the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon;
        the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin; 
       8Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king,
        saying, 
       9My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done
        to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he
        is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no
        more bread in the city. 
      10Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from
        hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of
        the dungeon, before he die. 
      11So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the
        king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old
        rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

      12And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old
        cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And
        Jeremiah did so. 
      13So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the
        dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. 
      14Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him
        into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king
        said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me. 
      15Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt
        thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt
        thou not hearken unto me? 
      16So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the
        LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death,
        neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy        life. 
      17Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of
        hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the
        king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city
        shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house: 
      18But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then
        shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they
        shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

      19And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews
        that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their
        hand, and they mock me. 
      20But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee,
        the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well
        unto thee, and thy soul shall live. 
      21But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath
        showed me: 
      22And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house
        shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those
        women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed
        against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away
        back. 
      23So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the
        Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be
        taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this
        city to be burned with fire. 
      24Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and
        thou shalt not die. 
      25But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come
        unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said
        unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to
        death; also what the king said unto thee: 
      26Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the
        king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to
        die there. 
      27Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told
        them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So
        they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. 
      28So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that
        Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 39
       1In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came
        Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem,
        and they besieged it. 
       2And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth
        day of the month, the city was broken up. 
       3And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the
        middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris,
        Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the
        king of Babylon. 
       4And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them,
        and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the
        city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt
        the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.        5But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in
        the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him
        up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath,
        where he gave judgment upon him. 
       6Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before
        his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. 
       7Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to
        carry him to Babylon. 
       8And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the
        people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. 
       9Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into
        Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and
        those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people
        that remained. 
      10But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the
        people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them
        vineyards and fields at the same time. 
      11Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to
        Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, 
      12Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him
        even as he shall say unto thee. 
      13So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban,
        Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's
        princes; 
      14Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and
        committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan,
        that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people. 
      15Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in
        the court of the prison, saying, 
      16Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD
        of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this
        city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in
        that day before thee. 
      17But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt
        not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid. 
      18For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword,
        but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy
        trust in me, saith the LORD. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 40
       1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan
        the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken
        him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of
        Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. 
       2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The
        LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. 
       3Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said:
        because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his
        voice, therefore this thing is come upon you. 
       4And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were
        upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into
        Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill
        unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land
        is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to
        go, thither go. 
       5Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah
        the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath
        made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the
        people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So
        the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him
        go. 
       6Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and
        dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land. 
       7Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields,
        even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made
        Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed
        unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land,
        of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon; 
       8Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of
        Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah
        the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and
        Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 
       9And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and
        to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the
        land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. 
      10As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to serve the Chaldeans,
        which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits,
        and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that
        ye have taken. 
      11Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the
        Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard
        that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had
        set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; 
      12Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were
        driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and
        gathered wine and summer fruits very much. 
      13Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
        forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, 
      14And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of
        the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee?
        But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. 
      15Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly,
        saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of
        Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee,
        that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered,
        and the remnant in Judah perish? 
      16But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah,
        Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 41
       1Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of
        Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of
        the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam
        to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. 
       2Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were
        with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan
        with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made
        governor over the land. 
       3Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with
        Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the        men of war. 
       4And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and
        no man knew it, 
       5That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria,
        even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes
        rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their
        hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD. 
       6And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them,
        weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he
        said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. 
       7And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that
        Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst
        of the pit, he, and the men that were with him. 
       8But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us
        not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and
        of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their
        brethren. 
       9Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men,
        whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had
        made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of
        Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain. 
      10Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that
        were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that
        remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had
        committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of
        Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the
        Ammonites. 
      11But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
        forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son
        of Nethaniah had done, 
      12Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of
        Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon. 
      13Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael
        saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces
        that were with him, then they were glad. 
      14So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah
        cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah. 
      15But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men,
        and went to the Ammonites. 
      16Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
        forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had
        recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that
        he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and
        the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought
        again from Gibeon: 
      17And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is
        by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt, 
      18Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because
        Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam,
        whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 42
       1Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah,
        and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least
        even unto the greatest, came near,        2And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our
        supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD
        thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of
        many, as thine eyes do behold us:) 
       3That the LORD thy God may show us the way wherein we may walk, and
        the thing that we may do. 
       4Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I
        will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it
        shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you,
        I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you. 
       5Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness
        between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which
        the LORD thy God shall send thee to us. 
       6Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of
        the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us,
        when we obey the voice of the LORD our God. 
       7And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came
        unto Jeremiah. 
       8Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the
        forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to
        the greatest, 
       9And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom
        ye sent me to present your supplication before him; 
      10If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not
        pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I
        repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. 
      11Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not
        afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to
        deliver you from his hand. 
      12And I will show mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you,
        and cause you to return to your own land. 
      13But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice
        of the LORD your God, 
      14Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see
        no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread;
        and there will we dwell: 
      15And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah;
        Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set
        your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; 
      16Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall
        overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye
        were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there
        ye shall die. 
      17So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt
        to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by
        the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil
        that I will bring upon them. 
      18For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger
        and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
        so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into
        Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a
        curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more. 
      19The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not
        into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.       20For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your
        God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto
        all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will
        do it. 
      21And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed
        the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath
        sent me unto you. 
      22Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the
        famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go
        and to sojourn. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 43
       1And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking
        unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which
        the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words, 
       2Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of
        Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest
        falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into
        Egypt to sojourn there: 
       3But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to
        deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to
        death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. 
       4So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and
        all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the
        land of Judah. 
       5But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces,
        took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations,
        whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah; 
       6Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and
        every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with
        Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the
        prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah. 
       7So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of
        the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes. 
       8Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 
       9Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the
        brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in
        the sight of the men of Judah; 
      10And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel;
        Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my
        servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid;
        and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. 
      11And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver
        such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to
        captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword. 
      12And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he
        shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array
        himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment;
        and he shall go forth from thence in peace. 
      13He shall break also the images of Bethshemesh, that is in the land of
        Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with
        fire. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 44
       1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in        the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at
        Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, 
       2Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the
        evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of
        Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man
        dwelleth therein, 
       3Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me
        to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods,
        whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers. 
       4Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early
        and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I
        hate. 
       5But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their
        wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. 
       6Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in
        the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are
        wasted and desolate, as at this day. 
       7Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of
        Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to
        cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to
        leave you none to remain; 
       8In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands,
        burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be
        gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be
        a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? 
       9Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness
        of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your
        own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have
        committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem? 
      10They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared,
        nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and
        before your fathers. 
      11Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I
        will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah. 
      12And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go
        into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be
        consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed
        by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even
        unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be
        an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach. 
      13For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have
        punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the
        pestilence: 
      14So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of
        Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should
        return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to
        return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall
        escape. 
      15Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto
        other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even
        all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered
        Jeremiah, saying, 
      16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the
        LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.       17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own
        mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out
        drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our
        kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of
        Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw
        no evil. 
      18But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to
        pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and
        have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. 
      19And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out
        drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and
        pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men? 
      20Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women,
        and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying, 
      21The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets
        of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and
        the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it
        not into his mind? 
      22So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your
        doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed;
        therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a
        curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. 
      23Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against
        the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in
        his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this
        evil is happened unto you, as at this day. 
      24Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women,
        Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt: 
      25Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your
        wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your
        hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to
        burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings
        unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform
        your vows. 
      26Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the
        land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD,
        that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah
        in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth. 
      27Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all
        the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by
        the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. 
      28Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land
        of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that
        are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose
        words shall stand, mine, or theirs. 
      29And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish
        you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand
        against you for evil: 
      30Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt
        into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his
        life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of
        Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 45
       1The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of        Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of
        Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
        Judah, saying, 
       2Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch; 
       3Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my
        sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. 
       4Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which
        I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will
        pluck up, even this whole land. 
       5And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for,
        behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy
        life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou
        goest. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 46
       1The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the
        Gentiles; 
       2Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which
        was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king
        of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
        king of Judah. 
       3Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. 
       4Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with
        your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. 
       5Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their
        mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back:
        for fear was round about, saith the LORD. 
       6Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall
        stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates. 
       7Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the
        rivers? 
       8Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the
        rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will
        destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof. 
       9Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men
        come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield;
        and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow. 
      10For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance,
        that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall
        devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for
        the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the
        river Euphrates. 
      11Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in
        vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured. 
      12The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the
        land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they
        are fallen both together. 
      13The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how
        Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of
        Egypt. 
      14Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and
        in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword
        shall devour round about thee. 
      15Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD        did drive them. 
      16He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said,
        Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our
        nativity, from the oppressing sword. 
      17They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath
        passed the time appointed. 
      18As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as
        Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he
        come. 
      19O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into
        captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an
        inhabitant. 
      20Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh
        out of the north. 
      21Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for
        they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not
        stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the
        time of their visitation. 
      22The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with
        an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood. 
      23They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be
        searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are
        innumerable. 
      24The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered
        into the hand of the people of the north. 
      25The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish
        the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and
        their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him: 
      26And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives,
        and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the
        hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the
        days of old, saith the LORD. 
      27But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel:
        for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the
        land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and
        at ease, and none shall make him afraid. 
      28Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with
        thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have
        driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee
        in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 47
       1The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the
        Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. 
       2Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and
        shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all
        that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men
        shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. 
       3At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at
        the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the
        fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of
        hands; 
       4Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to
        cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the
        LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of        Caphtor. 
       5Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of
        their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? 
       6O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put
        up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. 
       7How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against
        Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 48
       1Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe
        unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken:
        Misgab is confounded and dismayed. 
       2There 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 be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. 
       3A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great
        destruction. 
       4Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. 
       5For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in
        the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of
        destruction. 
       6Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. 
       7For 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 priests and his princes together. 
       8And 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. 
       9Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities
        thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. 
      10Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed
        be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. 
      11Moab 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 remained in him, and his
        scent is not changed. 
      12Therefore, 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. 
      13And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was
        ashamed of Bethel their confidence. 
      14How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war? 
      15Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young
        men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the
        LORD of hosts. 
      16The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth
        fast. 
      17All 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! 
      18Thou 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. 
      19O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that
        fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?       20Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it
        in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, 
      21And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon
        Jahazah, and upon Mephaath, 
      22And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim, 
      23And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon, 
      24And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the
        land of Moab, far or near. 
      25The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD. 
      26Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab
        also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. 
      27For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves?
        for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy. 
      28O 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 hole's
        mouth. 
      29We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his
        loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of
        his heart. 
      30I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies
        shall not so effect it. 
      31Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine
        heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres. 
      32O 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 fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage. 
      33And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the
        land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses:
        none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting. 
      34From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have
        they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer
        of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate. 
      35Moreover 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. 
      36Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart
        shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches
        that he hath gotten are perished. 
      37For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the
        hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. 
      38There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab,
        and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel
        wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD. 
      39They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned
        the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to
        all them about him. 
      40For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall
        spread his wings over Moab. 
      41Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty
        men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in
        her pangs. 
      42And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath
        magnified himself against the LORD.       43Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of
        Moab, saith the LORD. 
      44He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that
        getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will
        bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith
        the LORD. 
      45They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the
        force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from
        the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the
        crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. 
      46Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy
        sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives. 
      47Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days,
        saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 49
       1Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons?
        hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people
        dwell in his cities? 
       2Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause
        an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall
        be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then
        shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD. 
       3Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird
        you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for
        their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes
        together. 
       4Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O
        backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who
        shall come unto me? 
       5Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts,
        from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every
        man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth. 
       6And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of
        Ammon, saith the LORD. 
       7Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in
        Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom
        vanished? 
       8Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will
        bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. 
       9If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning
        grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

      10But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he
        shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his
        brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not. 
      11Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let
        thy widows trust in me. 
      12For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink
        of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall
        altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou
        shalt surely drink of it. 
      13For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become
        a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities
        thereof shall be perpetual wastes. 
      14I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto
        the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and
        rise up to the battle. 
      15For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among
        men. 
      16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O
        thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height
        of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the
        eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD. 
      17Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be
        astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. 
      18As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities
        thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a
        son of man dwell in it. 
      19Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan
        against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him
        run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over
        her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is
        that shepherd that will stand before me? 
      20Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against
        Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants
        of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely
        he shall make their habitations desolate with them. 
      21The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise
        thereof was heard in the Red sea. 
      22Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings
        over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of
        Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. 
      23Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have
        heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the
        sea; it cannot be quiet. 
      24Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath
        seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in
        travail. 
      25How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy! 
      26Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of
        war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts. 
      27And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall
        consume the palaces of Benhadad. 
      28Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which
        Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD;
        Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east. 
      29Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to
        themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels;
        and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side. 
      30Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith
        the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel
        against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. 
      31Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without
        care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell
        alone. 
      32And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle
        a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the
        utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides        thereof, saith the LORD. 
      33And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever:
        there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it. 
      34The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam
        in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 
      35Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,
        the chief of their might. 
      36And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of
        heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall
        be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. 
      37For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before
        them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my
        fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them,
        till I have consumed them: 
      38And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the
        king and the princes, saith the LORD. 
      39But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again
        the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 50
       1The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of
        the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. 
       2Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard;
        publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded,
        Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images
        are broken in pieces. 
       3For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which
        shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they
        shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast. 
       4In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of
        Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and
        weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God. 
       5They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying,
        Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant
        that shall not be forgotten. 
       6My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to
        go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have
        gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. 
       7All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said,
        We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the
        habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers. 
       8Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of
        the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks. 
       9For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an
        assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set
        themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken:
        their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in
        vain. 
      10And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied,
        saith the LORD. 
      11Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine
        heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow
        as bulls; 
      12Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be        ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness,
        a dry land, and a desert. 
      13Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it
        shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be
        astonished, and hiss at all her plagues. 
      14Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend
        the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against
        the LORD. 
      15Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her
        foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the
        vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do
        unto her. 
      16Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in
        the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn
        every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own
        land. 
      17Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first
        the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar
        king of Babylon hath broken his bones. 
      18Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I
        will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the
        king of Assyria. 
      19And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on
        Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim
        and Gilead. 
      20In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of
        Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of
        Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I
        reserve. 
      21Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the
        inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the
        LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. 
      22A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. 
      23How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is
        Babylon become a desolation among the nations! 
      24I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and
        thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou
        hast striven against the LORD. 
      25The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons
        of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in
        the land of the Chaldeans. 
      26Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast
        her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.

      27Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto
        them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation. 
      28The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to
        declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of
        his temple. 
      29Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow,
        camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her
        according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto
        her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One
        of Israel.       30Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of
        war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD. 
      31Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of
        hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee. 
      32And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him
        up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all
        round about him. 
      33Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children
        of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives
        held them fast; they refused to let them go. 
      34Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall
        thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and
        disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. 
      35A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the
        inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. 
      36A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her
        mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. 
      37A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all
        the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall
        become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be
        robbed. 
      38A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is
        the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols. 
      39Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the
        islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it
        shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in
        from generation to generation. 
      40As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof,
        saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of
        man dwell therein. 
      41Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and
        many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. 
      42They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not
        show mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride
        upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle,
        against thee, O daughter of Babylon. 
      43The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands
        waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in
        travail. 
      44Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto
        the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away
        from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for
        who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that
        shepherd that will stand before me? 
      45Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against
        Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of
        the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out:
        surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them. 
      46At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry
        is heard among the nations. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 51
       1Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and
        against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me,
        a destroying wind; 
       2And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall
        empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her
        round about. 
       3Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him
        that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young
        men; destroy ye utterly all her host. 
       4Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that
        are thrust through in her streets. 
       5For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD
        of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One
        of Israel. 
       6Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be
        not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S
        vengeance; he will render unto her a recompense. 
       7Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the
        earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the
        nations are mad. 
       8Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for
        her pain, if so be she may be healed. 
       9We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and
        let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth
        unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. 
      10The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us
        declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God. 
      11Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up
        the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against
        Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the
        vengeance of his temple. 
      12Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong,
        set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both
        devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of
        Babylon. 
      13O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine
        end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness. 
      14The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill
        thee with men, as with caterpillars; and they shall lift up a shout
        against thee. 
      15He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by
        his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding. 
      16When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the
        heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the
        earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind
        out of his treasures. 
      17Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by
        the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no
        breath in them. 
      18They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation
        they shall perish. 
      19The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all
        things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts
        is his name. 
      20Thou art my battle ax and weapons of war: for with thee will I break
        in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; 
      21And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and        with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; 
      22With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee
        will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in
        pieces the young man and the maid; 
      23I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and
        with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen;
        and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers. 
      24And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea
        all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the
        LORD. 
      25Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD,
        which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon
        thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt
        mountain. 
      26And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for
        foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. 
      27Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations,
        prepare the nations against her, call together against her the
        kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against
        her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillars. 
      28Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the
        captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his
        dominion. 
      29And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD
        shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a
        desolation without an inhabitant. 
      30The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they have remained
        in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they
        have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken. 
      31One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet
        another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one
        end, 
      32And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned
        with fire, and the men of war are affrighted. 
      33For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of
        Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a
        little while, and the time of her harvest shall come. 
      34Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed
        me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a
        dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me
        out. 
      35The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the
        inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,
        shall Jerusalem say. 
      36Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and
        take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her
        springs dry. 
      37And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an
        astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant. 
      38They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions'
        whelps. 
      39In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken,
        that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake,
        saith the LORD.       40I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he
        goats. 
      41How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth
        surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations! 
      42The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of
        the waves thereof. 
      43Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land
        wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby. 
      44And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his
        mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow
        together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall. 
      45My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man
        his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD. 
      46And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be
        heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year, and after that
        in another year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler
        against ruler. 
      47Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the
        graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and
        all her slain shall fall in the midst of her. 
      48Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing
        for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north,
        saith the LORD. 
      49As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon
        shall fall the slain of all the earth. 
      50Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember
        the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind. 
      51We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered
        our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD'S
        house. 
      52Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do
        judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded
        shall groan. 
      53Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should
        fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come
        unto her, saith the LORD. 
      54A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the
        land of the Chaldeans: 
      55Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the
        great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of
        their voice is uttered: 
      56Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her
        mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD
        God of recompenses shall surely requite. 
      57And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains,
        and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual
        sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

      58Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be
        utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the
        people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall
        be weary. 
      59The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of
        Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of        Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah
        was a quiet prince. 
      60So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon
        Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon. 
      61And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt
        see, and shalt read all these words; 
      62Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to
        cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but
        that it shall be desolate for ever. 
      63And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book,
        that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of
        Euphrates: 
      64And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from
        the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus
        far are the words of Jeremiah. 

       JEREMIAH           Chapter 52
       1Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he
        reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal
        the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 
       2And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to
        all that Jehoiakim had done. 
       3For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and
        Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah
        rebelled against the king of Babylon. 
       4And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth
        month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of
        Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched
        against it, and built forts against it round about. 
       5So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 
       6And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine
        was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of
        the land. 
       7Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went
        forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two
        walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the
        city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain. 
       8But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook
        Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered
        from him. 
       9Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon
        to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him. 
      10And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he
        slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. 
      11Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound
        him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till
        the day of his death. 
      12Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the
        nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan,
        captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into
        Jerusalem, 
      13And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the
        houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he
        with fire:       14And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the
        guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. 
      15Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive
        certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that
        remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king
        of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. 
      16But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of
        the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen. 
      17Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the
        bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the
        Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon. 
      18The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls,
        and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they
        ministered, took they away. 
      19And the basins, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons,
        and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of
        gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the
        captain of the guard away. 
      20The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brazen bulls that were under the
        bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the
        brass of all these vessels was without weight. 
      21And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen
        cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the
        thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. 
      22And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter
        was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters
        round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the
        pomegranates were like unto these. 
      23And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the
        pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about. 
      24And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and
        Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 
      25He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the
        men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person,
        which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host,
        who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people
        of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. 
      26So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them
        to the king of Babylon to Riblah. 
      27And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah
        in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his
        own land. 
      28This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the
        seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: 
      29In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from
        Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: 
      30In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the
        captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred
        forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six
        hundred. 
      31And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity
        of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and
        twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the
        first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of        Judah, and brought him forth out of prison, 
      32And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the
        kings that were with him in Babylon, 
      33And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread
        before him all the days of his life. 
      34And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of
        Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days
        of his life. 

       LAMENTATIONS       Chapter  1
       1How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she
        become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess
        among the provinces, how is she become tributary! 
       2She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among
        all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have
        dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies. 
       3Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of
        great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest:
        all her persecutors overtook her between the straits. 
       4The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts:
        all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are
        afflicted, and she is in bitterness. 
       5Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath
        afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children
        are gone into captivity before the enemy. 
       6And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes
        are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without
        strength before the pursuer. 
       7Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her
        miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old,
        when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help
        her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths. 
       8Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that
        honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea,
        she sigheth, and turneth backward. 
       9Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end;
        therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD,
        behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself. 
      10The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things:
        for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom
        thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation. 
      11All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant
        things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I
        am become vile. 
      12Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there
        be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith
        the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger. 
      13From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against
        them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he
        hath made me desolate and faint all the day. 
      14The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are
        wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall,
        the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able
        to rise up.       15The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of
        me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the
        Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a
        winepress. 
      16For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water,
        because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my
        children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. 
      17Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the
        LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be
        round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them. 
      18The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment:
        hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my
        young men are gone into captivity. 
      19I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine
        elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to
        relieve their souls. 
      20Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine
        heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the
        sword bereaveth, at home there is as death. 
      21They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine
        enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done
        it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be
        like unto me. 
      22Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou
        hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many,
        and my heart is faint. 

       LAMENTATIONS       Chapter  2
       1How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his
        anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel,
        and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger! 
       2The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not
        pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the
        daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath
        polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof. 
       3He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath
        drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned
        against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about. 
       4He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as
        an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the
        tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.

       5The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath
        swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and
        hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation. 
       6And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a
        garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath
        caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and
        hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the
        priest. 
       7The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he
        hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces;
        they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a
        solemn feast. 
       8The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion:        he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from
        destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament;
        they languished together. 
       9Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her
        bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no
        more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD. 
      10The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep
        silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded
        themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their
        heads to the ground. 
      11Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is
        poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my
        people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets
        of the city. 
      12They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned
        as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured
        out into their mothers' bosom. 
      13What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken
        to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I
        may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great
        like the sea: who can heal thee? 
      14Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they
        have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but
        have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment. 
      15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their
        head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men
        call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? 
      16All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and
        gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this
        is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it. 
      17The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his
        word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down,
        and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over
        thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries. 
      18Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let
        tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let
        not the apple of thine eye cease. 
      19Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out
        thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands
        toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger
        in the top of every street. 
      20Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the
        women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest
        and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? 
      21The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins
        and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the
        day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied. 
      22Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that
        in the day of the LORD'S anger none escaped nor remained: those that
        I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed. 

       LAMENTATIONS       Chapter  3
       1I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 
       2He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. 
       3Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all        the day. 
       4My flesh and my skin hath he made old: he hath broken my bones. 
       5He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail. 
       6He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old. 
       7He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain
        heavy. 
       8Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer. 
       9He hath enclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths
        crooked. 
      10He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret
        places. 
      11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made
        me desolate. 
      12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. 
      13He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins. 
      14I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day. 
      15He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with
        wormwood. 
      16He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me
        with ashes. 
      17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat
        prosperity. 
      18And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD: 
      19Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.

      20My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. 
      21This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 
      22It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his
        compassions fail not. 
      23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 
      24The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 
      25The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that
        seeketh him. 
      26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the
        salvation of the LORD. 
      27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. 
      28He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon
        him. 
      29He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope. 
      30He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with
        reproach. 
      31For the Lord will not cast off for ever: 
      32But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to
        the multitude of his mercies. 
      33For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. 
      34To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth, 
      35To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, 
      36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. 
      37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth
        it not? 
      38Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?       39Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his
        sins? 
      40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. 
      41Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. 
      42We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. 
      43Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain,
        thou hast not pitied. 
      44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not
        pass through. 
      45Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the
        people. 
      46All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. 
      47Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. 
      48Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the
        daughter of my people. 
      49Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission, 
      50Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven. 
      51Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my
        city. 
      52Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause. 
      53They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me. 
      54Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off. 
      55I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon. 
      56Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my
        cry. 
      57Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst,
        Fear not. 
      58O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed
        my life. 
      59O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause. 
      60Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against
        me. 
      61Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations
        against me; 
      62The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against
        me all the day. 
      63Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their music. 
      64Render unto them a recompense, O LORD, according to the work of their
        hands. 
      65Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them. 
      66Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the
        LORD. 

       LAMENTATIONS       Chapter  4
       1How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the
        stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street. 
       2The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they
        esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! 
       3Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their
        young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the
        ostriches in the wilderness. 
       4The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for        thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto
        them. 
       5They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that
        were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. 
       6For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is
        greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown
        as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. 
       7Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they
        were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

       8Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the
        streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is
        become like a stick. 
       9They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain
        with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the
        fruits of the field. 
      10The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they
        were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people. 
      11The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce
        anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the
        foundations thereof. 
      12The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would
        not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have
        entered into the gates of Jerusalem. 
      13For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that
        have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her, 
      14They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted
        themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments. 
      15They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch
        not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen,
        They shall no more sojourn there. 
      16The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them:
        they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the
        elders. 
      17As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching
        we have watched for a nation that could not save us. 
      18They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is
        near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come. 
      19Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they
        pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the
        wilderness. 
      20The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in
        their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the
        heathen. 
      21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of
        Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken,
        and shalt make thyself naked. 
      22The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion;
        he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine
        iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins. 

       LAMENTATIONS       Chapter  5
       1Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our
        reproach.        2Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 
       3We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows. 
       4We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us. 
       5Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest. 
       6We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be
        satisfied with bread. 
       7Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their
        iniquities. 
       8Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out
        of their hand. 
       9We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of
        the wilderness. 
      10Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine. 
      11They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of
        Judah. 
      12Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not
        honoured. 
      13They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the
        wood. 
      14The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.

      15The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning. 
      16The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 
      17For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim. 
      18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk
        upon it. 
      19Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to
        generation. 
      20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? 
      21Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our
        days as of old. 
      22But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter  1
       1Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in
        the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river
        of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 
       2In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king
        Jehoiachin's captivity, 
       3The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son
        of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the
        hand of the LORD was there upon him. 
       4And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great
        cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it,
        and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst
        of the fire. 
       5Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living
        creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a
        man. 
       6And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 
       7And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was
        like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of
        burnished brass.        8And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four
        sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. 
       9Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they
        went; they went every one straight forward. 
      10As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man,
        and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face
        of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. 
      11Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two
        wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their
        bodies. 
      12And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to
        go, they went; and they turned not when they went. 
      13As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was
        like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went
        up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and
        out of the fire went forth lightning. 
      14And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a
        flash of lightning. 
      15Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth
        by the living creatures, with his four faces. 
      16The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour
        of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and
        their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 
      17When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not
        when they went. 
      18As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and
        their rings were full of eyes round about them four. 
      19And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when
        the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were
        lifted up. 
      20Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their
        spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for
        the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. 
      21When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and
        when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up
        over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the
        wheels. 
      22And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living
        creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth
        over their heads above. 
      23And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the
        other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one
        had two, which covered on that side, their bodies. 
      24And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise
        of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech,
        as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. 
      25And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads,
        when they stood, and had let down their wings. 
      26And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of
        a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the
        likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man
        above upon it. 
      27And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round
        about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and        from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the
        appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. 
      28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain,
        so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the
        appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw
        it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter  2
       1And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will
        speak unto thee. 
       2And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon
        my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. 
       3And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of
        Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they
        and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very
        day. 
       4For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto
        them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. 
       5And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for
        they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a
        prophet among them. 
       6And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of
        their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost
        dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed
        at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 
       7And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or
        whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. 
       8But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou
        rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I
        give thee. 
       9And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll
        of a book was therein; 
      10And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without:
        and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter  3
       1Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this
        roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 
       2So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 
       3And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy
        bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was
        in my mouth as honey for sweetness. 
       4And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of
        Israel, and speak with my words unto them. 
       5For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard
        language, but to the house of Israel; 
       6Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose
        words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them,
        they would have hearkened unto thee. 
       7But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not
        hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and
        hardhearted. 
       8Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy
        forehead strong against their foreheads.        9As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them
        not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious
        house. 
      10Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak
        unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears. 
      11And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy
        people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
        whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. 
      12Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great
        rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place. 
      13I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that
        touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them,
        and a noise of a great rushing. 
      14So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in
        bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was
        strong upon me. 
      15Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the
        river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there
        astonished among them seven days. 
      16And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the
        LORD came unto me, saying, 
      17Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel:
        therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. 
      18When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest
        him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way,
        to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but
        his blood will I require at thine hand. 
      19Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor
        from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast
        delivered thy soul. 
      20Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and
        commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die:
        because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and
        his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his
        blood will I require at thine hand. 
      21Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin
        not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned;
        also thou hast delivered thy soul. 
      22And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me,
        Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee. 
      23Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory
        of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of
        Chebar: and I fell on my face. 
      24Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake
        with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. 
      25But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and
        shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them: 
      26And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou
        shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a
        rebellious house. 
      27But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say
        unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear;
        and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious
        house. 
       EZEKIEL            Chapter  4
       1Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and
        portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem: 
       2And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a
        mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering
        rams against it round about. 
       3Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of
        iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it
        shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be
        a sign to the house of Israel. 
       4Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house
        of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou
        shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity. 
       5For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to
        the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou
        bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 
       6And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side,
        and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I
        have appointed thee each day for a year. 
       7Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and
        thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it. 
       8And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee
        from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.

       9Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles,
        and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee
        bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt
        lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat
        thereof. 
      10And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels
        a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it. 
      11Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin:
        from time to time shalt thou drink. 
      12And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with
        dung that cometh out of man, in their sight. 
      13And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their
        defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them. 
      14Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for
        from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth
        of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh
        into my mouth. 
      15Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's
        dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith. 
      16Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff
        of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with
        care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: 
      17That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another,
        and consume away for their iniquity. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter  5
       1And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's
        razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then
        take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. 
       2Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when        the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third
        part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt
        scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. 
       3Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy
        skirts. 
       4Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire,
        and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into
        all the house of Israel. 
       5Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the
        midst of the nations and countries that are round about her. 
       6And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the
        nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about
        her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have
        not walked in them. 
       7Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than
        the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my
        statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according
        to the judgments of the nations that are round about you; 
       8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against
        thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of
        the nations. 
       9And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I
        will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations. 
      10Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and
        the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in
        thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the
        winds. 
      11Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast
        defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all
        thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither
        shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity. 
      12A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine
        shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall
        fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part
        into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. 
      13Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to
        rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I
        the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury
        in them. 
      14Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations
        that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by. 
      15So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an
        astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall
        execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious
        rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it. 
      16When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be
        for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I
        will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of
        bread: 
      17So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall
        bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I
        will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter  6
       1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,        2Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy
        against them, 
       3And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus
        saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers,
        and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you,
        and I will destroy your high places. 
       4And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken:
        and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. 
       5And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before
        their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. 
       6In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the
        high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and
        made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your
        images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. 
       7And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that
        I am the LORD. 
       8Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape
        the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the
        countries. 
       9And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations
        whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with
        their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their
        eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall loathe
        themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their
        abominations. 
      10And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in
        vain that I would do this evil unto them. 
      11Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy
        foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of
        Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the
        pestilence. 
      12He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near
        shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall
        die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them. 
      13Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be
        among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in
        all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under
        every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all
        their idols. 
      14So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate,
        yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their
        habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter  7
       1Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of
        Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land. 
       3Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee,
        and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon
        thee all thine abominations. 
       4And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I
        will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be
        in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 
       5Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.        6An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is
        come. 
       7The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the
        time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again
        of the mountains. 
       8Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine
        anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and
        will recompense thee for all thine abominations. 
       9And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will
        recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are
        in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that
        smiteth. 
      10Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the
        rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. 
      11Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall
        remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall
        there be wailing for them. 
      12The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice,
        nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. 
      13For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they
        were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude
        thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself
        in the iniquity of his life. 
      14They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth
        to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. 
      15The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he
        that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the
        city, famine and pestilence shall devour him. 
      16But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the
        mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one
        for his iniquity. 
      17All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. 
      18They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall
        cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all
        their heads. 
      19They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be
        removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver
        them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy
        their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the
        stumblingblock of their iniquity. 
      20As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they
        made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things
        therein: therefore have I set it far from them. 
      21And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to
        the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it. 
      22My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret
        place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it. 
      23Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is
        full of violence. 
      24Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall
        possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to
        cease; and their holy places shall be defiled. 
      25Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be
        none.       26Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour;
        then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall
        perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. 
      27The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with
        desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be
        troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their
        deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter  8
       1And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the
        fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of
        Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon
        me. 
       2Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the
        appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even
        upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber. 
       3And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine
        head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven,
        and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the
        inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the
        image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. 
       4And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to
        the vision that I saw in the plain. 
       5Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way
        toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north,
        and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy
        in the entry. 
       6He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do?
        even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here,
        that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again,
        and thou shalt see greater abominations. 
       7And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold
        a hole in the wall. 
       8Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had
        digged in the wall, behold a door. 
       9And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that
        they do here. 
      10So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and
        abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel,
        portrayed upon the wall round about. 
      11And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house
        of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of
        Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of
        incense went up. 
      12Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of
        the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his
        imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken
        the earth. 
      13He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater
        abominations that they do. 
      14Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which
        was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for
        Tammuz. 
      15Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee
        yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.       16And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and,
        behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and
        the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward
        the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they
        worshipped the sun toward the east. 
      17Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a
        light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations
        which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence,
        and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the
        branch to their nose. 
      18Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither
        will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice,
        yet will I not hear them. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter  9
       1He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that
        have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his
        destroying weapon in his hand. 
       2And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which
        lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand;
        and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's
        inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brazen
        altar. 
       3And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub,
        whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the
        man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side; 
       4And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through
        the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men
        that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the
        midst thereof. 
       5And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through
        the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: 
       6Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and
        women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at
        my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before
        the house. 
       7And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the
        slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city. 
       8And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left,
        that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou
        destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon
        Jerusalem? 
       9Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah
        is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full
        of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and
        the LORD seeth not. 
      10And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have
        pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head. 
      11And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his
        side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded
        me. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 10
       1Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head
        of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire        stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. 
       2And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between
        the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of
        fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And
        he went in in my sight. 
       3Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man
        went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 
       4Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over
        the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud,
        and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory. 
       5And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer
        court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. 
       6And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with
        linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the
        cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. 
       7And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims
        unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and
        put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took
        it, and went out. 
       8And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under
        their wings. 
       9And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel
        by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the
        appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone. 
      10And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a
        wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. 
      11When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as
        they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it;
        they turned not as they went. 
      12And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their
        wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels
        that they four had. 
      13As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 
      14And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a
        cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the
        face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. 
      15And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I
        saw by the river of Chebar. 
      16And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the
        cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same
        wheels also turned not from beside them. 
      17When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these
        lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was
        in them. 
      18Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the
        house, and stood over the cherubims. 
      19And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the
        earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside
        them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD'S
        house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 
      20This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the
        river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. 
      21Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the
        likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 
      22And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the
        river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every
        one straight forward. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 11
       1Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate
        of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door
        of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son
        of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. 
       2Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise
        mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city: 
       3Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the
        caldron, and we be the flesh. 
       4Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man. 
       5And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak;
        Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know
        the things that come into your mind, every one of them. 
       6Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the
        streets thereof with the slain. 
       7Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in
        the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron:
        but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it. 
       8Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith
        the Lord GOD. 
       9And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into
        the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you. 
      10Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel;
        and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 
      11This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in
        the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel: 
      12And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my
        statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the
        manners of the heathen that are round about you. 
      13And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of
        Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud
        voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the
        remnant of Israel? 
      14Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      15Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred,
        and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the
        inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto
        us is this land given in possession. 
      16Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far
        off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the
        countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the
        countries where they shall come. 
      17Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from
        the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been
        scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. 
      18And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the
        detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from
        thence. 
      19And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within
        you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will        give them an heart of flesh: 
      20That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do
        them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 
      21But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their
        detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way
        upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD. 
      22Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside
        them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 
      23And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and
        stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city. 
      24Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the
        Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision
        that I had seen went up from me. 
      25Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD
        had showed me. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 12
       1The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which
        have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not:
        for they are a rebellious house. 
       3Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and
        remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to
        another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though
        they be a rebellious house. 
       4Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff
        for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they
        that go forth into captivity. 
       5Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 
       6In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it
        forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not
        the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel. 
       7And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as
        stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with
        mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my
        shoulder in their sight. 
       8And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 
       9Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said
        unto thee, What doest thou? 
      10Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth
        the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among
        them. 
      11Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto
        them: they shall remove and go into captivity. 
      12And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the
        twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to
        carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the
        ground with his eyes. 
      13My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my
        snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans;
        yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. 
      14And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help
        him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. 
      15And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them        among the nations, and disperse them in the countries. 
      16But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine,
        and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations
        among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am
        the LORD. 
      17Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 
      18Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with
        trembling and with carefulness; 
      19And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the
        inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat
        their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with
        astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein,
        because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. 
      20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land
        shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 
      21And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      22Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel,
        saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? 
      23Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this
        proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in
        Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of
        every vision. 
      24For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination
        within the house of Israel. 
      25For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak
        shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days,
        O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith
        the Lord GOD. 
      26Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 
      27Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that
        he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times
        that are far off. 
      28Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of
        my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken
        shall be done, saith the Lord GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 13
       1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy,
        and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye
        the word of the LORD; 
       3Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow
        their own spirit, and have seen nothing! 
       4O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. 
       5Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the
        house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. 
       6They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith:
        and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope
        that they would confirm the word. 
       7Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying
        divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not
        spoken? 
       8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and
        seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.        9And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that
        divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither
        shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither
        shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am
        the Lord GOD. 
      10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and
        there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed
        it with untempered mortar: 
      11Say unto them which daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall
        fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great
        hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. 
      12Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is
        the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? 
      13Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy
        wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine
        anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it. 
      14So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered
        mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation
        thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be
        consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 
      15Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that
        have daubed it with untempered mortar, and will say unto you, The
        wall is no more, neither they that daubed it; 
      16To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem,
        and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith
        the Lord GOD. 
      17Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy
        people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou
        against them, 
      18And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows
        to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to
        hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the
        souls alive that come unto you? 
      19And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for
        pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save
        the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that
        hear your lies? 
      20Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows,
        wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear
        them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that
        ye hunt to make them fly. 
      21Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your
        hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye
        shall know that I am the LORD. 
      22Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I
        have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he
        should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: 
      23Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I
        will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am
        the LORD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 14
       1Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

       2And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,        3Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put
        the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be
        inquired of at all by them? 
       4Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord
        GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in
        his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his
        face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that
        cometh according to the multitude of his idols; 
       5That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they
        are all estranged from me through their idols. 
       6Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
        Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces
        from all your abominations. 
       7For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that
        sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth
        up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his
        iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him
        concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself: 
       8And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and
        a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye
        shall know that I am the LORD. 
       9And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the
        LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon
        him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. 
      10And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment
        of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh
        unto him; 
      11That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be
        polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be
        my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD. 
      12The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 
      13Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing
        grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break
        the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and
        will cut off man and beast from it: 
      14Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they
        should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the
        Lord GOD. 
      15If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil
        it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of
        the beasts: 
      16Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD,
        they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be
        delivered, but the land shall be desolate. 
      17Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the
        land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: 
      18Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD,
        they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be
        delivered themselves. 
      19Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon
        it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: 
      20Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord
        GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but
        deliver their own souls by their righteousness.       21For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore
        judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome
        beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? 
      22Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought
        forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto
        you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be
        comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem,
        even concerning all that I have brought upon it. 
      23And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings:
        and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have
        done in it, saith the Lord GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 15
       1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a
        branch which is among the trees of the forest? 
       3Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of
        it to hang any vessel thereon? 
       4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both
        the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any
        work? 
       5Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less
        shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it,
        and it is burned? 
       6Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees
        of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I
        give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 
       7And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire,
        and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the
        LORD, when I set my face against them. 
       8And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a
        trespass, saith the Lord GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 16
       1Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, 
       3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy
        nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy
        mother an Hittite. 
       4And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not
        cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not
        salted at all, nor swaddled at all. 
       5None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have
        compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to
        the loathing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. 
       6And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood,
        I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto
        thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. 
       7I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast
        increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments:
        thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast
        naked and bare. 
       8Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was
        the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy
        nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with        thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine. 
       9Then washed I thee with water; yea, I thoroughly washed away thy
        blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. 
      10I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers'
        skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee
        with silk. 
      11I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy
        hands, and a chain on thy neck. 
      12And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a
        beautiful crown upon thine head. 
      13Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of
        fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour,
        and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst
        prosper into a kingdom. 
      14And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it
        was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith
        the Lord GOD. 
      15But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot
        because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one
        that passed by; his it was. 
      16And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places
        with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like
        things shall not come, neither shall it be so. 
      17Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver,
        which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and
        didst commit whoredom with them, 
      18And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast
        set mine oil and mine incense before them. 
      19My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey,
        wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet
        savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD. 
      20Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast
        borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be
        devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, 
      21That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to
        pass through the fire for them? 
      22And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not
        remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and
        wast polluted in thy blood. 
      23And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee!
        saith the Lord GOD;) 
      24That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made
        thee an high place in every street. 
      25Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast
        made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one
        that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. 
      26Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy
        neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to
        provoke me to anger. 
      27Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have
        diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of
        them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are
        ashamed of thy lewd way. 
      28Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast        unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet
        couldest not be satisfied. 
      29Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan
        unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith. 
      30How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all
        these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman; 
      31In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way,
        and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an
        harlot, in that thou scornest hire; 
      32But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers
        instead of her husband! 
      33They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy
        lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side
        for thy whoredom. 
      34And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms,
        whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou
        givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art
        contrary. 
      35Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD: 
      36Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and
        thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and
        with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy
        children, which thou didst give unto them; 
      37Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast
        taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that
        thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee,
        and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy
        nakedness. 
      38And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are
        judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. 
      39And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down
        thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall
        strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and
        leave thee naked and bare. 
      40They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone
        thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. 
      41And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments
        upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease
        from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. 
      42So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall
        depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. 
      43Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast
        fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will
        recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou
        shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations. 
      44Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against
        thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. 
      45Thou art thy mother's daughter, that loatheth her husband and her
        children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which loathed their
        husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your
        father an Amorite. 
      46And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell
        at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right
        hand, is Sodom and her daughters.       47Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their
        abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast
        corrupted more than they in all thy ways. 
      48As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she
        nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. 
      49Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of
        bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters,
        neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 
      50And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore
        I took them away as I saw good. 
      51Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast
        multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy
        sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. 
      52Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for
        thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are
        more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy
        shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. 
      53When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and
        her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then
        will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of
        them: 
      54That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in
        all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them. 
      55When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their
        former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their
        former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your
        former estate. 
      56For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy
        pride, 
      57Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach
        of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the
        daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about. 
      58Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD. 
      59For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast
        done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant. 
      60Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy
        youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. 
      61Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt
        receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give
        them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant. 
      62And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that
        I am the LORD: 
      63That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy
        mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee
        for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 17
       1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of
        Israel; 
       3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings,
        longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto
        Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: 
       4He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land        of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. 
       5He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful
        field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree. 
       6And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose
        branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so
        it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs. 
       7There was also another great eagle with great wings and many
        feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and
        shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the
        furrows of her plantation. 
       8It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring
        forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a
        goodly vine. 
       9Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not
        pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it
        wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without
        great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof. 
      10Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly
        wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the
        furrows where it grew. 
      11Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      12Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean?
        tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath
        taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with
        him to Babylon; 
      13And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and
        hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

      14That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but
        that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. 
      15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt,
        that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper?
        shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the
        covenant, and be delivered? 
      16As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king
        dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose
        covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall
        die. 
      17Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for
        him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off
        many persons: 
      18Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he
        had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not
        escape. 
      19Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that
        he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I
        recompense upon his own head. 
      20And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare,
        and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for
        his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. 
      21And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and
        they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall
        know that I the LORD have spoken it. 
      22Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of        the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his
        young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and
        eminent: 
      23In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall
        bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under
        it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches
        thereof shall they dwell. 
      24And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have
        brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up
        the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD
        have spoken and have done it. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 18
       1The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 
       2What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel,
        saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth
        are set on edge? 
       3As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to
        use this proverb in Israel. 
       4Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the
        soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. 
       5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, 
       6And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his
        eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his
        neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, 
       7And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his
        pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the
        hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; 
       8He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any
        increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed
        true judgment between man and man, 
       9Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal
        truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD. 
      10If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that
        doeth the like to any one of these things, 
      11And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the
        mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife, 
      12Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not
        restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath
        committed abomination, 
      13Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then
        live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he
        shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. 
      14Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he
        hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like, 
      15That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his
        eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his
        neighbour's wife, 
      16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither
        hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and
        hath covered the naked with a garment, 
      17That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received
        usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my
        statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall        surely live. 
      18As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother
        by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo,
        even he shall die in his iniquity. 
      19Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father?
        When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept
        all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. 
      20The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the
        iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of
        the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and
        the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. 
      21But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed,
        and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he
        shall surely live, he shall not die. 
      22All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be
        mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall
        live. 
      23Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord
        GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? 
      24But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and
        committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that
        the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he
        hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath
        trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

      25Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of
        Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? 
      26When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and
        committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath
        done shall he die. 
      27Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he
        hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall
        save his soul alive. 
      28Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions
        that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 
      29Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O
        house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal? 
      30Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to
        his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all
        your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 
      31Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have
        transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will
        ye die, O house of Israel? 
      32For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord
        GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 19
       1Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 
       2And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she
        nourished her whelps among young lions. 
       3And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it
        learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. 
       4The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they
        brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.        5Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she
        took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. 
       6And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and
        learned to catch the prey, and devoured men. 
       7And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities;
        and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of
        his roaring. 
       8Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces,
        and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit. 
       9And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of
        Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more
        be heard upon the mountains of Israel. 
      10Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she
        was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. 
      11And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and
        her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in
        her height with the multitude of her branches. 
      12But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and
        the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and
        withered; the fire consumed them. 
      13And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty
        ground. 
      14And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured
        her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule.
        This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 20
       1And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the
        tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to
        inquire of the LORD, and sat before me. 
       2Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 
       3Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus
        saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith
        the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. 
       4Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to
        know the abominations of their fathers: 
       5And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose
        Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob,
        and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted
        up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God; 
       6In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth
        of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing
        with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands: 
       7Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his
        eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the
        LORD your God. 
       8But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did
        not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did
        they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury
        upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the
        land of Egypt. 
       9But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted
        before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made
        myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of        Egypt. 
      10Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and
        brought them into the wilderness. 
      11And I gave them my statutes, and showed them my judgments, which if a
        man do, he shall even live in them. 
      12Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and
        them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. 
      13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they
        walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a
        man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly
        polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the
        wilderness, to consume them. 
      14But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted
        before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. 
      15Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I
        would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing
        with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; 
      16Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes,
        but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. 
      17Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I
        make an end of them in the wilderness. 
      18But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the
        statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile
        yourselves with their idols: 
      19I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments,
        and do them; 
      20And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you,
        that ye may know that I am the LORD your God. 
      21Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in
        my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do,
        he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I
        would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them
        in the wilderness. 
      22Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake,
        that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose
        sight I brought them forth. 
      23I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would
        scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the
        countries; 
      24Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my
        statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after
        their fathers' idols. 
      25Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments
        whereby they should not live; 
      26And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass
        through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them
        desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD. 
      27Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto
        them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have
        blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. 
      28For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up
        mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all
        the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there
        they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they        made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings. 
      29Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And
        the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day. 
      30Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are
        ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom
        after their abominations? 
      31For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through
        the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this
        day: and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live,
        saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. 
      32And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye
        say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to
        serve wood and stone. 
      33As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a
        stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 
      34And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of
        the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with
        a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. 
      35And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there
        will I plead with you face to face. 
      36Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of
        Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD. 
      37And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into
        the bond of the covenant: 
      38And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that
        transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country
        where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel:
        and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 
      39As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve
        ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken
        unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and
        with your idols. 
      40For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel,
        saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them
        in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I
        require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with
        all your holy things. 
      41I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from
        the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been
        scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen. 
      42And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the
        land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand
        to give it to your fathers. 
      43And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein
        ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own
        sight for all your evils that ye have committed. 
      44And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you
        for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according
        to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. 
      45Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      46Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward
        the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 
      47And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus
        saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it        shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the
        flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to
        the north shall be burned therein. 
      48And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not
        be quenched. 
      49Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?


       EZEKIEL            Chapter 21
       1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward
        the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, 
       3And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am
        against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and
        will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. 
       4Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the
        wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against
        all flesh from the south to the north: 
       5That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out
        of his sheath: it shall not return any more. 
       6Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and
        with bitterness sigh before their eyes. 
       7And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou?
        that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every
        heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit
        shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh,
        and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD. 
       8Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       9Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a
        sword is sharpened, and also furbished: 
      10It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may
        glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son,
        as every tree. 
      11And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this
        sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of
        the slayer. 
      12Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be
        upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall
        be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh. 
      13Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it
        shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD. 
      14Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together,
        and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain:
        it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into
        their privy chambers. 
      15I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their
        heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made
        bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter. 
      16Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left,
        whithersoever thy face is set. 
      17I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to
        rest: I the LORD have said it. 
      18The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 
      19Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the        king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one
        land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to
        the city. 
      20Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites,
        and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced. 
      21For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head
        of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he
        consulted with images, he looked in the liver. 
      22At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint
        captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice
        with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a
        mount, and to build a fort. 
      23And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to
        them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the
        iniquity, that they may be taken. 
      24Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity
        to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that
        in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are
        come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand. 
      25And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when
        iniquity shall have an end, 
      26Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown:
        this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that
        is high. 
      27I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more,
        until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. 
      28And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD
        concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say
        thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is
        furbished, to consume because of the glittering: 
      29Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee,
        to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked,
        whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end. 
      30Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the
        place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. 
      31And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against
        thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of
        brutish men, and skilful to destroy. 
      32Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst
        of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the LORD have
        spoken it. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 22
       1Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody
        city? yea, thou shalt show her all her abominations. 
       3Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in
        the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against
        herself to defile herself. 
       4Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast
        defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast
        caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years:
        therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking
        to all countries.        5Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee,
        which art infamous and much vexed. 
       6Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power
        to shed blood. 
       7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of
        thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have
        they vexed the fatherless and the widow. 
       8Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths. 
       9In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat
        upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness. 
      10In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have
        they humbled her that was set apart for pollution. 
      11And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and
        another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee
        hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter. 
      12In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury
        and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by
        extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD. 
      13Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain
        which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst
        of thee. 
      14Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days
        that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do
        it. 
      15And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the
        countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee. 
      16And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the
        heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. 
      17And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      18Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are
        brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they
        are even the dross of silver. 
      19Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross,
        behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 
      20As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into
        the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so
        will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you
        there, and melt you. 
      21Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath,
        and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof. 
      22As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be
        melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have
        poured out my fury upon you. 
      23And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      24Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor
        rained upon in the day of indignation. 
      25There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a
        roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have
        taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many
        widows in the midst thereof. 
      26Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things:
        they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither
        have they showed difference between the unclean and the clean, and        have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 
      27Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey,
        to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. 
      28And her prophets have daubed them with untempered mortar, seeing
        vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD,
        when the LORD hath not spoken. 
      29The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery,
        and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the
        stranger wrongfully. 
      30And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and
        stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy
        it: but I found none. 
      31Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have
        consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I
        recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 23
       1The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: 
       3And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in
        their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised
        the teats of their virginity. 
       4And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister:
        and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their
        names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah. 
       5And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her
        lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours, 
       6Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them
        desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses. 
       7Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were
        the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all
        their idols she defiled herself. 
       8Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth
        they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and
        poured their whoredom upon her. 
       9Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the
        hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. 
      10These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters,
        and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for
        they had executed judgment upon her. 
      11And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her
        inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister
        in her whoredoms. 
      12She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers
        clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them
        desirable young men. 
      13Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way, 
      14And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men portrayed
        upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion, 
      15Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon
        their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the
        Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity: 
      16And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and
        sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.       17And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they
        defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and
        her mind was alienated from them. 
      18So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then
        my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from
        her sister. 
      19Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days
        of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.

      20For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of
        asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. 
      21Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in
        bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth. 
      22Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise
        up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I
        will bring them against thee on every side; 
      23The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and
        all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men,
        captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding
        upon horses. 
      24And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels,
        and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler
        and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before
        them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments. 
      25And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal
        furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears;
        and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and
        thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire. 
      26They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair
        jewels. 
      27Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom
        brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine
        eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more. 
      28For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver thee into the
        hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom thy
        mind is alienated: 
      29And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy
        labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy
        whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 
      30I will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring
        after the heathen, and because thou art polluted with their idols. 
      31Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her
        cup into thine hand. 
      32Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep
        and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it
        containeth much. 
      33Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of
        astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. 
      34Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the
        sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken
        it, saith the Lord GOD. 
      35Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me,
        and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness
        and thy whoredoms.       36The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah
        and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations; 
      37That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and
        with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused
        their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the
        fire, to devour them. 
      38Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary
        in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths. 
      39For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came
        the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they
        done in the midst of mine house. 
      40And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto
        whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst
        wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with
        ornaments, 
      41And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it,
        whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil. 
      42And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the
        men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness,
        which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their
        heads. 
      43Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit
        whoredoms with her, and she with them? 
      44Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth
        the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd
        women. 
      45And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of
        adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because
        they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands. 
      46For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will bring up a company upon them, and
        will give them to be removed and spoiled. 
      47And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with
        their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and
        burn up their houses with fire. 
      48Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women
        may be taught not to do after your lewdness. 
      49And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear
        the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 24
       1Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the
        month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day:
        the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. 
       3And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them,
        Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water
        into it: 
       4Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh,
        and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. 
       5Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and
        make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein. 
       6Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot
        whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it
        out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.        7For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a
        rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; 
       8That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her
        blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. 
       9Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will
        even make the pile for fire great. 
      10Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well,
        and let the bones be burned. 
      11Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be
        hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it,
        that the scum of it may be consumed. 
      12She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth
        out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. 
      13In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou
        wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any
        more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. 
      14I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I
        will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent;
        according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge
        thee, saith the Lord GOD. 
      15Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      16Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes
        with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall
        thy tears run down. 
      17Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine
        head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy
        lips, and eat not the bread of men. 
      18So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died;
        and I did in the morning as I was commanded. 
      19And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things
        are to us, that thou doest so? 
      20Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      21Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I
        will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the
        desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons
        and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword. 
      22And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat
        the bread of men. 
      23And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your
        feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your
        iniquities, and mourn one toward another. 
      24Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done
        shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord
        GOD. 
      25Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from
        them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their
        eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their
        daughters, 
      26That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee
        to hear it with thine ears? 
      27In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and
        thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto
        them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 
       EZEKIEL            Chapter 25
       1The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against
        them; 
       3And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith
        the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it
        was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate;
        and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; 
       4Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a
        possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their
        dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy
        milk. 
       5And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a
        couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 
       6For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands,
        and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite
        against the land of Israel; 
       7Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will
        deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from
        the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I
        will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. 
       8Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold,
        the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen; 
       9Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from
        his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country,
        Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim, 
      10Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in
        possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the
        nations. 
      11And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am
        the LORD. 
      12Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the
        house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and
        revenged himself upon them; 
      13Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand
        upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it
        desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword. 
      14And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people
        Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and
        according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the
        Lord GOD. 
      15Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by
        revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy
        it for the old hatred; 
      16Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine
        hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and
        destroy the remnant of the sea coast. 
      17And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes;
        and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance
        upon them. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 26
       1And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the
        month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,        2Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she
        is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I
        shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: 
       3Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O
        Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the
        sea causeth his waves to come up. 
       4And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers:
        I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a
        rock. 
       5It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the
        sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a
        spoil to the nations. 
       6And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword;
        and they shall know that I am the LORD. 
       7For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus
        Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with
        horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much
        people. 
       8He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall
        make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up
        the buckler against thee. 
       9And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes
        he shall break down thy towers. 
      10By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee:
        thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the
        wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as
        men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. 
      11With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he
        shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go
        down to the ground. 
      12And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy
        merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy
        pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy
        dust in the midst of the water. 
      13And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of
        thy harps shall be no more heard. 
      14And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to
        spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have
        spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 
      15Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the
        sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made
        in the midst of thee? 
      16Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones,
        and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they
        shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the
        ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.

      17And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How
        art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the
        renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants,
        which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it! 
      18Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles
        that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure. 
      19For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city,        like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the
        deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee; 
      20When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit,
        with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of
        the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the
        pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of
        the living; 
      21I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be
        sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 27
       1The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 
       2Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; 
       3And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea,
        which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the
        Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. 
       4Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected
        thy beauty. 
       5They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have
        taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. 
       6Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the
        Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of
        Chittim. 
       7Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou
        spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of
        Elishah was that which covered thee. 
       8The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O
        Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. 
       9The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy
        calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to
        occupy thy merchandise. 
      10They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of
        war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy
        comeliness. 
      11The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and
        the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy
        walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect. 
      12Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of
        riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs. 
      13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the
        persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. 
      14They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and
        horsemen and mules. 
      15The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise
        of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and
        ebony. 
      16Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy
        making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and
        broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. 
      17Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded
        in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and
        balm. 
      18Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy
        making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and        white wool. 
      19Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright
        iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. 
      20Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. 
      21Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in
        lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants. 
      22The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they
        occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious
        stones, and gold. 
      23Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and
        Chilmad, were thy merchants. 
      24These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and
        broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and
        made of cedar, among thy merchandise. 
      25The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast
        replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas. 
      26Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath
        broken thee in the midst of the seas. 
      27Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy
        pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all
        thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in
        the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day
        of thy ruin. 
      28The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. 
      29And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the
        sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the
        land; 
      30And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry
        bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow
        themselves in the ashes: 
      31And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them
        with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart
        and bitter wailing. 
      32And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and
        lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed
        in the midst of the sea? 
      33When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people;
        thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy
        riches and of thy merchandise. 
      34In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of
        the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee
        shall fall. 
      35All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and
        their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their
        countenance. 
      36The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a
        terror, and never shalt be any more. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 28
       1The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
        Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I
        sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man,
        and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:        3Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can
        hide from thee: 
       4With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee
        riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: 
       5By thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy
        riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: 
       6Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart
        as the heart of God; 
       7Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of
        the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of
        thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. 
       8They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths
        of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. 
       9Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou
        shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. 
      10Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of
        strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 
      11Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      12Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say
        unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of
        wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 
      13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was
        thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the
        onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle,
        and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was
        prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 
      14Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so:
        thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down
        in the midst of the stones of fire. 
      15Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created,
        till iniquity was found in thee. 
      16By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of
        thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee
        as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O
        covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. 
      17Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted
        thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the
        ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 
      18Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine
        iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffic; therefore will I bring
        forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will
        bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that
        behold thee. 
      19All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee:
        thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more. 
      20Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      21Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it, 
      22And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon;
        and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know
        that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and
        shall be sanctified in her. 
      23For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and
        the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her
        on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 
      24And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel,
        nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that
        despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 
      25Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of
        Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be
        sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell
        in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. 
      26And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and
        plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have
        executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them;
        and they shall know that I am the LORD their God. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 29
       1In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the
        month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy
        against him, and against all Egypt: 
       3Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee,
        Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of
        his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it
        for myself. 
       4But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy
        rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the
        midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto
        thy scales. 
       5And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the
        fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt
        not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to
        the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. 
       6And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD,
        because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. 
       7When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend
        all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and
        madest all their loins to be at a stand. 
       8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon
        thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee. 
       9And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall
        know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and
        I have made it. 
      10Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I
        will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the
        tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. 
      11No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass
        through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years. 
      12And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the
        countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are
        laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the
        Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the
        countries. 
      13Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather
        the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered: 
      14And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to
        return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation;
        and they shall be there a base kingdom.       15It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself
        any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall
        no more rule over the nations. 
      16And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which
        bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after
        them: but they shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 
      17And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first
        month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto
        me, saying, 
      18Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a
        great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every
        shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus,
        for the service that he had served against it: 
      19Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of
        Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her
        multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the
        wages for his army. 
      20I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served
        against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD. 
      21In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud
        forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of
        them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 30
       1The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe
        worth the day! 
       3For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day;
        it shall be the time of the heathen. 
       4And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in
        Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take
        away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. 
       5Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub,
        and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by
        the sword. 
       6Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the
        pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall
        they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD. 
       7And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are
        desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are
        wasted. 
       8And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in
        Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed. 
       9In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the
        careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as
        in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh. 
      10Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to
        cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon. 
      11He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be
        brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against
        Egypt, and fill the land with the slain. 
      12And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of
        the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein,
        by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it.       13Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will
        cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a
        prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of
        Egypt. 
      14And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will
        execute judgments in No. 
      15And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will
        cut off the multitude of No. 
      16And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall
        be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily. 
      17The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and
        these cities shall go into captivity. 
      18At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break
        there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in
        her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go
        into captivity. 
      19Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am
        the LORD. 
      20And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the
        seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me,
        saying, 
      21Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo,
        it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to
        make it strong to hold the sword. 
      22Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king
        of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was
        broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. 
      23And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse
        them through the countries. 
      24And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my
        sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall
        groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. 
      25But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms
        of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD,
        when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and
        he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt. 
      26And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them
        among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 31
       1And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the
        first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me,
        saying, 
       2Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude;
        Whom art thou like in thy greatness? 
       3Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and
        with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was
        among the thick boughs. 
       4The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her
        rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers
        unto all the trees of the field. 
       5Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field,
        and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because
        of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.        6All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his
        branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and
        under his shadow dwelt all great nations. 
       7Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for
        his root was by great waters. 
       8The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees
        were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his
        branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his
        beauty. 
       9I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all
        the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him. 
      10Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up
        thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick
        boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; 
      11I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the
        heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his
        wickedness. 
      12And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and
        have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches
        are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land;
        and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and
        have left him. 
      13Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the
        beasts of the field shall be upon his branches: 
      14To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves
        for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs,
        neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water:
        for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the
        earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to
        the pit. 
      15Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I
        caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the
        floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused
        Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for
        him. 
      16I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him
        down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees
        of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall
        be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. 
      17They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with
        the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in
        the midst of the heathen. 
      18To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees
        of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto
        the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the
        uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh
        and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 32
       1And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the
        first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me,
        saying, 
       2Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say
        unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as
        a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and        troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. 
       3Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out my net over thee
        with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my
        net. 
       4Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the
        open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon
        thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee. 
       5And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys
        with thy height. 
       6I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even
        to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee. 
       7And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the
        stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon
        shall not give her light. 
       8All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set
        darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD. 
       9I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy
        destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not
        known. 
      10Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be
        horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them;
        and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life,
        in the day of thy fall. 
      11For thus saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall
        come upon thee. 
      12By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the
        terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp
        of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed. 
      13I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great
        waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the
        hoofs of beasts trouble them. 
      14Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run
        like oil, saith the Lord GOD. 
      15When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall
        be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them
        that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the LORD. 
      16This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the
        daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her,
        even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord GOD. 
      17It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the
        month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      18Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even
        her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts
        of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. 
      19Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the
        uncircumcised. 
      20They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she
        is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes. 
      21The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of
        hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie
        uncircumcised, slain by the sword. 
      22Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of
        them slain, fallen by the sword:       23Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is
        round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which
        caused terror in the land of the living. 
      24There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of
        them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised
        into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the
        land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go
        down to the pit. 
      25They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her
        multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised,
        slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the
        living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the
        pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain. 
      26There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round
        about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they
        caused their terror in the land of the living. 
      27And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the
        uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war:
        and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their
        iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of
        the mighty in the land of the living. 
      28Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and
        shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword. 
      29There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might
        are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with
        the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit. 
      30There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the
        Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they
        are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that
        be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to
        the pit. 
      31Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his
        multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith
        the Lord GOD. 
      32For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall
        be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain
        with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord
        GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 33
       1Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them,
        When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a
        man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: 
       3If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet,
        and warn the people; 
       4Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not
        warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be
        upon his own head. 
       5He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood
        shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.

       6But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and
        the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from
        among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I        require at the watchman's hand. 
       7So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of
        Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them
        from me. 
       8When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if
        thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man
        shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine
        hand. 
       9Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if
        he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou
        hast delivered thy soul. 
      10Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye
        speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we
        pine away in them, how should we then live? 
      11Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in
        the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and
        live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O
        house of Israel? 
      12Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The
        righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of
        his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not
        fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither
        shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day
        that he sinneth. 
      13When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he
        trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his
        righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he
        hath committed, he shall die for it. 
      14Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn
        from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; 
      15If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk
        in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely
        live, he shall not die. 
      16None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him:
        he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live. 
      17Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal:
        but as for them, their way is not equal. 
      18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth
        iniquity, he shall even die thereby. 
      19But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is
        lawful and right, he shall live thereby. 
      20Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I
        will judge you every one after his ways. 
      21And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the
        tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped
        out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten. 
      22Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that
        was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the
        morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb. 
      23Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      24Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel
        speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are
        many; the land is given us for inheritance. 
      25Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the        blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and
        shall ye possess the land? 
      26Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every
        one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land? 
      27Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely
        they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is
        in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they
        that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. 
      28For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength
        shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none
        shall pass through. 
      29Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land
        most desolate because of all their abominations which they have
        committed. 
      30Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking
        against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak
        one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you,
        and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD. 
      31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before
        thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do
        them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth
        after their covetousness. 
      32And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a
        pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy
        words, but they do them not. 
      33And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they
        know that a prophet hath been among them. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 34
       1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and
        say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to
        the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the
        shepherds feed the flocks? 
       3Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that
        are fed: but ye feed not the flock. 
       4The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that
        which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken,
        neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither
        have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty
        have ye ruled them. 
       5And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they
        became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

       6My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high
        hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and
        none did search or seek after them. 
       7Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 
       8As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey,
        and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there
        was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but
        the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 
       9Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 
      10Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I        will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from
        feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any
        more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not
        be meat for them. 
      11For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my
        sheep, and seek them out. 
      12As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his
        sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will
        deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the
        cloudy and dark day. 
      13And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the
        countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon
        the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited
        places of the country. 
      14I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of
        Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and
        in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. 
      15I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the
        Lord GOD. 
      16I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was
        driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will
        strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the
        strong; I will feed them with judgment. 
      17And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge
        between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats. 
      18Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture,
        but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures?
        and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue
        with your feet? 
      19And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your
        feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. 
      20Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will
        judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. 
      21Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all
        the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; 
      22Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and
        I will judge between cattle and cattle. 
      23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them,
        even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their
        shepherd. 
      24And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among
        them; I the LORD have spoken it. 
      25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the
        evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in
        the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 
      26And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing;
        and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall
        be showers of blessing. 
      27And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall
        yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall
        know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke,
        and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of
        them. 
      28And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the        beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none
        shall make them afraid. 
      29And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no
        more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the
        heathen any more. 
      30Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that
        they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD. 
      31And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God,
        saith the Lord GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 35
       1Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

       3And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am
        against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I
        will make thee most desolate. 
       4I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou
        shalt know that I am the LORD. 
       5Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of
        the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their
        calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end: 
       6Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto
        blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood,
        even blood shall pursue thee. 
       7Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him
        that passeth out and him that returneth. 
       8And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and
        in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain
        with the sword. 
       9I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not
        return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 
      10Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries
        shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there: 
      11Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to
        thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of
        thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them,
        when I have judged thee. 
      12And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy
        blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel,
        saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume. 
      13Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied
        your words against me: I have heard them. 
      14Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make
        thee desolate. 
      15As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel,
        because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be
        desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they
        shall know that I am the LORD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 36
       1Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and
        say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD: 
       2Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you,        Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession: 
       3Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they
        have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye
        might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are
        taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: 
       4Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD;
        Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the
        rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities
        that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of
        the heathen that are round about; 
       5Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy
        have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all
        Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the
        joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a
        prey. 
       6Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the
        mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus
        saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my
        fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen: 
       7Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely
        the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame. 
       8But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches,
        and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to
        come. 
       9For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be
        tilled and sown: 
      10And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all
        of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be
        builded: 
      11And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase
        and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and
        will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know
        that I am the LORD. 
      12Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and
        they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and
        thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men. 
      13Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land
        devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations; 
      14Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations
        any more, saith the Lord GOD. 
      15Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any
        more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more,
        neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord
        GOD. 
      16Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      17Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they
        defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before
        me as the uncleanness of a removed woman. 
      18Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed
        upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it: 
      19And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed
        through the countries: according to their way and according to their
        doings I judged them. 
      20And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they        profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people
        of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land. 
      21But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had
        profaned among the heathen, whither they went. 
      22Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do
        not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's
        sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. 
      23And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the
        heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen
        shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be
        sanctified in you before their eyes. 
      24For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all
        countries, and will bring you into your own land. 
      25Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean:
        from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse
        you. 
      26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within
        you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I
        will give you an heart of flesh. 
      27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my
        statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. 
      28And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye
        shall be my people, and I will be your God. 
      29I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for
        the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. 
      30And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the
        field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the
        heathen. 
      31Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were
        not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your
        iniquities and for your abominations. 
      32Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto
        you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel. 
      33Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you
        from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the
        cities, and the wastes shall be builded. 
      34And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the
        sight of all that passed by. 
      35And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the
        garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are
        become fenced, and are inhabited. 
      36Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the
        LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the
        LORD have spoken it, and I will do it. 
      37Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be inquired of by the
        house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men
        like a flock. 
      38As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so
        shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall
        know that I am the LORD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 37
       1The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of
        the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full        of bones, 
       2And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were
        very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. 
       3And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I
        answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. 
       4Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them,
        O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 
       5Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath
        to enter into you, and ye shall live: 
       6And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and
        cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye
        shall know that I am the LORD. 
       7So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a
        noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his
        bone. 
       8And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them,
        and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. 
       9Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man,
        and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four
        winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 
      10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them,
        and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great
        army. 
      11Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of
        Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost:
        we are cut off for our parts. 
      12Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD;
        Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come
        up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 
      13And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves,
        O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 
      14And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place
        you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken
        it, and performed it, saith the LORD. 
      15The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 
      16Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it,
        For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take
        another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim,
        and for all the house of Israel his companions: 
      17And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become
        one in thine hand. 
      18And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying,
        Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these? 
      19Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick
        of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel
        his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of
        Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. 
      20And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before
        their eyes. 
      21And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the
        children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and
        will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: 
      22And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of        Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no
        more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any
        more at all: 
      23Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor
        with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions:
        but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they
        have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I
        will be their God. 
      24And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have
        one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my
        statutes, and do them. 
      25And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my
        servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell
        therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children
        for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. 
      26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an
        everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply
        them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. 
      27My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and
        they shall be my people. 
      28And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when
        my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 38
       1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       2Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief
        prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 
       3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog,
        the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: 
       4And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will
        bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of
        them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with
        bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: 
       5Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and
        helmet: 
       6Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north
        quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. 
       7Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company
        that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. 
       8After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt
        come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is
        gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which
        have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations,
        and they shall dwell safely all of them. 
       9Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud
        to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with
        thee. 
      10Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same
        time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil
        thought: 
      11And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I
        will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them
        dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, 
      12To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the        desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are
        gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that
        dwell in the midst of the land. 
      13Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young
        lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil?
        hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver
        and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? 
      14Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord
        GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou
        not know it? 
      15And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and
        many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great
        company, and a mighty army: 
      16And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to
        cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee
        against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be
        sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. 
      17Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old
        time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those
        days many years that I would bring thee against them? 
      18And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come
        against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall
        come up in my face. 
      19For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely
        in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; 
      20So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the
        beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the
        earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall
        shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the
        steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. 
      21And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains,
        saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother. 
      22And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I
        will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that
        are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and
        brimstone. 
      23Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known
        in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 39
       1Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith
        the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of
        Meshech and Tubal: 
       2And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and
        will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee
        upon the mountains of Israel: 
       3And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine
        arrows to fall out of thy right hand. 
       4Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy
        bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the
        ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be
        devoured. 
       5Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the
        Lord GOD. 
       6And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly        in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. 
       7So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel;
        and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the
        heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. 
       8Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the
        day whereof I have spoken. 
       9And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall
        set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers,
        the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they
        shall burn them with fire seven years: 
      10So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down
        any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire:
        and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that
        robbed them, saith the Lord GOD. 
      11And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a
        place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the
        east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and
        there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call
        it The valley of Hamongog. 
      12And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that
        they may cleanse the land. 
      13Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to
        them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD. 
      14And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through
        the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face
        of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they
        search. 
      15And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's
        bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried
        it in the valley of Hamongog. 
      16And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they
        cleanse the land. 
      17And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every
        feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves,
        and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do
        sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of
        Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. 
      18Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the
        princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks,
        all of them fatlings of Bashan. 
      19And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be
        drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 
      20Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with
        mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD. 
      21And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall
        see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid
        upon them. 
      22So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from
        that day and forward. 
      23And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into
        captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me,
        therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of
        their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. 
      24According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions        have I done unto them, and hid my face from them. 
      25Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the
        captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel,
        and will be jealous for my holy name; 
      26After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses
        whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in
        their land, and none made them afraid. 
      27When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out
        of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of
        many nations; 
      28Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them
        to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them
        unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. 
      29Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out
        my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 40
       1In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of
        the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after
        that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD
        was upon me, and brought me thither. 
       2In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set
        me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on
        the south. 
       3And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose
        appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in
        his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. 
       4And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and
        hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall show
        thee; for to the intent that I might show them unto thee art thou
        brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel. 
       5And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the
        man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an
        hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed;
        and the height, one reed. 
       6Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up
        the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was
        one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one
        reed broad. 
       7And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and
        between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of
        the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed. 
       8He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed. 
       9Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts
        thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward. 
      10And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side,
        and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts
        had one measure on this side and on that side. 
      11And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and
        the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. 
      12The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side,
        and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers
        were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. 
      13He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the        roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against
        door. 
      14He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the
        court round about the gate. 
      15And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the
        porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits. 
      16And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their
        posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and
        windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees. 
      17Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were
        chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty
        chambers were upon the pavement. 
      18And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of
        the gates was the lower pavement. 
      19Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate
        unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits
        eastward and northward. 
      20And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he
        measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof. 
      21And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on
        that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after
        the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits,
        and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 
      22And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after
        the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went
        up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them. 
      23And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the
        north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an
        hundred cubits. 
      24After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward
        the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof
        according to these measures. 
      25And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about,
        like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five
        and twenty cubits. 
      26And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof
        were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and
        another on that side, upon the posts thereof. 
      27And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he
        measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits. 
      28And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he
        measured the south gate according to these measures; 
      29And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the
        arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows
        in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits
        long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 
      30And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five
        cubits broad. 
      31And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees
        were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps. 
      32And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he
        measured the gate according to these measures. 
      33And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the
        arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were        windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty
        cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 
      34And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees
        were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the
        going up to it had eight steps. 
      35And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to
        these measures; 
      36The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches
        thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty
        cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 
      37And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees
        were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the
        going up to it had eight steps. 
      38And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the
        gates, where they washed the burnt offering. 
      39And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two
        tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin
        offering and the trespass offering. 
      40And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north
        gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch
        of the gate, were two tables. 
      41Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the
        side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.

      42And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a
        cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit
        high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew
        the burnt offering and the sacrifice. 
      43And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon
        the tables was the flesh of the offering. 
      44And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the
        inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their
        prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate
        having the prospect toward the north. 
      45And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the
        south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. 
      46And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the
        priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons
        of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to
        minister unto him. 
      47So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred
        cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house. 
      48And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post
        of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side:
        and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three
        cubits on that side. 
      49The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven
        cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it:
        and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on
        that side. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 41
       1Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six
        cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side,
        which was the breadth of the tabernacle. 
       2And the breadth of the door was ten cubits: and the sides of the door
        were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side:
        and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth,
        twenty cubits. 
       3Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits;
        and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits. 
       4So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth,
        twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the
        most holy place. 
       5After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth
        of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every
        side. 
       6And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in
        order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the
        side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had
        not hold in the wall of the house. 
       7And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the
        side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward
        round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still
        upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by
        the midst. 
       8I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of
        the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits. 
       9The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without,
        was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side
        chambers that were within. 
      10And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round
        about the house on every side. 
      11And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was
        left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south:
        and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round
        about. 
      12Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward
        the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was
        five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits. 
      13So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate
        place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits
        long; 
      14Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place
        toward the east, an hundred cubits. 
      15And he measured the length of the building over against the separate
        place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side
        and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and
        the porches of the court; 
      16The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about
        on their three stories, over against the door, ceiled with wood round
        about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were
        covered; 
      17To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and
        by all the wall round about within and without, by measure. 
      18And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree
        was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces; 
      19So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side,
        and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side:        it was made through all the house round about. 
      20From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees
        made, and on the wall of the temple. 
      21The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary;
        the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other. 
      22The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two
        cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the
        walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table
        that is before the LORD. 
      23And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. 
      24And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves
        for the one door, and two leaves for the other door. 
      25And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims
        and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were
        thick planks upon the face of the porch without. 
      26And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on
        the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers
        of the house, and thick planks. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 42
       1Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the
        north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the
        separate place, and which was before the building toward the north. 
       2Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the
        breadth was fifty cubits. 
       3Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and
        over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery
        against gallery in three stories. 
       4And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a
        way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north. 
       5Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher
        than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. 
       6For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of
        the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the
        lowest and the middlemost from the ground. 
       7And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the
        utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was
        fifty cubits. 
       8For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty
        cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits. 
       9And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one
        goeth into them from the utter court. 
      10The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward
        the east, over against the separate place, and over against the
        building. 
      11And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which
        were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all
        their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according
        to their doors. 
      12And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south
        was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the
        wall toward the east, as one entereth into them. 
      13Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers,
        which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the        priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things:
        there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and
        the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy. 
      14When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the
        holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their
        garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on
        other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the
        people. 
      15Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought
        me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and
        measured it round about. 
      16He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred
        reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 
      17He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring
        reed round about. 
      18He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring
        reed. 
      19He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds
        with the measuring reed. 
      20He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five
        hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation
        between the sanctuary and the profane place. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 43
       1Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh
        toward the east: 
       2And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the
        east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth
        shined with his glory. 
       3And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw,
        even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the
        city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river
        Chebar; and I fell upon my face. 
       4And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate
        whose prospect is toward the east. 
       5So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and,
        behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. 
       6And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood
        by me. 
       7And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the
        place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the
        children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of
        Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their
        whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places. 
       8In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post
        by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled
        my holy name by their abominations that they have committed:
        wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger. 
       9Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their
        kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever. 
      10Thou son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may
        be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern. 
      11And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, show them the form
        of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof,        and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the
        ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws
        thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole
        form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them. 
      12This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole
        limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law
        of the house. 
      13And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit
        is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and
        the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round
        about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the
        altar. 
      14And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be
        two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle
        even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one
        cubit. 
      15So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward
        shall be four horns. 
      16And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in
        the four squares thereof. 
      17And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in
        the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a
        cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs
        shall look toward the east. 
      18And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are
        the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to
        offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon. 
      19And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of
        Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord
        GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering. 
      20And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four
        horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the
        border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it. 
      21Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall
        burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary. 
      22And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without
        blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they
        did cleanse it with the bullock. 
      23When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young
        bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. 
      24And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast
        salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering
        unto the LORD. 
      25Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering:
        they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock,
        without blemish. 
      26Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall
        consecrate themselves. 
      27And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth
        day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon
        the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the
        Lord GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 44
       1Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary        which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. 
       2Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be
        opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of
        Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. 
       3It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread
        before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate,
        and shall go out by the way of the same. 
       4Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I
        looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the
        LORD: and I fell upon my face. 
       5And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with
        thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee
        concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the
        laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every
        going forth of the sanctuary. 
       6And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel,
        Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of
        all your abominations, 
       7In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in
        heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute
        it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and
        they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations. 
       8And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set
        keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves. 
       9Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor
        uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any
        stranger that is among the children of Israel. 
      10And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went
        astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall
        even bear their iniquity. 
      11Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the
        gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the
        burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand
        before them to minister unto them. 
      12Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the
        house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up
        mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their
        iniquity. 
      13And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest
        unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy
        place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which
        they have committed. 
      14But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the
        service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein. 
      15But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge
        of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they
        shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand
        before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:

      16They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my
        table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. 
      17And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of
        the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no
        wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the        inner court, and within. 
      18They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen
        breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any
        thing that causeth sweat. 
      19And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter
        court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they
        ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on
        other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their
        garments. 
      20Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow
        long; they shall only poll their heads. 
      21Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner
        court. 
      22Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put
        away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel,
        or a widow that had a priest before. 
      23And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and
        profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

      24And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge
        it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my
        statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. 
      25And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for
        father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or
        for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves. 
      26And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. 
      27And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner
        court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering,
        saith the Lord GOD. 
      28And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance:
        and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their
        possession. 
      29They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the
        trespass offering: and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be
        theirs. 
      30And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every
        oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the
        priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough,
        that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house. 
      31The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or
        torn, whether it be fowl or beast. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 45
       1Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye
        shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land:
        the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and
        the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the
        borders thereof round about. 
       2Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with
        five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round
        about for the suburbs thereof. 
       3And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty
        thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the
        sanctuary and the most holy place.        4The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers
        of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD:
        and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the
        sanctuary. 
       5And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of
        breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for
        themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers. 
       6And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad,
        and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the
        holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel. 
       7And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the
        other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession
        of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the
        possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the
        east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the
        portions, from the west border unto the east border. 
       8In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall
        no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give
        to the house of Israel according to their tribes. 
       9Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel:
        remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take
        away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD. 
      10Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. 
      11The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may
        contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of
        an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer. 
      12And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and
        twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh. 
      13This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah
        of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of
        an homer of barley: 
      14Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the
        tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths;
        for ten baths are an homer: 
      15And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat
        pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering,
        and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the
        Lord GOD. 
      16All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in
        Israel. 
      17And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat
        offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons,
        and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he
        shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt
        offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the
        house of Israel. 
      18Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the
        month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse
        the sanctuary: 
      19And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put
        it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the
        settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner
        court. 
      20And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that        erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house. 
      21In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have
        the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

      22And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all
        the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering. 
      23And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the
        LORD, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven
        days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin offering. 
      24And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and
        an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah. 
      25In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do
        the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin
        offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat
        offering, and according to the oil. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 46
       1Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh
        toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the
        sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall
        be opened. 
       2And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate
        without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests
        shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he
        shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth;
        but the gate shall not be shut until the evening. 
       3Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this
        gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons. 
       4And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in
        the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without
        blemish. 
       5And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat
        offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil
        to an ephah. 
       6And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without
        blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish. 
       7And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an
        ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain
        unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah. 
       8And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the
        porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof. 
       9But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the
        solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to
        worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that
        entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of
        the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he
        came in, but shall go forth over against it. 
      10And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in;
        and when they go forth, shall go forth. 
      11And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be
        an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he
        is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah. 
      12Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace
        offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate
        that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering        and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall
        go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate. 
      13Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD of a lamb of
        the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning. 
      14And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the
        sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to
        temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a
        perpetual ordinance unto the LORD. 
      15Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil,
        every morning for a continual burnt offering. 
      16Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his
        sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their
        possession by inheritance. 
      17But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then
        it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the
        prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them. 
      18Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by
        oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give
        his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not
        scattered every man from his possession. 
      19After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the
        gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the
        north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward. 
      20Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil
        the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the
        meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to
        sanctify the people. 
      21Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass
        by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the
        court there was a court. 
      22In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty
        cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.

      23And there was a row of building round about in them, round about them
        four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about.

      24Then said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where
        the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 47
       1Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and,
        behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house
        eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and
        the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at
        the south side of the altar. 
       2Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me
        about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh
        eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. 
       3And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward,
        he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters;
        the waters were to the ankles. 
       4Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the
        waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought
        me through; the waters were to the loins. 
       5Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not        pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that
        could not be passed over. 
       6And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought
        me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. 
       7Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very
        many trees on the one side and on the other. 
       8Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country,
        and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought
        forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 
       9And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which
        moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there
        shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall
        come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live
        whither the river cometh. 
      10And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from
        Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth
        nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of
        the great sea, exceeding many. 
      11But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be
        healed; they shall be given to salt. 
      12And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that
        side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade,
        neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new
        fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out
        of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the
        leaf thereof for medicine. 
      13Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall
        inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph
        shall have two portions. 
      14And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which
        I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land
        shall fall unto you for inheritance. 
      15And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from
        the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad; 
      16Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus
        and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of
        Hauran. 
      17And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of
        Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this
        is the north side. 
      18And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus,
        and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the
        border unto the east sea. And this is the east side. 
      19And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife
        in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side
        southward. 
      20The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man
        come over against Hamath. This is the west side. 
      21So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of
        Israel. 
      22And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an
        inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you,
        which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as
        born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have        inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 
      23And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger
        sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord
        GOD. 

       EZEKIEL            Chapter 48
       1Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the
        coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the
        border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are
        his sides east and west; a portion for Dan. 
       2And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a
        portion for Asher. 
       3And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west
        side, a portion for Naphtali. 
       4And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side,
        a portion for Manasseh. 
       5And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side,
        a portion for Ephraim. 
       6And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west
        side, a portion for Reuben. 
       7And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a
        portion for Judah. 
       8And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side,
        shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty
        thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts,
        from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in
        the midst of it. 
       9The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and
        twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. 
      10And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation;
        toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the
        west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in
        breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and
        the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof. 
      11It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok;
        which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of
        Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. 
      12And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a
        thing most holy by the border of the Levites. 
      13And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have
        five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all
        the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten
        thousand. 
      14And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the
        firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD. 
      15And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the
        five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for
        dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst
        thereof. 
      16And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand
        and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred,
        and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west
        side four thousand and five hundred. 
      17And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and        fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the
        east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and
        fifty. 
      18And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy
        portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward:
        and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and
        the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.

      19And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of
        Israel. 
      20All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty
        thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the
        possession of the city. 
      21And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the
        other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over
        against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east
        border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward
        the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it
        shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be
        in the midst thereof. 
      22Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession
        of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's,
        between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for
        the prince. 
      23As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side,
        Benjamin shall have a portion. 
      24And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side,
        Simeon shall have a portion. 
      25And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side,
        Issachar a portion. 
      26And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side,
        Zebulun a portion. 
      27And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side,
        Gad a portion. 
      28And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border
        shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to
        the river toward the great sea. 
      29This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of
        Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord
        GOD. 
      30And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four
        thousand and five hundred measures. 
      31And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of
        Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah,
        one gate of Levi. 
      32And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates;
        and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. 
      33And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and
        three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of
        Zebulun. 
      34At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three
        gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali. 
      35It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the
        city from that day shall be, The LORD is there. 
       DANIEL             Chapter  1
       1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came
        Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 
       2And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of
        the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of
        Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the
        treasure house of his god. 
       3And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he
        should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's
        seed, and of the princes; 
       4Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in
        all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and
        such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom
        they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. 
       5And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and
        of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at
        the end thereof they might stand before the king. 
       6Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah,
        Mishael, and Azariah: 
       7Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto
        Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to
        Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. 
       8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself
        with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he
        drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he
        might not defile himself. 
       9Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the
        prince of the eunuchs. 
      10And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the
        king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he
        see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort?
        then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. 
      11Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set
        over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 
      12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us
        pulse to eat, and water to drink. 
      13Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the
        countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's
        meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. 
      14So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. 
      15And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and
        fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of
        the king's meat. 
      16Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that
        they should drink; and gave them pulse. 
      17As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all
        learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and
        dreams. 
      18Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring
        them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before
        Nebuchadnezzar. 
      19And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none
        like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they        before the king. 
      20And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king
        inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the
        magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. 
      21And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. 

       DANIEL             Chapter  2
       1And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar
        dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep
        brake from him. 
       2Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers,
        and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to show the king his
        dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 
       3And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit
        was troubled to know the dream. 
       4Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for
        ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the
        interpretation. 
       5The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from
        me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the
        interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses
        shall be made a dunghill. 
       6But if ye show the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall
        receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore show me
        the dream, and the interpretation thereof. 
       7They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the
        dream, and we will show the interpretation of it. 
       8The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain
        the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. 
       9But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one
        decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak
        before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and
        I shall know that ye can show me the interpretation thereof. 
      10The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man
        upon the earth that can show the king's matter: therefore there is no
        king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or
        astrologer, or Chaldean. 
      11And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none
        other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose
        dwelling is not with flesh. 
      12For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to
        destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 
      13And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they
        sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. 
      14Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of
        the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of
        Babylon: 
      15He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree
        so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 
      16Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him
        time, and that he would show the king the interpretation. 
      17Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah,
        Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: 
      18That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this        secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest
        of the wise men of Babylon. 
      19Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then
        Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 
      20Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and
        ever: for wisdom and might are his: 
      21And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and
        setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to
        them that know understanding: 
      22He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the
        darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. 
      23I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast
        given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we
        desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's
        matter. 
      24Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to
        destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him;
        Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and
        I will show unto the king the interpretation. 
      25Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus
        unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make
        known unto the king the interpretation. 
      26The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar,
        Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and
        the interpretation thereof? 
      27Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret
        which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers,
        the magicians, the soothsayers, show unto the king; 
      28But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known
        to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy
        dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; 
      29As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed,
        what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets
        maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. 
      30But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that
        I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make
        known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the
        thoughts of thy heart. 
      31Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image,
        whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form
        thereof was terrible. 
      32This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of
        silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 
      33His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 
      34Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote
        the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to
        pieces. 
      35Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold,
        broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer
        threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was
        found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great
        mountain, and filled the whole earth. 
      36This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before
        the king.       37Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given
        thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. 
      38And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field
        and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath
        made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. 
      39And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and
        another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the
        earth. 
      40And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron
        breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh
        all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 
      41And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and
        part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it
        of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed
        with miry clay. 
      42And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so
        the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 
      43And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle
        themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to
        another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. 
      44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a
        kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be
        left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all
        these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. 
      45Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain
        without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the
        clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the
        king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and
        the interpretation thereof sure. 
      46Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped
        Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet
        odours unto him. 
      47The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your
        God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets,
        seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. 
      48Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts,
        and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of
        the governors over all the wise men of Babylon. 
      49Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and
        Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat
        in the gate of the king. 

       DANIEL             Chapter  3
       1Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was
        threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up
        in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 
       2Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the
        governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the
        counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to
        come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had
        set up. 
       3Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the
        treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the
        provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image
        that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the        image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 
       4Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people,
        nations, and languages, 
       5That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp,
        sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and
        worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: 
       6And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be
        cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 
       7Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the
        cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all
        the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped
        the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 
       8Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the
        Jews. 
       9They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for
        ever. 
      10Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the
        sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer,
        and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

      11And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast
        into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 
      12There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the
        province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O
        king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship
        the golden image which thou hast set up. 
      13Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach,
        Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king. 
      14Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach,
        Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the
        golden image which I have set up? 
      15Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet,
        flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music,
        ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye
        worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a
        burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out
        of my hands? 
      16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O
        Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. 
      17If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the
        burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O
        king. 
      18But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy
        gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 
      19Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was
        changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake,
        and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more
        than it was wont to be heated. 
      20And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind
        Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning
        fiery furnace. 
      21Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their
        hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the
        burning fiery furnace.       22Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace
        exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up
        Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 
      23And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound
        into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 
      24Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and
        spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound
        into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king,
        True, O king. 
      25He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst
        of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is
        like the Son of God. 
      26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery
        furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye
        servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then
        Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.

      27And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors,
        being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire
        had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were
        their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. 
      28Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach,
        Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his
        servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and
        yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god,
        except their own God. 
      29Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language,
        which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and
        Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a
        dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this
        sort. 
      30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the
        province of Babylon. 

       DANIEL             Chapter  4
       1Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages,
        that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. 
       2I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God
        hath wrought toward me. 
       3How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom
        is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to
        generation. 
       4I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my
        palace: 
       5I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and
        the visions of my head troubled me. 
       6Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon
        before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of
        the dream. 
       7Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the
        soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make
        known unto me the interpretation thereof. 
       8But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was
        Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the
        spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,        9O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the
        spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee,
        tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the
        interpretation thereof. 
      10Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold, a
        tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. 
      11The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto
        heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: 
      12The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it
        was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and
        the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh
        was fed of it. 
      13I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher
        and an holy one came down from heaven; 
      14He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his
        branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts
        get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches: 
      15Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a
        band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it
        be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts
        in the grass of the earth: 
      16Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given
        unto him: and let seven times pass over him. 
      17This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the
        word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that
        the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to
        whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. 
      18This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar,
        declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of
        my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but
        thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. 
      19Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour,
        and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said,
        Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof,
        trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be
        to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine
        enemies. 
      20The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height
        reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; 
      21Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was
        meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon
        whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: 
      22It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy
        greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the
        end of the earth. 
      23And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from
        heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the
        stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and
        brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the
        dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field,
        till seven times pass over him; 
      24This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the
        most High, which is come upon my lord the king: 
      25That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with        the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as
        oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times
        shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the
        kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. 
      26And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy
        kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known
        that the heavens do rule. 
      27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break
        off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy
        to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. 
      28All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. 
      29At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of
        Babylon. 
      30The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have
        built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for
        the honour of my majesty? 
      31While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from
        heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The
        kingdom is departed from thee. 
      32And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with
        the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen,
        and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most
        High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he
        will. 
      33The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was
        driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with
        the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers,
        and his nails like birds' claws. 
      34And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto
        heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the
        most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose
        dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from
        generation to generation: 
      35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he
        doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the
        inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto
        him, What doest thou? 
      36At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my
        kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my
        counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my
        kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. 
      37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven,
        all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk
        in pride he is able to abase. 

       DANIEL             Chapter  5
       1Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords,
        and drank wine before the thousand. 
       2Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden
        and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of
        the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes,
        his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. 
       3Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the
        temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and
        his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.        4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of
        brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. 
       5In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over
        against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's
        palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 
       6Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled
        him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote
        one against another. 
       7The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and
        the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of
        Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the
        interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a
        chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the
        kingdom. 
       8Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the
        writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. 
       9Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was
        changed in him, and his lords were astonied. 
      10Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came
        into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live
        for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance
        be changed: 
      11There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy
        gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and
        wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king
        Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master
        of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; 
      12Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding,
        interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and dissolving
        of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named
        Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will show the
        interpretation. 
      13Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and
        said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of
        the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?

      14I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee,
        and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in
        thee. 
      15And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before
        me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the
        interpretation thereof: but they could not show the interpretation of
        the thing: 
      16And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and
        dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known
        to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet,
        and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler
        in the kingdom. 
      17Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to
        thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing
        unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. 
      18O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a
        kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: 
      19And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and        languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and
        whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he
        would he put down. 
      20But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he
        was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

      21And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like
        the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him
        with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven;
        till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and
        that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. 
      22And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though
        thou knewest all this; 
      23But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have
        brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy
        lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and
        thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood,
        and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose
        hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not
        glorified: 
      24Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was
        written. 
      25And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL,
        UPHARSIN. 
      26This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy
        kingdom, and finished it. 
      27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 
      28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. 
      29Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and
        put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation
        concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 
      30In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 
      31And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and
        two years old. 

       DANIEL             Chapter  6
       1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty
        princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; 
       2And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the
        princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no
        damage. 
       3Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes,
        because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set
        him over the whole realm. 
       4Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against
        Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor
        fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or
        fault found in him. 
       5Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this
        Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. 
       6Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and
        said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. 
       7All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes,
        the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to        establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever
        shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee,
        O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 
       8Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be
        not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which
        altereth not. 
       9Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. 
      10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his
        house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he
        kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks
        before his God, as he did aforetime. 
      11Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making
        supplication before his God. 
      12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's
        decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask
        a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O
        king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and
        said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and
        Persians, which altereth not. 
      13Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of
        the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king,
        nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three
        times a day. 
      14Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with
        himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured
        till the going down of the sun to deliver him. 
      15Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know,
        O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor
        statute which the king establisheth may be changed. 
      16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into
        the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God
        whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. 
      17And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the
        king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords;
        that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. 
      18Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting:
        neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep
        went from him. 
      19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto
        the den of lions. 
      20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto
        Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of
        the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to
        deliver thee from the lions? 
      21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. 
      22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that
        they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in
        me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. 
      23Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they
        should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of
        the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he
        believed in his God. 
      24And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused
        Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their        children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and
        brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of
        the den. 
      25Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that
        dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. 
      26I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and
        fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast
        for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his
        dominion shall be even unto the end. 
      27He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in
        heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the
        lions. 
      28So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of
        Cyrus the Persian. 

       DANIEL             Chapter  7
       1In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream
        and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and
        told the sum of the matters. 
       2Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the
        four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. 
       3And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

       4The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the
        wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and
        made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.

       5And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up
        itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between
        the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much
        flesh. 
       6After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon
        the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads;
        and dominion was given to it. 
       7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast,
        dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron
        teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with
        the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were
        before it; and it had ten horns. 
       8I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another
        little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked
        up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of
        man, and a mouth speaking great things. 
       9I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did
        sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like
        the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as
        burning fire. 
      10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand
        thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand
        stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. 
      11I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn
        spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body
        destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 
      12As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken
        away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.       13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came
        with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they
        brought him near before him. 
      14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all
        people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an
        everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that
        which shall not be destroyed. 
      15I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the
        visions of my head troubled me. 
      16I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth
        of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of
        the things. 
      17These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise
        out of the earth. 
      18But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess
        the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. 
      19Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse
        from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron,
        and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped
        the residue with his feet; 
      20And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which
        came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes,
        and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout
        than his fellows. 
      21I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed
        against them; 
      22Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints
        of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the
        kingdom. 
      23Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon
        earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the
        whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 
      24And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:
        and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the
        first, and he shall subdue three kings. 
      25And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear
        out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws:
        and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the
        dividing of time. 
      26But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to
        consume and to destroy it unto the end. 
      27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under
        the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the
        most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions
        shall serve and obey him. 
      28Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations
        much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the
        matter in my heart. 

       DANIEL             Chapter  8
       1In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared
        unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at
        the first. 
       2And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at
        Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in        a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. 
       3Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before
        the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but
        one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. 
       4I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that
        no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could
        deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became
        great. 
       5And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on
        the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat
        had a notable horn between his eyes. 
       6And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing
        before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. 
       7And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler
        against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there
        was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to
        the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could
        deliver the ram out of his hand. 
       8Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the
        great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward
        the four winds of heaven. 
       9And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed
        exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward
        the pleasant land. 
      10And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some
        of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. 
      11Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him
        the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary
        was cast down. 
      12And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of
        transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it
        practiced, and prospered. 
      13Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that
        certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning
        the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give
        both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? 
      14And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then
        shall the sanctuary be cleansed. 
      15And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and
        sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the
        appearance of a man. 
      16And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called,
        and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. 
      17So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and
        fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for
        at the time of the end shall be the vision. 
      18Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face
        toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. 
      19And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last
        end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. 
      20The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and
        Persia. 
      21And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is
        between his eyes is the first king.       22Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms
        shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. 
      23And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are
        come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding
        dark sentences, shall stand up. 
      24And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall
        destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall
        destroy the mighty and the holy people. 
      25And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his
        hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall
        destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;
        but he shall be broken without hand. 
      26And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true:
        wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. 
      27And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up,
        and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but
        none understood it. 

       DANIEL             Chapter  9
       1In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the
        Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; 
       2In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the
        number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah
        the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the
        desolations of Jerusalem. 
       3And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and
        supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: 
       4And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said,
        O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to
        them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; 
       5We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly,
        and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy
        judgments: 
       6Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake
        in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all
        the people of the land. 
       7O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of
        faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of
        Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off,
        through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of
        their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. 
       8O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our
        princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. 
       9To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have
        rebelled against him; 
      10Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his
        laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. 
      11Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that
        they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us,
        and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God,
        because we have sinned against him. 
      12And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and
        against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil:
        for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon
        Jerusalem. 
      13As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us:
        yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might
        turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. 
      14Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon
        us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he
        doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. 
      15And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of
        the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as
        at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. 
      16O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine
        anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy
        mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our
        fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that
        are about us. 
      17Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his
        supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is
        desolate, for the Lord's sake. 
      18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold
        our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do
        not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses,
        but for thy great mercies. 
      19O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for
        thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by
        thy name. 
      20And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the
        sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the
        LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; 
      21Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I
        had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly,
        touched me about the time of the evening oblation. 
      22And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now
        come forth to give thee skill and understanding. 
      23At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and
        I am come to show thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore
        understand the matter, and consider the vision. 
      24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city,
        to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make
        reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting
        righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint
        the most Holy. 
      25Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the
        commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the
        Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street
        shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. 
      26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not
        for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall
        destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with
        a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 
      27And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the
        midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to
        cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it
        desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be
        poured upon the desolate. 

       DANIEL             Chapter 10       1In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto
        Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true,
        but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had
        understanding of the vision. 
       2In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. 
       3I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth,
        neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were
        fulfilled. 
       4And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the
        side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; 
       5Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man
        clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: 
       6His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of
        lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet
        like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the
        voice of a multitude. 
       7And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw
        not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled
        to hide themselves. 
       8Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there
        remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into
        corruption, and I retained no strength. 
       9Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his
        words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the
        ground. 
      10And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon
        the palms of my hands. 
      11And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the
        words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I
        now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood
        trembling. 
      12Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that
        thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself
        before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 
      13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty
        days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me;
        and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 
      14Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in
        the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. 
      15And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the
        ground, and I became dumb. 
      16And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my
        lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood
        before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me,
        and I have retained no strength. 
      17For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for
        as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is
        there breath left in me. 
      18Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a
        man, and he strengthened me, 
      19And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be
        strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was
        strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened
        me.       20Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I
        return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth,
        lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. 
      21But I will show thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth:
        and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael
        your prince. 

       DANIEL             Chapter 11
       1Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm
        and to strengthen him. 
       2And now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet
        three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they
        all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all
        against the realm of Grecia. 
       3And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great
        dominion, and do according to his will. 
       4And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be
        divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity,
        nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall
        be plucked up, even for others beside those. 
       5And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes;
        and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion
        shall be a great dominion. 
       6And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the
        king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to
        make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm;
        neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and
        they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that
        strengthened her in these times. 
       7But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate,
        which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of
        the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall
        prevail: 
       8And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their
        princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and
        he shall continue more years than the king of the north. 
       9So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall
        return into his own land. 
      10But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of
        great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass
        through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his
        fortress. 
      11And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come
        forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he
        shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given
        into his hand. 
      12And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted
        up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be
        strengthened by it. 
      13For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a
        multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after
        certain years with a great army and with much riches. 
      14And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the
        south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to
        establish the vision; but they shall fall.       15So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take
        the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not
        withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any
        strength to withstand. 
      16But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will,
        and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious
        land, which by his hand shall be consumed. 
      17He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole
        kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall
        give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not
        stand on his side, neither be for him. 
      18After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take
        many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach
        offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it
        to turn upon him. 
      19Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he
        shall stumble and fall, and not be found. 
      20Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of
        the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in
        anger, nor in battle. 
      21And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall
        not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably,
        and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 
      22And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him,
        and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. 
      23And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he
        shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. 
      24He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the
        province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor
        his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and
        spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the
        strong holds, even for a time. 
      25And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of
        the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be
        stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall
        not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him. 
      26Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and
        his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain. 
      27And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall
        speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end
        shall be at the time appointed. 
      28Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart
        shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and
        return to his own land. 
      29At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but
        it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. 
      30For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall
        be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy
        covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence
        with them that forsake the holy covenant. 
      31And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the
        sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and
        they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. 
      32And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by        flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong,
        and do exploits. 
      33And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet
        they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by
        spoil, many days. 
      34Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help:
        but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. 
      35And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to
        purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because
        it is yet for a time appointed. 
      36And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt
        himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak
        marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the
        indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be
        done. 
      37Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of
        women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. 
      38But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom
        his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with
        precious stones, and pleasant things. 
      39Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he
        shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to
        rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. 
      40And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him:
        and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind,
        with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall
        enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. 
      41He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall
        be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and
        Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 
      42He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land
        of Egypt shall not escape. 
      43But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and
        over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the
        Ethiopians shall be at his steps. 
      44But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him:
        therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly
        to make away many. 
      45And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in
        the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none
        shall help him. 

       DANIEL             Chapter 12
       1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which
        standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of
        trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same
        time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that
        shall be found written in the book. 
       2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
        some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

       3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament;
        and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and
        ever. 
       4But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the        time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be
        increased. 
       5Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on
        this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the
        bank of the river. 
       6And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters
        of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? 
       7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of
        the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto
        heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a
        time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to
        scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be
        finished. 
       8And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall
        be the end of these things? 
       9And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and
        sealed till the time of the end. 
      10Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked
        shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the
        wise shall understand. 
      11And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and
        the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a
        thousand two hundred and ninety days. 
      12Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred
        and five and thirty days. 
      13But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand
        in thy lot at the end of the days. 

       HOSEA              Chapter  1
       1The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the
        days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in
        the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. 
       2The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to
        Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of
        whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from
        the LORD. 
       3So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived,
        and bare him a son. 
       4And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little
        while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu,
        and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. 
       5And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of
        Israel in the valley of Jezreel. 
       6And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him,
        Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house
        of Israel; but I will utterly take them away. 
       7But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by
        the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor
        by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. 
       8Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son. 
       9Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I
        will not be your God. 
      10Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the
        sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to        pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my
        people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the
        living God. 
      11Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be
        gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall
        come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel. 

       HOSEA              Chapter  2
       1Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. 
       2Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I
        her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her
        sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts; 
       3Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born,
        and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay
        her with thirst. 
       4And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children
        of whoredoms. 
       5For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath
        done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give
        me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.

       6Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a
        wall, that she shall not find her paths. 
       7And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake
        them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall
        she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it
        better with me than now. 
       8For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and
        multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. 
       9Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof,
        and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my
        flax given to cover her nakedness. 
      10And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and
        none shall deliver her out of mine hand. 
      11I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new
        moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts. 
      12And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath
        said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will
        make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them. 
      13And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned
        incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her
        jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.

      14Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the
        wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. 
      15And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of
        Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of
        her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of
        Egypt. 
      16And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me
        Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. 
      17For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they
        shall no more be remembered by their name. 
      18And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of        the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things
        of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle
        out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely. 
      19And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee
        unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and
        in mercies. 
      20I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know
        the LORD. 
      21And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I
        will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; 
      22And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and
        they shall hear Jezreel. 
      23And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon
        her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were
        not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my
        God. 

       HOSEA              Chapter  3
       1Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her
        friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward
        the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of
        wine. 
       2So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer
        of barley, and an half homer of barley: 
       3And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt
        not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I
        also be for thee. 
       4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and
        without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and
        without an ephod, and without teraphim: 
       5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD
        their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his
        goodness in the latter days. 

       HOSEA              Chapter  4
       1Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a
        controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no
        truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. 
       2By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing
        adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. 
       3Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein
        shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of
        heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. 
       4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as
        they that strive with the priest. 
       5Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall
        with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother. 
       6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast
        rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no
        priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will
        also forget thy children. 
       7As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I
        change their glory into shame. 
       8They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their
        iniquity.        9And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them
        for their ways, and reward them their doings. 
      10For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom,
        and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to
        the LORD. 
      11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. 
      12My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto
        them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they
        have gone a whoring from under their God. 
      13They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon
        the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow
        thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and
        your spouses shall commit adultery. 
      14I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your
        spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with
        whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that
        doth not understand shall fall. 
      15Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and
        come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The
        LORD liveth. 
      16For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will
        feed them as a lamb in a large place. 
      17Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone. 
      18Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her
        rulers with shame do love, Give ye. 
      19The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed
        because of their sacrifices. 

       HOSEA              Chapter  5
       1Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye
        ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have
        been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. 
       2And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been
        a rebuker of them all. 
       3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim,
        thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. 
       4They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the
        spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known
        the LORD. 
       5And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall
        Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with
        them. 
       6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the
        LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from
        them. 
       7They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have
        begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their
        portions. 
       8Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at
        Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin. 
       9Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of
        Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. 
      10The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore
        I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.       11Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly
        walked after the commandment. 
      12Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah
        as rottenness. 
      13When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went
        Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not
        heal you, nor cure you of your wound. 
      14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the
        house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away,
        and none shall rescue him. 
      15I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their
        offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me
        early. 

       HOSEA              Chapter  6
       1Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will
        heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 
       2After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us
        up, and we shall live in his sight. 
       3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth
        is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as
        the latter and former rain unto the earth. 
       4O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto
        thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew
        it goeth away. 
       5Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the
        words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth
        forth. 
       6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more
        than burnt offerings. 
       7But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they
        dealt treacherously against me. 
       8Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with
        blood. 
       9And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests
        murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. 
      10I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the
        whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled. 
      11Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the
        captivity of my people. 

       HOSEA              Chapter  7
       1When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was
        discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood;
        and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without. 
       2And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their
        wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are
        before my face. 
       3They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with
        their lies. 
       4They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth
        from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened. 
       5In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of
        wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.        6For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in
        wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth
        as a flaming fire. 
       7They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all
        their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto
        me. 
       8Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake
        not turned. 
       9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea,
        gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not. 
      10And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not
        return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this. 
      11Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt,
        they go to Assyria. 
      12When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them
        down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their
        congregation hath heard. 
      13Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them!
        because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed
        them, yet they have spoken lies against me. 
      14And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled
        upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they
        rebel against me. 
      15Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine
        mischief against me. 
      16They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow:
        their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue:
        this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. 

       HOSEA              Chapter  8
       1Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the
        house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and
        trespassed against my law. 
       2Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. 
       3Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue
        him. 
       4They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I
        knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them
        idols, that they may be cut off. 
       5Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled
        against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? 
       6For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not
        God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. 
       7For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it
        hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the
        strangers shall swallow it up. 
       8Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a
        vessel wherein is no pleasure. 
       9For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim
        hath hired lovers. 
      10Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather
        them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of
        princes. 
      11Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto        him to sin. 
      12I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were
        counted as a strange thing. 
      13They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat
        it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their
        iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt. 
      14For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah
        hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his
        cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. 

       HOSEA              Chapter  9
       1Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a
        whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. 
       2The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine
        shall fail in her. 
       3They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to
        Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. 
       4They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they
        be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the
        bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their
        bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD. 
       5What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the
        LORD? 
       6For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather
        them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their
        silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their
        tabernacles. 
       7The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come;
        Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is
        mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred. 
       8The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare
        of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. 
       9They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah:
        therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. 
      10I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as
        the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to
        Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their
        abominations were according as they loved. 
      11As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the
        birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. 
      12Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that
        there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart
        from them! 
      13Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim
        shall bring forth his children to the murderer. 
      14Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb
        and dry breasts. 
      15All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the
        wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I
        will love them no more: all their princes are revolters. 
      16Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit:
        yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit
        of their womb. 
      17My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him:        and they shall be wanderers among the nations. 

       HOSEA              Chapter 10
       1Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself:
        according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars;
        according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images. 
       2Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall
        break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. 
       3For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the
        LORD; what then should a king do to us? 
       4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus
        judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field. 
       5The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of
        Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests
        thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is
        departed from it. 
       6It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb:
        Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own
        counsel. 
       7As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water. 
       8The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed:
        the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they
        shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us. 
       9O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood:
        the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not
        overtake them. 
      10It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall
        be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their
        two furrows. 
      11And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out
        the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim
        to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods. 
      12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your
        fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain
        righteousness upon you. 
      13Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the
        fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude
        of thy mighty men. 
      14Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy
        fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day
        of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children. 
      15So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a
        morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off. 

       HOSEA              Chapter 11
       1When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of
        Egypt. 
       2As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto
        Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. 
       3I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew
        not that I healed them. 
       4I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to
        them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat
        unto them.        5He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be
        his king, because they refused to return. 
       6And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his
        branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels. 
       7And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called
        them to the most High, none at all would exalt him. 
       8How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel?
        how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine
        heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. 
       9I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to
        destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst
        of thee: and I will not enter into the city. 
      10They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he
        shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west. 
      11They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the
        land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the
        LORD. 
      12Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with
        deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the
        saints. 

       HOSEA              Chapter 12
       1Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily
        increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the
        Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. 
       2The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob
        according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense
        him. 
       3He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he
        had power with God: 
       4Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made
        supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake
        with us; 
       5Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial. 
       6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on
        thy God continually. 
       7He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth
        to oppress. 
       8And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out
        substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that
        were sin. 
       9And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make
        thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast. 
      10I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions,
        and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. 
      11Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice
        bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of
        the fields. 
      12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a
        wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. 
      13And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a
        prophet was he preserved. 
      14Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave
        his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. 
       HOSEA              Chapter 13
       1When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when
        he offended in Baal, he died. 
       2And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of
        their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of
        it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that
        sacrifice kiss the calves. 
       3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew
        that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out
        of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. 
       4Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know
        no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. 
       5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. 
       6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled,
        and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. 
       7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will
        I observe them: 
       8I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will
        rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a
        lion: the wild beast shall tear them. 
       9O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help. 
      10I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy
        cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and
        princes? 
      11I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. 
      12The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid. 
      13The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an
        unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking
        forth of children. 
      14I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them
        from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy
        destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. 
      15Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come,
        the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his
        spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall
        spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. 
      16Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God:
        they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in
        pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. 

       HOSEA              Chapter 14
       1O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine
        iniquity. 
       2Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away
        all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves
        of our lips. 
       3Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will
        we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in
        thee the fatherless findeth mercy. 
       4I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine
        anger is turned away from him. 
       5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast
        forth his roots as Lebanon.        6His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree,
        and his smell as Lebanon. 
       7They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as
        the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the
        wine of Lebanon. 
       8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have
        heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is
        thy fruit found. 
       9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he
        shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just
        shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. 

       JOEL               Chapter  1
       1The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. 
       2Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land.
        Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? 
       3Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their
        children, and their children another generation. 
       4That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that
        which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which
        the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten. 
       5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine,
        because of the new wine, for it is cut off from your mouth. 
       6For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number,
        whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a
        great lion. 
       7He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it
        clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white. 
       8Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her
        youth. 
       9The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of
        the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn. 
      10The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the
        new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. 
      11Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the
        wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is
        perished. 
      12The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate
        tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of
        the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons
        of men. 
      13Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the
        altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for
        the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house
        of your God. 
      14Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all
        the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and
        cry unto the LORD. 
      15Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a
        destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 
      16Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from
        the house of our God? 
      17The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate,
        the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.       18How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because
        they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. 
      19O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures
        of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the
        field. 
      20The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters
        are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the
        wilderness. 

       JOEL               Chapter  2
       1Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain:
        let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD
        cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 
       2A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick
        darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people
        and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any
        more after it, even to the years of many generations. 
       3A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the
        land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate
        wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 
       4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as
        horsemen, so shall they run. 
       5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap,
        like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a
        strong people set in battle array. 
       6Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall
        gather blackness. 
       7They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of
        war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not
        break their ranks: 
       8Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his
        path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. 
       9They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall,
        they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the
        windows like a thief. 
      10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun
        and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their
        shining: 
      11And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is
        very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of
        the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? 
      12Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your
        heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 
      13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD
        your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of
        great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 
      14Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind
        him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your
        God? 
      15Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: 
      16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders,
        gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the
        bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. 
      17Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch        and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give
        not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over
        them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

      18Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 
      19Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will
        send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied
        therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: 
      20But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive
        him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east
        sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall
        come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great
        things. 
      21Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great
        things. 
      22Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the
        wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree
        and the vine do yield their strength. 
      23Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God:
        for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause
        to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain
        in the first month. 
      24And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow
        with wine and oil. 
      25And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the
        cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army
        which I sent among you. 
      26And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of
        the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people
        shall never be ashamed. 
      27And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the
        LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. 
      28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit
        upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your
        old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 
      29And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will
        I pour out my spirit. 
      30And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and
        fire, and pillars of smoke. 
      31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood,
        before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. 
      32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of
        the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall
        be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the
        LORD shall call. 

       JOEL               Chapter  3
       1For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring
        again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, 
       2I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the
        valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people
        and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the
        nations, and parted my land. 
       3And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an        harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. 
       4Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the
        coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye
        recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense
        upon your own head; 
       5Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into
        your temples my goodly pleasant things: 
       6The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold
        unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. 
       7Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them,
        and will return your recompense upon your own head: 
       8And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the
        children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a
        people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it. 
       9Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty
        men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: 
      10Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears:
        let the weak say, I am strong. 
      11Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves
        together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O
        LORD. 
      12Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat:
        for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. 
      13Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down;
        for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is
        great. 
      14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the
        LORD is near in the valley of decision. 
      15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw
        their shining. 
      16The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from
        Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD
        will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of
        Israel. 
      17So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my
        holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no
        strangers pass through her any more. 
      18And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop
        down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers
        of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of
        the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. 
      19Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness,
        for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have
        shed innocent blood in their land. 
      20But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to
        generation. 
      21For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD
        dwelleth in Zion. 

       AMOS               Chapter  1
       1The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw
        concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the
        days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before
        the earthquake.        2And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from
        Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the
        top of Carmel shall wither. 
       3Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for
        four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have
        threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: 
       4But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour
        the palaces of Benhadad. 
       5I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant
        from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the
        house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto
        Kir, saith the LORD. 
       6Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four,
        I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried
        away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: 
       7But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the
        palaces thereof: 
       8And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth
        the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron:
        and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD. 
       9Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four,
        I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered
        up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly
        covenant: 
      10But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the
        palaces thereof. 
      11Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four,
        I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue
        his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger
        did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: 
      12But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of
        Bozrah. 
      13Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of
        Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof;
        because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they
        might enlarge their border: 
      14But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour
        the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a
        tempest in the day of the whirlwind: 
      15And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together,
        saith the LORD. 

       AMOS               Chapter  2
       1Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four,
        I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the
        bones of the king of Edom into lime: 
       2But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of
        Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the
        sound of the trumpet: 
       3And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay
        all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD. 
       4Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four,
        I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have
        despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and
        their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have        walked: 
       5But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of
        Jerusalem. 
       6Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for
        four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold
        the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; 
       7That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and
        turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in
        unto the same maid, to profane my holy name: 
       8And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every
        altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their
        god. 
       9Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the
        height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed
        his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. 
      10Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years
        through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. 
      11And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for
        Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the
        LORD. 
      12But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets,
        saying, Prophesy not. 
      13Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of
        sheaves. 
      14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong
        shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver
        himself: 
      15Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of
        foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the
        horse deliver himself. 
      16And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in
        that day, saith the LORD. 

       AMOS               Chapter  3
       1Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of
        Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of
        Egypt, saying, 
       2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I
        will punish you for all your iniquities. 
       3Can two walk together, except they be agreed? 
       4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young
        lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? 
       5Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him?
        shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at
        all? 
       6Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid?
        shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? 
       7Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto
        his servants the prophets. 
       8The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken,
        who can but prophesy? 
       9Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of
        Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria,
        and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed        in the midst thereof. 
      10For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence
        and robbery in their palaces. 
      11Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even
        round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee,
        and thy palaces shall be spoiled. 
      12Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the
        lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel
        be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in
        Damascus in a couch. 
      13Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the
        God of hosts, 
      14That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon
        him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the
        altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. 
      15And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the
        houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end,
        saith the LORD. 

       AMOS               Chapter  4
       1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of
        Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to
        their masters, Bring, and let us drink. 
       2The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall
        come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your
        posterity with fishhooks. 
       3And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is
        before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD. 
       4Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and
        bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three
        years: 
       5And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and
        publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of
        Israel, saith the Lord GOD. 
       6And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and
        want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me,
        saith the LORD. 
       7And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet
        three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city,
        and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained
        upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. 
       8So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but
        they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the
        LORD. 
       9I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and
        your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the
        palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the
        LORD. 
      10I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your
        young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your
        horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your
        nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 
      11I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
        and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye
        not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 
      12Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do
        this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. 
      13For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and
        declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning
        darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD,
        The God of hosts, is his name. 

       AMOS               Chapter  5
       1Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O
        house of Israel. 
       2The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is
        forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. 
       3For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand
        shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall
        leave ten, to the house of Israel. 
       4For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye
        shall live: 
       5But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to
        Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel
        shall come to nought. 
       6Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the
        house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in
        Bethel. 
       7Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the
        earth, 
       8Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the
        shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night:
        that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the
        face of the earth: The LORD is his name: 
       9That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the
        spoiled shall come against the fortress. 
      10They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that
        speaketh uprightly. 
      11Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take
        from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye
        shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye
        shall not drink wine of them. 
      12For I know your manifold transgressions, and your mighty sins: they
        afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in
        the gate from their right. 
      13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an
        evil time. 
      14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God
        of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. 
      15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate:
        it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the
        remnant of Joseph. 
      16Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing
        shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways,
        Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such
        as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. 
      17And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee,
        saith the LORD. 
      18Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for        you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. 
      19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into
        the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 
      20Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very
        dark, and no brightness in it? 
      21I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your
        solemn assemblies. 
      22Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will
        not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your
        fat beasts. 
      23Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear
        the melody of thy viols. 
      24But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty
        stream. 
      25Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness
        forty years, O house of Israel? 
      26But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your
        images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. 
      27Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus,
        saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts. 

       AMOS               Chapter  6
       1Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of
        Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of
        Israel came! 
       2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the
        great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than
        these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? 
       3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to
        come near; 
       4That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their
        couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of
        the midst of the stall; 
       5That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves
        instruments of music, like David; 
       6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief
        ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. 
       7Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive,
        and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. 
       8The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts,
        I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will
        I deliver up the city with all that is therein. 
       9And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that
        they shall die. 
      10And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to
        bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is
        by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall
        say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make
        mention of the name of the LORD. 
      11For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house
        with breaches, and the little house with clefts. 
      12Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye
        have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into
        hemlock:       13Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken
        to us horns by our own strength? 
      14But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel,
        saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the
        entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness. 

       AMOS               Chapter  7
       1Thus hath the Lord GOD showed unto me; and, behold, he formed
        grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter
        growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. 
       2And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the
        grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee:
        by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 
       3The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD. 
       4Thus hath the Lord GOD showed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD
        called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did
        eat up a part. 
       5Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob
        arise? for he is small. 
       6The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord
        GOD. 
       7Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a
        plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. 
       8And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A
        plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the
        midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more: 
       9And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries
        of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of
        Jeroboam with the sword. 
      10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel,
        saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of
        Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. 
      11For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel
        shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. 
      12Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the
        land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 
      13But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's
        chapel, and it is the king's court. 
      14Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither
        was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of
        sycamore fruit: 
      15And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto
        me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. 
      16Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy
        not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.

      17Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the
        city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy
        land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land:
        and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land. 

       AMOS               Chapter  8
       1Thus hath the Lord GOD showed unto me: and behold a basket of summer
        fruit.        2And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer
        fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of
        Israel; I will not again pass by them any more. 
       3And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the
        Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall
        cast them forth with silence. 
       4Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of
        the land to fail, 
       5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and
        the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and
        the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? 
       6That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of
        shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat? 
       7The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never
        forget any of their works. 
       8Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that
        dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it
        shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. 
       9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I
        will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in
        the clear day: 
      10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into
        lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and
        baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an
        only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day. 
      11Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine
        in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of
        hearing the words of the LORD: 
      12And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the
        east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and
        shall not find it. 
      13In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. 
      14They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan,
        liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall,
        and never rise up again. 

       AMOS               Chapter  9
       1I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel
        of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all
        of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that
        fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them
        shall not be delivered. 
       2Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though
        they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: 
       3And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search
        and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the
        bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall
        bite them: 
       4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I
        command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes
        upon them for evil, and not for good. 
       5And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall
        melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up
        wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.        6It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded
        his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea,
        and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his
        name. 
       7Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of
        Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land
        of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

       8Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I
        will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will
        not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD. 
       9For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among
        all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the
        least grain fall upon the earth. 
      10All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The
        evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. 
      11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen,
        and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and
        I will build it as in the days of old: 
      12That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen,
        which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this. 
      13Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall
        overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed;
        and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall
        melt. 
      14And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they
        shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant
        vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens,
        and eat the fruit of them. 
      15And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be
        pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD
        thy God. 

       OBADIAH            Chapter  1
       1The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We
        have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among
        the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. 
       2Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly
        despised. 
       3The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in
        the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his
        heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 
       4Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest
        among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD. 
       5If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!)
        would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the
        grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes? 
       6How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things
        sought up! 
       7All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border:
        the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and
        prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound
        under thee: there is none understanding in him. 
       8Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men
        out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? 
       9And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every
        one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter. 
      10For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee,
        and thou shalt be cut off for ever. 
      11In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the
        strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered
        into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one
        of them. 
      12But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the
        day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced
        over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither
        shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress. 
      13Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day
        of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their
        affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their
        substance in the day of their calamity; 
      14Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those
        of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up
        those of his that did remain in the day of distress. 
      15For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast
        done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine
        own head. 
      16For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen
        drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow
        down, and they shall be as though they had not been. 
      17But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be
        holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. 
      18And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a
        flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in
        them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the
        house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it. 
      19And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of
        the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of
        Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess
        Gilead. 
      20And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall
        possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the
        captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the
        cities of the south. 
      21And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau;
        and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S. 

       JONAH              Chapter  1
       1Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 
       2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their
        wickedness is come up before me. 
       3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the
        LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish:
        so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
        unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. 
       4But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a
        mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 
       5Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and
        cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten        it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and
        he lay, and was fast asleep. 
       6So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou,
        O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think
        upon us, that we perish not. 
       7And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots,
        that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast
        lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. 
       8Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this
        evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou?
        what is thy country? and of what people art thou? 
       9And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God
        of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. 
      10Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast
        thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of
        the LORD, because he had told them. 
      11Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may
        be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 
      12And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so
        shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this
        great tempest is upon you. 
      13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they
        could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. 
      14Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O
        LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay
        not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased
        thee. 
      15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea
        ceased from her raging. 
      16Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice
        unto the LORD, and made vows. 
      17Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah
        was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 

       JONAH              Chapter  2
       1Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, 
       2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he
        heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my
        voice. 
       3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and
        the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed
        over me. 
       4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward
        thy holy temple. 
       5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me
        round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. 
       6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars
        was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from
        corruption, O LORD my God. 
       7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer
        came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. 
       8They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 
       9But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will
        pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.       10And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the
        dry land. 

       JONAH              Chapter  3
       1And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 
       2Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the
        preaching that I bid thee. 
       3So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the
        LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.

       4And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried,
        and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. 
       5So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put
        on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 
       6For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne,
        and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and
        sat in ashes. 
       7And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by
        the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor
        beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink
        water: 
       8But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily
        unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from
        the violence that is in their hands. 
       9Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his
        fierce anger, that we perish not? 
      10And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and
        God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto
        them; and he did it not. 

       JONAH              Chapter  4
       1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. 
       2And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not
        this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before
        unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful,
        slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

       3Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it
        is better for me to die than to live. 
       4Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry? 
       5So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city,
        and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he
        might see what would become of the city. 
       6And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah,
        that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his
        grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd. 
       7But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it
        smote the gourd that it withered. 
       8And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a
        vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he
        fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me
        to die than to live. 
       9And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And
        he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.       10Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which
        thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a
        night, and perished in a night: 
      11And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more
        than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their
        right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle? 

       MICAH              Chapter  1
       1The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of
        Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning
        Samaria and Jerusalem. 
       2Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and
        let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy
        temple. 
       3For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come
        down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. 
       4And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be
        cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down
        a steep place. 
       5For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the
        house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not
        Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not
        Jerusalem? 
       6Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as
        plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into
        the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof. 
       7And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all
        the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols
        thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an
        harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot. 
       8Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will
        make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls. 
       9For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come
        unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. 
      10Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah
        roll thyself in the dust. 
      11Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the
        inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he
        shall receive of you his standing. 
      12For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came
        down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. 
      13O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast:
        she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the
        transgressions of Israel were found in thee. 
      14Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of
        Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel. 
      15Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he
        shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel. 
      16Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy
        baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee. 

       MICAH              Chapter  2
       1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when
        the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of
        their hand.        2And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and
        take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and
        his heritage. 
       3Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I
        devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither
        shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil. 
       4In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with
        a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath
        changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me!
        turning away he hath divided our fields. 
       5Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the
        congregation of the LORD. 
       6Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not
        prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. 
       7O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD
        straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that
        walketh uprightly? 
       8Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe
        with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from
        war. 
       9The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses;
        from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever. 
      10Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is
        polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction. 
      11If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will
        prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the
        prophet of this people. 
      12I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather
        the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of
        Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make
        great noise by reason of the multitude of men. 
      13The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have
        passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall
        pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them. 

       MICAH              Chapter  3
       1And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the
        house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment? 
       2Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from
        off them, and their flesh from off their bones; 
       3Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off
        them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the
        pot, and as flesh within the caldron. 
       4Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will
        even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved
        themselves ill in their doings. 
       5Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err,
        that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not
        into their mouths, they even prepare war against him. 
       6Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision;
        and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun
        shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.

       7Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea,        they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God. 
       8But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of
        judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and
        to Israel his sin. 
       9Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of
        the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. 
      10They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. 
      11The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for
        hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean
        upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come
        upon us. 
      12Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and
        Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the
        high places of the forest. 

       MICAH              Chapter  4
       1But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the
        house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains,
        and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto
        it. 
       2And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the
        mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he
        will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law
        shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 
       3And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar
        off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their
        spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against
        nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 
       4But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree;
        and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts
        hath spoken it. 
       5For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we
        will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever. 
       6In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I
        will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted; 
       7And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far
        off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion
        from henceforth, even for ever. 
       8And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of
        Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom
        shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem. 
       9Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy
        counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.

      10Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a
        woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and
        thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon;
        there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from
        the hand of thine enemies. 
      11Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be
        defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion. 
      12But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they
        his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. 
      13Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn        iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces
        many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and
        their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth. 

       MICAH              Chapter  5
       1Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid
        siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod
        upon the cheek. 
       2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the
        thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that
        is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old,
        from everlasting. 
       3Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which
        travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall
        return unto the children of Israel. 
       4And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the
        majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for
        now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. 
       5And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into
        our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise
        against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. 
       6And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land
        of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the
        Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within
        our borders. 
       7And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a
        dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not
        for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. 
       8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of
        many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion
        among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down,
        and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. 
       9Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine
        enemies shall be cut off. 
      10And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will
        cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy
        chariots: 
      11And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy
        strong holds: 
      12And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have
        no more soothsayers: 
      13Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of
        the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine
        hands. 
      14And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I
        destroy thy cities. 
      15And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such
        as they have not heard. 

       MICAH              Chapter  6
       1Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the
        mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 
       2Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong
        foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his
        people, and he will plead with Israel.        3O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied
        thee? testify against me. 
       4For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out
        of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and
        Miriam. 
       5O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what
        Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye
        may know the righteousness of the LORD. 
       6Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the
        high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves
        of a year old? 
       7Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten
        thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my
        transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 
       8He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD
        require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk
        humbly with thy God? 
       9The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall
        see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. 
      10Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
        and the scant measure that is abominable? 
      11Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of
        deceitful weights? 
      12For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants
        thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their
        mouth. 
      13Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee
        desolate because of thy sins. 
      14Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be
        in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not
        deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword. 
      15Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives,
        but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt
        not drink wine. 
      16For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of
        Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a
        desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye
        shall bear the reproach of my people. 

       MICAH              Chapter  7
       1Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as
        the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my
        soul desired the firstripe fruit. 
       2The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright
        among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his
        brother with a net. 
       3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh,
        and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his
        mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. 
       4The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a
        thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now
        shall be their perplexity. 
       5Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the
        doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.        6For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against
        her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's
        enemies are the men of his own house. 
       7Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my
        salvation: my God will hear me. 
       8Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise;
        when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. 
       9I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned
        against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he
        will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his
        righteousness. 
      10Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her
        which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold
        her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets. 
      11In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the
        decree be far removed. 
      12In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from
        the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and
        from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain. 
      13Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell
        therein, for the fruit of their doings. 
      14Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which
        dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed
        in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. 
      15According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I
        show unto him marvellous things. 
      16The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they
        shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf. 
      17They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their
        holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our
        God, and shall fear because of thee. 
      18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by
        the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not
        his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. 
      19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue
        our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of
        the sea. 
      20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which
        thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old. 

       NAHUM              Chapter  1
       1The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

       2God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is
        furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he
        reserveth wrath for his enemies. 
       3The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all
        acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the
        storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 
       4He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers:
        Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon
        languisheth. 
       5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is
        burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.        6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the
        fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the
        rocks are thrown down by him. 
       7The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth
        them that trust in him. 
       8But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place
        thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies. 
       9What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end:
        affliction shall not rise up the second time. 
      10For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are
        drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. 
      11There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD,
        a wicked counsellor. 
      12Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet
        thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I
        have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. 
      13For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds
        in sunder. 
      14And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more
        of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the
        graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou
        art vile. 
      15Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings,
        that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy
        vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly
        cut off. 

       NAHUM              Chapter  2
       1He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the
        munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power
        mightily. 
       2For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the
        excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and
        marred their vine branches. 
       3The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in
        scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his
        preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. 
       4The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against
        another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall
        run like the lightnings. 
       5He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they
        shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be
        prepared. 
       6The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be
        dissolved. 
       7And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and
        her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon
        their breasts. 
       8But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away.
        Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back. 
       9Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is
        none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture. 
      10She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the
        knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of        them all gather blackness. 
      11Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young
        lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's
        whelp, and none made them afraid? 
      12The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for
        his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with
        ravin. 
      13Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn
        her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young
        lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of
        thy messengers shall no more be heard. 

       NAHUM              Chapter  3
       1Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey
        departeth not; 
       2The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and
        of the prancing horses, and of the jumping chariots. 
       3The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering
        spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of
        carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon
        their corpses: 
       4Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot,
        the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her
        whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. 
       5Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will
        discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will show the nations thy
        nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame. 
       6And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and
        will set thee as a gazingstock. 
       7And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall
        flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her?
        whence shall I seek comforters for thee? 
       8Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers,
        that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and
        her wall was from the sea? 
       9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and
        Lubim were thy helpers. 
      10Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children
        also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they
        cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in
        chains. 
      11Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek
        strength because of the enemy. 
      12All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs:
        if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater. 
      13Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy
        land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour
        thy bars. 
      14Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into
        clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brickkiln. 
      15There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it
        shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the
        cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts. 
      16Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the        cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away. 
      17Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great
        grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the
        sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they
        are. 
      18Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in
        the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man
        gathereth them. 
      19There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that
        hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom
        hath not thy wickedness passed continually? 

       HABAKKUK           Chapter  1
       1The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. 
       2O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out
        unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! 
       3Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for
        spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up
        strife and contention. 
       4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for
        the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment
        proceedeth. 
       5Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for
        I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it
        be told you. 
       6For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation,
        which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the
        dwellingplaces that are not theirs. 
       7They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity
        shall proceed of themselves. 
       8Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce
        than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves,
        and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle
        that hasteth to eat. 
       9They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the
        east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. 
      10And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn
        unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap
        dust, and take it. 
      11Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend,
        imputing this his power unto his god. 
      12Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall
        not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty
        God, thou hast established them for correction. 
      13Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on
        iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously,
        and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more
        righteous than he? 
      14And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that
        have no ruler over them? 
      15They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their
        net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are
        glad. 
      16Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their        drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

      17Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to
        slay the nations? 

       HABAKKUK           Chapter  2
       1I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch
        to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am
        reproved. 
       2And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it
        plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 
       3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall
        speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will
        surely come, it will not tarry. 
       4Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the
        just shall live by his faith. 
       5Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man,
        neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as
        death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations,
        and heapeth unto him all people: 
       6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting
        proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which
        is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

       7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that
        shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them? 
       8Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people
        shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the
        land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. 
       9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he
        may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of
        evil! 
      10Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people,
        and hast sinned against thy soul. 
      11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the
        timber shall answer it. 
      12Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by
        iniquity! 
      13Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour
        in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very
        vanity? 
      14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the
        LORD, as the waters cover the sea. 
      15Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle
        to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their
        nakedness! 
      16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy
        foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be
        turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory. 
      17For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of
        beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the
        violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. 
      18What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven
        it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his        work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols? 
      19Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise,
        it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and
        there is no breath at all in the midst of it. 
      20But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence
        before him. 

       HABAKKUK           Chapter  3
       1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. 
       2O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy
        work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known;
        in wrath remember mercy. 
       3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His
        glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. 
       4And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his
        hand: and there was the hiding of his power. 
       5Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his
        feet. 
       6He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the
        nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual
        hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. 
       7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land
        of Midian did tremble. 
       8Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against
        the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon
        thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? 
       9Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes,
        even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. 
      10The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the
        water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands
        on high. 
      11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of
        thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear. 
      12Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh
        the heathen in anger. 
      13Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for
        salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the
        house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck.
        Selah. 
      14Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages:
        they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to
        devour the poor secretly. 
      15Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap
        of great waters. 
      16When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice:
        rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I
        might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people,
        he will invade them with his troops. 
      17Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in
        the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall
        yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there
        shall be no herd in the stalls: 
      18Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my
        salvation.       19The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds'
        feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief
        singer on my stringed instruments. 

       ZEPHANIAH          Chapter  1
       1The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the
        son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days
        of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. 
       2I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD. 
       3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven,
        and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked;
        and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD. 
       4I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the
        inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from
        this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests; 
       5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them
        that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham; 
       6And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not
        sought the LORD, nor inquired for him. 
       7Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the
        LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid
        his guests. 
       8And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S sacrifice, that I
        will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are
        clothed with strange apparel. 
       9In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the
        threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

      10And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there
        shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from
        the second, and a great crashing from the hills. 
      11Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut
        down; all they that bear silver are cut off. 
      12And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem
        with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that
        say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do
        evil. 
      13Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a
        desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and
        they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof. 
      14The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly,
        even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there
        bitterly. 
      15That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of
        wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of
        clouds and thick darkness, 
      16A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against
        the high towers. 
      17And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind
        men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall
        be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. 
      18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in
        the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by
        the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of        all them that dwell in the land. 

       ZEPHANIAH          Chapter  2
       1Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not
        desired; 
       2Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff,
        before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of
        the LORD'S anger come upon you. 
       3Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his
        judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be
        hid in the day of the LORD'S anger. 
       4For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall
        drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. 
       5Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the
        Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land
        of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no
        inhabitant. 
       6And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and
        folds for flocks. 
       7And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they
        shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down
        in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn
        away their captivity. 
       8I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children
        of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified
        themselves against their border. 
       9Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel,
        Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah,
        even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual
        desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the
        remnant of my people shall possess them. 
      10This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached
        and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts. 
      11The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods
        of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place,
        even all the isles of the heathen. 
      12Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. 
      13And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy
        Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a
        wilderness. 
      14And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the
        nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper
        lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation
        shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work. 
      15This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her
        heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a
        desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth
        by her shall hiss, and wag his hand. 

       ZEPHANIAH          Chapter  3
       1Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! 
       2She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted
        not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God. 
       3Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening
        wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.        4Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have
        polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. 
       5The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every
        morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the
        unjust knoweth no shame. 
       6I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their
        streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so
        that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant. 
       7I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so
        their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but
        they rose early, and corrupted all their doings. 
       8Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise
        up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I
        may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even
        all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the
        fire of my jealousy. 
       9For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all
        call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent. 
      10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter
        of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. 
      11In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein
        thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of
        the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no
        more be haughty because of my holy mountain. 
      12I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people,
        and they shall trust in the name of the LORD. 
      13The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither
        shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed
        and lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 
      14Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with
        all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. 
      15The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy:
        the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou
        shalt not see evil any more. 
      16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to
        Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. 
      17The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he
        will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will
        joy over thee with singing. 
      18I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who
        are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden. 
      19Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will
        save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will
        get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to
        shame. 
      20At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather
        you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the
        earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the
        LORD. 

       HAGGAI             Chapter  1
       1In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the
        first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the
        prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and
        to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, 
       2Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is
        not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built. 
       3Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, 
       4Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your ceiled houses, and this
        house lie waste? 
       5Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. 
       6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not
        enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you,
        but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to
        put it into a bag with holes. 
       7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. 
       8Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I
        will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. 
       9Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought
        it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of
        mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. 
      10Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is
        stayed from her fruit. 
      11And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and
        upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that
        which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and
        upon all the labour of the hands. 
      12Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech,
        the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice
        of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the
        LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.

      13Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the
        people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD. 
      14And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of
        Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of
        Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the
        people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts,
        their God, 
      15In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year
        of Darius the king. 

       HAGGAI             Chapter  2
       1In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came
        the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying, 
       2Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and
        to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of
        the people, saying, 
       3Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how
        do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as
        nothing? 
       4Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O
        Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye
        people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you,
        saith the LORD of hosts: 
       5According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of
        Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not. 
       6For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and
        I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry        land; 
       7And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall
        come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.

       8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts. 
       9The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former,
        saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith
        the LORD of hosts. 
      10In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year
        of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, 
      11Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law,
        saying, 
      12If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his
        skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall
        it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No. 
      13Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of
        these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It
        shall be unclean. 
      14Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this
        nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their
        hands; and that which they offer there is unclean. 
      15And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a
        stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD: 
      16Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures,
        there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out
        fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty. 
      17I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the
        labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD. 
      18Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth
        day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the
        LORD'S temple was laid, consider it. 
      19Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree,
        and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from
        this day will I bless you. 
      20And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and
        twentieth day of the month, saying, 
      21Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the
        heavens and the earth; 
      22And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the
        strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the
        chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their
        riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. 
      23In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel,
        my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee
        as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter  1
       1In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of
        the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the
        prophet, saying, 
       2The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. 
       3Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye
        unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the
        LORD of hosts.        4Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried,
        saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil
        ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken
        unto me, saith the LORD. 
       5Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for
        ever? 
       6But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the
        prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned
        and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according
        to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. 
       7Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the
        month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD
        unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet,
        saying, 
       8I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he
        stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him
        were there red horses, speckled, and white. 
       9Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked
        with me said unto me, I will show thee what these be. 
      10And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said,
        These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the
        earth. 
      11And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle
        trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and,
        behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. 
      12Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how
        long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of
        Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and
        ten years? 
      13And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words
        and comfortable words. 
      14So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying,
        Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion
        with a great jealousy. 
      15And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for
        I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the
        affliction. 
      16Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with
        mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and
        a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. 
      17Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through
        prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort
        Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. 
      18Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. 
      19And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he
        answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel,
        and Jerusalem. 
      20And the LORD showed me four carpenters. 
      21Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are
        the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his
        head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the
        Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to
        scatter it. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter  2       1I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a
        measuring line in his hand. 
       2Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure
        Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length
        thereof. 
       3And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another
        angel went out to meet him, 
       4And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem
        shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men
        and cattle therein: 
       5For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about,
        and will be the glory in the midst of her. 
       6Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the
        LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven,
        saith the LORD. 
       7Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. 
       8For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me
        unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth
        the apple of his eye. 
       9For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a
        spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts
        hath sent me. 
      10Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will
        dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. 
      11And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall
        be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt
        know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. 
      12And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and
        shall choose Jerusalem again. 
      13Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of
        his holy habitation. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter  3
       1And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of
        the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 
       2And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the
        LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand
        plucked out of the fire? 
       3Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the
        angel. 
       4And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying,
        Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold,
        I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe
        thee with change of raiment. 
       5And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a
        fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the
        angel of the LORD stood by. 
       6And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying, 
       7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if
        thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and
        shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among
        these that stand by. 
       8Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit
        before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring        forth my servant the BRANCH. 
       9For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone
        shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof,
        saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land
        in one day. 
      10In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his
        neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter  4
       1And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man
        that is wakened out of his sleep, 
       2And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and
        behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and
        his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which
        are upon the top thereof: 
       3And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and
        the other upon the left side thereof. 
       4So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying,
        What are these, my lord? 
       5Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest
        thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. 
       6Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the
        LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my
        spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. 
       7Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a
        plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings,
        crying, Grace, grace unto it. 
       8Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
       9The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his
        hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of
        hosts hath sent me unto you. 
      10For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall
        rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with
        those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro
        through the whole earth. 
      11Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees
        upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side
        thereof? 
      12And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive
        branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out
        of themselves? 
      13And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I
        said, No, my lord. 
      14Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord
        of the whole earth. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter  5
       1Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a
        flying roll. 
       2And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying
        roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof
        ten cubits. 
       3Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the
        face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off
        as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be        cut off as on that side according to it. 
       4I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter
        into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth
        falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house,
        and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof. 
       5Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift
        up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. 
       6And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth
        forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the
        earth. 
       7And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a
        woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. 
       8And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the
        ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. 
       9Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out
        two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like
        the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth
        and the heaven. 
      10Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear
        the ephah? 
      11And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and
        it shall be established, and set there upon her own base. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter  6
       1And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there
        came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains
        were mountains of brass. 
       2In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black
        horses; 
       3And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot
        grisled and bay horses. 
       4Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are
        these, my lord? 
       5And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits
        of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all
        the earth. 
       6The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country;
        and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward
        the south country. 
       7And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and
        fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro
        through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. 
       8Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that
        go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north
        country. 
       9And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 
      10Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of
        Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and
        go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah; 
      11Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the
        head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; 
      12And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying,
        Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of
        his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:       13Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the
        glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a
        priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between
        them both. 
      14And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and
        to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the
        LORD. 
      15And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the
        LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.
        And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of
        the LORD your God. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter  7
       1And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word
        of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month,
        even in Chisleu; 
       2When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech,
        and their men, to pray before the LORD, 
       3And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of
        hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month,
        separating myself, as I have done these so many years? 
       4Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying, 
       5Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying,
        When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those
        seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? 
       6And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for
        yourselves, and drink for yourselves? 
       7Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former
        prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the
        cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the
        plain? 
       8And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, 
       9Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and
        show mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 
      10And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the
        poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your
        heart. 
      11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and
        stopped their ears, that they should not hear. 
      12Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should
        hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his
        spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the
        LORD of hosts. 
      13Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not
        hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts: 
      14But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they
        knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed
        through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter  8
       1Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, 
       2Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great
        jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. 
       3Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the
        midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth;        and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain. 
       4Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women
        dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in
        his hand for very age. 
       5And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing
        in the streets thereof. 
       6Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the
        remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in
        mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. 
       7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the
        east country, and from the west country; 
       8And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of
        Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in
        truth and in righteousness. 
       9Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear
        in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in
        the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was
        laid, that the temple might be built. 
      10For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for
        beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in
        because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his
        neighbour. 
      11But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the
        former days, saith the LORD of hosts. 
      12For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and
        the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their
        dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these
        things. 
      13And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen,
        O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye
        shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong. 
      14For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when
        your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I
        repented not: 
      15So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and
        to the house of Judah: fear ye not. 
      16These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth
        to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your
        gates: 
      17And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his
        neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I
        hate, saith the LORD. 
      18And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying, 
      19Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the
        fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the
        tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful
        feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. 
      20Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there
        shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: 
      21And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us
        go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I
        will go also. 
      22Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of
        hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.       23Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass,
        that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations,
        even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We
        will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter  9
       1The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and
        Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all
        the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD. 
       2And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be
        very wise. 
       3And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as
        the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. 
       4Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in
        the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire. 
       5Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very
        sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the
        king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. 
       6And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of
        the Philistines. 
       7And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations
        from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for
        our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a
        Jebusite. 
       8And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of
        him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no
        oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with
        mine eyes. 
       9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem:
        behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation;
        lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 
      10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from
        Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak
        peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to
        sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. 
      11As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy
        prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. 
      12Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I
        declare that I will render double unto thee; 
      13When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and
        raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee
        as the sword of a mighty man. 
      14And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as
        the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go
        with whirlwinds of the south. 
      15The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and
        subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as
        through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners
        of the altar. 
      16And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of
        his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as
        an ensign upon his land. 
      17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn
        shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. 
       ZECHARIAH          Chapter 10
       1Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD
        shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one
        grass in the field. 
       2For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie,
        and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went
        their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no
        shepherd. 
       3Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the
        goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of
        Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle. 
       4Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the
        battle bow, out of him every oppressor together. 
       5And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in
        the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because
        the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. 
       6And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house
        of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have
        mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off:
        for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them. 
       7And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall
        rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be
        glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD. 
       8I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and
        they shall increase as they have increased. 
       9And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in
        far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn
        again. 
      10I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather
        them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead
        and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them. 
      11And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite
        the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up:
        and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of
        Egypt shall depart away. 
      12And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and
        down in his name, saith the LORD. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter 11
       1Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 
       2Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are
        spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is
        come down. 
       3There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is
        spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of
        Jordan is spoiled. 
       4Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; 
       5Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they
        that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own
        shepherds pity them not. 
       6For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD:
        but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand,
        and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out
        of their hand I will not deliver them.        7And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the
        flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and
        the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock. 
       8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul loathed
        them, and their soul also abhorred me. 
       9Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and
        that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat
        every one the flesh of another. 
      10And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might
        break my covenant which I had made with all the people. 
      11And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that
        waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. 
      12And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not,
        forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. 
      13And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price
        that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver,
        and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. 
      14Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break
        the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. 
      15And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a
        foolish shepherd. 
      16For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not
        visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor
        heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he
        shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. 
      17Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be
        upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried
        up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter 12
       1The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which
        stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth,
        and formeth the spirit of man within him. 
       2Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people
        round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and
        against Jerusalem. 
       3And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all
        people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces,
        though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. 
       4In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with
        astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes
        upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people
        with blindness. 
       5And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants
        of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. 
       6In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire
        among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall
        devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left:
        and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in
        Jerusalem. 
       7The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of
        the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do
        not magnify themselves against Judah. 
       8In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and        he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the
        house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

       9And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy
        all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 
      10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of
        Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall
        look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as
        one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as
        one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. 
      11In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the
        mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. 
      12And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house
        of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of
        Nathan apart, and their wives apart; 
      13The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the
        family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; 
      14All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives
        apart. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter 13
       1In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David
        and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. 
       2And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that
        I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall
        no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the
        unclean spirit to pass out of the land. 
       3And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his
        father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt
        not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his
        father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he
        prophesieth. 
       4And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be
        ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither
        shall they wear a rough garment to deceive: 
       5But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught
        me to keep cattle from my youth. 
       6And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands?
        Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of
        my friends. 
       7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my
        fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep
        shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. 
       8And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two
        parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left
        therein. 
       9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine
        them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they
        shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my
        people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. 

       ZECHARIAH          Chapter 14
       1Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in
        the midst of thee. 
       2For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the        city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished;
        and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue
        of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 
       3Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as
        when he fought in the day of battle. 
       4And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which
        is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave
        in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there
        shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove
        toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 
       5And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of
        the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye
        fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah:
        and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. 
       6And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be
        clear, nor dark: 
       7But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day,
        nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall
        be light. 
       8And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from
        Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them
        toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. 
       9And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall
        there be one LORD, and his name one. 
      10All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of
        Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place,
        from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the
        corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's
        winepresses. 
      11And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter
        destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. 
      12And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the
        people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume
        away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume
        away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their
        mouth. 
      13And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the
        LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the
        hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of
        his neighbour. 
      14And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the
        heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and
        apparel, in great abundance. 
      15And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel,
        and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents,
        as this plague. 
      16And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the
        nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to
        year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of
        tabernacles. 
      17And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of
        the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even
        upon them shall be no rain. 
      18And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no        rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the
        heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 
      19This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all
        nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 
      20In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS
        UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the
        bowls before the altar. 
      21Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the
        LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of
        them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the
        Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts. 

       MALACHI            Chapter  1
       1The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. 
       2I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved
        us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, 
       3And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for
        the dragons of the wilderness. 
       4Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build
        the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build,
        but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of
        wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation
        for ever. 
       5And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified
        from the border of Israel. 
       6A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a
        father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear?
        saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name.
        And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? 
       7Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we
        polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

       8And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye
        offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy
        governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith
        the LORD of hosts. 
       9And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us:
        this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the
        LORD of hosts. 
      10Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought?
        neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no
        pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an
        offering at your hand. 
      11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same
        my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense
        shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall
        be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts. 
      12But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is
        polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. 
      13Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at
        it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and
        the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept
        this of your hand? saith the LORD. 
      14But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and
        voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a        great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among
        the heathen. 

       MALACHI            Chapter  2
       1And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. 
       2If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give
        glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse
        upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them
        already, because ye do not lay it to heart. 
       3Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces,
        even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with
        it. 
       4And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my
        covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. 
       5My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him
        for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. 
       6The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his
        lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away
        from iniquity. 
       7For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the
        law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. 
       8But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at
        the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of
        hosts. 
       9Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the
        people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial
        in the law. 
      10Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we
        deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the
        covenant of our fathers? 
      11Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in
        Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the
        LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. 
      12The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the
        scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an
        offering unto the LORD of hosts. 
      13And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with
        tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth
        not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your
        hand. 
      14Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between
        thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt
        treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy
        covenant. 
      15And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And
        wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed
        to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of
        his youth. 
      16For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away:
        for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts:
        therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. 
      17Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we
        wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the
        sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of
        judgment? 
       MALACHI            Chapter  3
       1Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before
        me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple,
        even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he
        shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. 
       2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he
        appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: 
       3And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall
        purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they
        may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness. 
       4Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the
        LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years. 
       5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift
        witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and
        against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling
        in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the
        stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. 
       6For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not
        consumed. 
       7Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine
        ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return
        unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we
        return? 
       8Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have
        we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 
       9Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole
        nation. 
      10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat
        in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if
        I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a
        blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 
      11And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not
        destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her
        fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. 
      12And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome
        land, saith the LORD of hosts. 
      13Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say,
        What have we spoken so much against thee? 
      14Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we
        have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before
        the LORD of hosts? 
      15And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are
        set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. 
      16Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the
        LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written
        before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his
        name. 
      17And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I
        make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own
        son that serveth him. 
      18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the
        wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. 

       MALACHI            Chapter  4       1For, 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. 
       2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise
        with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as
        calves of the stall. 
       3And 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. 
       4Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him
        in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. 
       5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the
        great and dreadful day of the LORD: 
       6And 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. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter  1
       1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son
        of Abraham. 
       2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and
        his brethren; 
       3And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom;
        and Esrom begat Aram; 
       4And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson
        begat Salmon; 
       5And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and
        Obed begat Jesse; 
       6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of
        her that had been the wife of Urias; 
       7And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 
       8And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat
        Ozias; 
       9And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat
        Ezekias; 
      10And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat
        Josias; 
      11And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were
        carried away to Babylon: 
      12And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel;
        and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; 
      13And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat
        Azor; 
      14And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 
      15And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat
        Jacob; 
      16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus,
        who is called Christ. 
      17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen
        generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are
        fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto
        Christ are fourteen generations. 
      18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother        Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found
        with child of the Holy Ghost. 
      19Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make
        her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 
      20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord
        appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear
        not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in
        her is of the Holy Ghost. 
      21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS:
        for he shall save his people from their sins. 
      22Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of
        the Lord by the prophet, saying, 
      23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,
        and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is,
        God with us. 
      24Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had
        bidden him, and took unto him his wife: 
      25And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he
        called his name JESUS. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter  2
       1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod
        the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 
       2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen
        his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 
       3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all
        Jerusalem with him. 
       4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the
        people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 
       5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is
        written by the prophet, 
       6And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the
        princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall
        rule my people Israel. 
       7Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them
        diligently what time the star appeared. 
       8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for
        the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again,
        that I may come and worship him also. 
       9When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which
        they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over
        where the young child was. 
      10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 
      11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with
        Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had
        opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and
        frankincense, and myrrh. 
      12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to
        Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 
      13And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth
        to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his
        mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee
        word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 
      14When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and        departed into Egypt: 
      15And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled
        which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt
        have I called my son. 
      16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was
        exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were
        in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and
        under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the
        wise men. 
      17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet,
        saying, 
      18In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great
        mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be
        comforted, because they are not. 
      19But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a
        dream to Joseph in Egypt, 
      20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into
        the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's
        life. 
      21And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into
        the land of Israel. 
      22But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of
        his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being
        warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: 
      23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be
        fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a
        Nazarene. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter  3
       1In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of
        Judaea, 
       2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 
       3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The
        voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the
        Lord, make his paths straight. 
       4And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern
        girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 
       5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region
        round about Jordan, 
       6And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. 
       7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his
        baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned
        you to flee from the wrath to come? 
       8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: 
       9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our
        father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise
        up children unto Abraham. 
      10And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore
        every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
        into the fire. 
      11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh
        after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he
        shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: 
      12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and        gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with
        unquenchable fire. 
      13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of
        him. 
      14But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and
        comest thou to me? 
      15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus
        it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. 
      16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the
        water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the
        Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 
      17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I
        am well pleased. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter  4
       1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted
        of the devil. 
       2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward
        an hungered. 
       3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God,
        command that these stones be made bread. 
       4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread
        alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 
       5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a
        pinnacle of the temple, 
       6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for
        it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and
        in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash
        thy foot against a stone. 
       7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the
        Lord thy God. 
       8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and
        showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 
       9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt
        fall down and worship me. 
      10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written,
        Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 
      11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered
        unto him. 
      12Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed
        into Galilee; 
      13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon
        the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: 
      14That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,
        saying, 
      15The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the
        sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; 
      16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which
        sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. 
      17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the
        kingdom of heaven is at hand. 
      18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon
        called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for
        they were fishers. 
      19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of
        men. 
      20And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 
      21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of
        Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father,
        mending their nets; and he called them. 
      22And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed
        him. 
      23And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and
        preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of
        sickness and all manner of disease among the people. 
      24And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all
        sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and
        those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic,
        and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. 
      25And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and
        from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond
        Jordan. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter  5
       1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he
        was set, his disciples came unto him: 
       2And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 
       3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
       4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 
       5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 
       6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for
        they shall be filled. 
       7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 
       8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 
       9Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of
        God. 
      10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for
        theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
      11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and
        shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 
      12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven:
        for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 
      13Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
        wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but
        to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 
      14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot
        be hid. 
      15Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a
        candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 
      16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
        works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 
      17Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am
        not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 
      18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one
        tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 
      19Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and
        shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of        heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be
        called great in the kingdom of heaven. 
      20For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the
        righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter
        into the kingdom of heaven. 
      21Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
        kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 
      22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without
        a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say
        to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but
        whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 
      23Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest
        that thy brother hath ought against thee; 
      24Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be
        reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 
      25Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with
        him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and
        the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 
      26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till
        thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. 
      27Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
        commit adultery: 
      28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after
        her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 
      29And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from
        thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should
        perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 
      30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee:
        for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish,
        and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 
      31It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give
        her a writing of divorcement: 
      32But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving
        for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and
        whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. 
      33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou
        shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine
        oaths: 
      34But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is
        God's throne: 
      35Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for
        it is the city of the great King. 
      36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one
        hair white or black. 
      37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is
        more than these cometh of evil. 
      38Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth
        for a tooth: 
      39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall
        smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 
      40And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let
        him have thy cloak also. 
      41And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.       42Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee
        turn not thou away. 
      43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour,
        and hate thine enemy. 
      44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do
        good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use
        you, and persecute you; 
      45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he
        maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain
        on the just and on the unjust. 
      46For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even
        the publicans the same? 
      47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do
        not even the publicans so? 
      48Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is
        perfect. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter  6
       1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them:
        otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 
       2Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before
        thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that
        they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their
        reward. 
       3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right
        hand doeth: 
       4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in
        secret himself shall reward thee openly. 
       5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for
        they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of
        the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you,
        They have their reward. 
       6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou
        hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy
        Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 
       7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for
        they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 
       8Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what
        things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 
       9After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven,
        Hallowed be thy name. 
      10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
      11Give us this day our daily bread. 
      12And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
      13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine
        is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 
      14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
        also forgive you: 
      15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father
        forgive your trespasses. 
      16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
        countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear
        unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 
      17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;       18That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is
        in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee
        openly. 
      19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust
        doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 
      20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor
        rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 
      21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 
      22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single,
        thy whole body shall be full of light. 
      23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness.
        If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that
        darkness! 
      24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and
        love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
        other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 
      25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye
        shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye
        shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than
        raiment? 
      26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap,
        nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye
        not much better than they? 
      27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 
      28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the
        field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 
      29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not
        arrayed like one of these. 
      30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is,
        and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe
        you, O ye of little faith? 
      31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall
        we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 
      32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly
        Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 
      33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all
        these things shall be added unto you. 
      34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take
        thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil
        thereof. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter  7
       1Judge not, that ye be not judged. 
       2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what
        measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 
       3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but
        considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 
       4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of
        thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 
       5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and
        then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's
        eye. 
       6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your
        pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and        turn again and rend you. 
       7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
        it shall be opened unto you: 
       8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and
        to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 
       9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give
        him a stone? 
      10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 
      11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
        children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give
        good things to them that ask him? 
      12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,
        do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. 
      13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is
        the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in
        thereat: 
      14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto
        life, and few there be that find it. 
      15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but
        inwardly they are ravening wolves. 
      16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns,
        or figs of thistles? 
      17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree
        bringeth forth evil fruit. 
      18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree
        bring forth good fruit. 
      19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
        into the fire. 
      20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 
      21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
        kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is
        in heaven. 
      22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied
        in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name
        done many wonderful works? 
      23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me,
        ye that work iniquity. 
      24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I
        will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 
      25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and
        beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a
        rock. 
      26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not,
        shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the
        sand: 
      27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and
        beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 
      28And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people
        were astonished at his doctrine: 
      29For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter  8
       1When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed        him. 
       2And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if
        thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 
       3And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be
        thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 
       4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, show
        thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a
        testimony unto them. 
       5And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a
        centurion, beseeching him, 
       6And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy,
        grievously tormented. 
       7And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 
       8The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou
        shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant
        shall be healed. 
       9For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say
        to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh;
        and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 
      10When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed,
        Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in
        Israel. 
      11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and
        shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of
        heaven. 
      12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer
        darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 
      13And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast
        believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the
        selfsame hour. 
      14And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother
        laid, and sick of a fever. 
      15And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and
        ministered unto them. 
      16When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were
        possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and
        healed all that were sick: 
      17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,
        saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 
      18Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to
        depart unto the other side. 
      19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow
        thee whithersoever thou goest. 
      20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the
        air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 
      21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to
        go and bury my father. 
      22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

      23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 
      24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that
        the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 
      25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us:        we perish. 
      26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?
        Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a
        great calm. 
      27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even
        the winds and the sea obey him! 
      28And when he was come to the other side into the country of the
        Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of
        the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 
      29And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee,
        Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the
        time? 
      30And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

      31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to
        go away into the herd of swine. 
      32And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went
        into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran
        violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the
        waters. 
      33And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and
        told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the
        devils. 
      34And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw
        him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter  9
       1And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own
        city. 
       2And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a
        bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy;
        Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. 
       3And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man
        blasphemeth. 
       4And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in
        your hearts? 
       5For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say,
        Arise, and walk? 
       6But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to
        forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take
        up thy bed, and go unto thine house. 
       7And he arose, and departed to his house. 
       8But when the multitude saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God,
        which had given such power unto men. 
       9And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew,
        sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me.
        And he arose, and followed him. 
      10And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many
        publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 
      11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why
        eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 
      12But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need
        not a physician, but they that are sick. 
      13But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not        sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
        repentance. 
      14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the
        Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? 
      15And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn,
        as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when
        the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. 
      16No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that
        which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent
        is made worse. 
      17Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break,
        and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new
        wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. 
      18While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain
        ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but
        come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. 
      19And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. 
      20And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood
        twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: 
      21For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall
        be whole. 
      22But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter,
        be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was
        made whole from that hour. 
      23And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and
        the people making a noise, 
      24He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but
        sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 
      25But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the
        hand, and the maid arose. 
      26And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. 
      27And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying,
        and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. 
      28And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and
        Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They
        said unto him, Yea, Lord. 
      29Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it
        unto you. 
      30And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying,
        See that no man know it. 
      31But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that
        country. 
      32As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed
        with a devil. 
      33And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes
        marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. 
      34But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of
        the devils. 
      35And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their
        synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing
        every sickness and every disease among the people. 
      36But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them,
        because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no        shepherd. 
      37Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but
        the labourers are few; 
      38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth
        labourers into his harvest. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 10
       1And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them
        power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all
        manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 
       2Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who
        is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee,
        and John his brother; 
       3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the
        son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 
       4Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 
       5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not
        into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans
        enter ye not: 
       6But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 
       7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 
       8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils:
        freely ye have received, freely give. 
       9Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 
      10Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet
        staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. 
      11And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is
        worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. 
      12And when ye come into an house, salute it. 
      13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be
        not worthy, let your peace return to you. 
      14And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye
        depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 
      15Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of
        Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. 
      16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye
        therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 
      17But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and
        they will scourge you in their synagogues; 
      18And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a
        testimony against them and the Gentiles. 
      19But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall
        speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall
        speak. 
      20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which
        speaketh in you. 
      21And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father
        the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and
        cause them to be put to death. 
      22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that
        endureth to the end shall be saved. 
      23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for
        verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of        Israel, till the Son of man be come. 
      24The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

      25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the
        servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house
        Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? 
      26Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not
        be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 
      27What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear
        in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. 
      28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the
        soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body
        in hell. 
      29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not
        fall on the ground without your Father. 
      30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 
      31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. 
      32Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess
        also before my Father which is in heaven. 
      33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before
        my Father which is in heaven. 
      34Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send
        peace, but a sword. 
      35For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the
        daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her
        mother in law. 
      36And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 
      37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and
        he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 
      38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not
        worthy of me. 
      39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life
        for my sake shall find it. 
      40He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me
        receiveth him that sent me. 
      41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a
        prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name
        of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 
      42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup
        of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you,
        he shall in no wise lose his reward. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 11
       1And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his
        twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their
        cities. 
       2Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent
        two of his disciples, 
       3And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for
        another? 
       4Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those
        things which ye do hear and see: 
       5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are        cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor
        have the gospel preached to them. 
       6And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. 
       7And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes
        concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed
        shaken with the wind? 
       8But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment?
        behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 
       9But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and
        more than a prophet. 
      10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger
        before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 
      11Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath
        not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is
        least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 
      12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven
        suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 
      13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 
      14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. 
      15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
      16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children
        sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 
      17And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have
        mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 
      18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a
        devil. 
      19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man
        gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But
        wisdom is justified of her children. 
      20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works
        were done, because they repented not: 
      21Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty
        works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they
        would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 
      22But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at
        the day of judgment, than for you. 
      23And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought
        down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee,
        had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 
      24But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of
        Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. 
      25At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of
        heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise
        and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. 
      26Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. 
      27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the
        Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the
        Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. 
      28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
        you rest. 
      29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in
        heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 
      30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 
       MATTHEW            Chapter 12
       1At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his
        disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and
        to eat. 
       2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy
        disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. 
       3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was
        an hungred, and they that were with him; 
       4How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the showbread,
        which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with
        him, but only for the priests? 
       5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the
        priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? 
       6But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the
        temple. 
       7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not
        sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 
       8For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day. 
       9And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: 
      10And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they
        asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that
        they might accuse him. 
      11And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall
        have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he
        not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 
      12How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to
        do well on the sabbath days. 
      13Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched
        it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. 
      14Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they
        might destroy him. 
      15But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great
        multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; 
      16And charged them that they should not make him known: 
      17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,
        saying, 
      18Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is
        well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show
        judgment to the Gentiles. 
      19He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in
        the streets. 
      20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not
        quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. 
      21And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. 
      22Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and
        dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake
        and saw. 
      23And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of
        David? 
      24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast
        out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 
      25And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom        divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or
        house divided against itself shall not stand: 
      26And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall
        then his kingdom stand? 
      27And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast
        them out? therefore they shall be your judges. 
      28But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of
        God is come unto you. 
      29Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his
        goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil
        his house. 
      30He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with
        me scattereth abroad. 
      31Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be
        forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not
        be forgiven unto men. 
      32And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be
        forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall
        not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to
        come. 
      33Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree
        corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. 
      34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things?
        for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 
      35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good
        things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil
        things. 
      36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they
        shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 
      37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt
        be condemned. 
      38Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying,
        Master, we would see a sign from thee. 
      39But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation
        seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the
        sign of the prophet Jonas: 
      40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so
        shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of
        the earth. 
      41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and
        shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas;
        and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. 
      42The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this
        generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost
        parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a
        greater than Solomon is here. 
      43When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry
        places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 
      44Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out;
        and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 
      45Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more
        wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last
        state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also
        unto this wicked generation. 
      46While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his
        brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 
      47Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand
        without, desiring to speak with thee. 
      48But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother?
        and who are my brethren? 
      49And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said,
        Behold my mother and my brethren! 
      50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the
        same is my brother, and sister, and mother. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 13
       1The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 
       2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went
        into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 
       3And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a
        sower went forth to sow; 
       4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls
        came and devoured them up: 
       5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and
        forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 
       6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no
        root, they withered away. 
       7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked
        them: 
       8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an
        hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 
       9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
      10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto
        them in parables? 
      11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know
        the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 
      12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more
        abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even
        that he hath. 
      13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not;
        and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 
      14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By
        hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall
        see, and shall not perceive: 
      15For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of
        hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they
        should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should
        understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should
        heal them. 
      16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they
        hear. 
      17For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have
        desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and
        to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 
      18Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 
      19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it
        not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was        sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 
      20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that
        heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 
      21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when
        tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he
        is offended. 
      22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the
        word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
        choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 
      23But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the
        word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth
        forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 
      24Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
        is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 
      25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat,
        and went his way. 
      26But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then
        appeared the tares also. 
      27So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst
        not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 
      28He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto
        him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 
      29But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also
        the wheat with them. 
      30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest
        I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and
        bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

      31Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven
        is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in
        his field: 
      32Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is
        the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of
        the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. 
      33Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like
        unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal,
        till the whole was leavened. 
      34All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and
        without a parable spake he not unto them: 
      35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I
        will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been
        kept secret from the foundation of the world. 
      36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his
        disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the
        tares of the field. 
      37He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the
        Son of man; 
      38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the
        kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 
      39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the
        world; and the reapers are the angels. 
      40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall
        it be in the end of this world.       41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out
        of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 
      42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing
        and gnashing of teeth. 
      43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of
        their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
      44Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field;
        the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth
        and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 
      45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking
        goodly pearls: 
      46Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all
        that he had, and bought it. 
      47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into
        the sea, and gathered of every kind: 
      48Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and
        gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 
      49So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth,
        and sever the wicked from among the just, 
      50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing
        and gnashing of teeth. 
      51Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say
        unto him, Yea, Lord. 
      52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed
        unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder,
        which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. 
      53And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he
        departed thence. 
      54And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their
        synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath
        this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 
      55Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and
        his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 
      56And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man
        all these things? 
      57And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is
        not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. 
      58And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 14
       1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 
       2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen
        from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in
        him. 
       3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison
        for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 
       4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 
       5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude,
        because they counted him as a prophet. 
       6But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced
        before them, and pleased Herod. 
       7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would
        ask.        8And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here
        John Baptist's head in a charger. 
       9And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them
        which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 
      10And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 
      11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and
        she brought it to her mother. 
      12And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went
        and told Jesus. 
      13When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert
        place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him
        on foot out of the cities. 
      14And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with
        compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. 
      15And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a
        desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that
        they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 
      16But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. 
      17And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 
      18He said, Bring them hither to me. 
      19And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the
        five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he
        blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the
        disciples to the multitude. 
      20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the
        fragments that remained twelve baskets full. 
      21And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women
        and children. 
      22And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship,
        and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the
        multitudes away. 
      23And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain
        apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 
      24But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for
        the wind was contrary. 
      25And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on
        the sea. 
      26And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were
        troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 
      27But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it
        is I; be not afraid. 
      28And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come
        unto thee on the water. 
      29And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he
        walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 
      30But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to
        sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 
      31And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and
        said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 
      32And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 
      33Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a
        truth thou art the Son of God. 
      34And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.       35And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out
        into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were
        diseased; 
      36And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment:
        and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 15
       1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem,
        saying, 
       2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they
        wash not their hands when they eat bread. 
       3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the
        commandment of God by your tradition? 
       4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that
        curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 
       5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a
        gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 
       6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have
        ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 
       7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 
       8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me
        with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 
       9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the
        commandments of men. 
      10And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and
        understand: 
      11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which
        cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 
      12Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the
        Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? 
      13But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath
        not planted, shall be rooted up. 
      14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind
        lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 
      15Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 
      16And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? 
      17Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth
        goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 
      18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the
        heart; and they defile the man. 
      19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries,
        fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 
      20These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen
        hands defileth not a man. 
      21Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and
        Sidon. 
      22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried
        unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my
        daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 
      23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought
        him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 
      24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of
        the house of Israel.       25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 
      26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's
        bread, and cast it to dogs. 
      27And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall
        from their masters' table. 
      28Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith:
        be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole
        from that very hour. 
      29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of
        Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 
      30And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were
        lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at
        Jesus' feet; and he healed them: 
      31Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to
        speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to
        see: and they glorified the God of Israel. 
      32Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion
        on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and
        have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they
        faint in the way. 
      33And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread
        in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 
      34And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said,
        Seven, and a few little fishes. 
      35And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 
      36And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and
        brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the
        multitude. 
      37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken
        meat that was left seven baskets full. 
      38And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and
        children. 
      39And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the
        coasts of Magdala. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 16
       1The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him
        that he would show them a sign from heaven. 
       2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will
        be fair weather: for the sky is red. 
       3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is
        red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the
        sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? 
       4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there
        shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.
        And he left them, and departed. 
       5And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had
        forgotten to take bread. 
       6Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the
        Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 
       7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have
        taken no bread. 
       8Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith,
        why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?        9Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the
        five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 
      10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets
        ye took up? 
      11How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you
        concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the
        Pharisees and of the Sadducees? 
      12Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven
        of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 
      13When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his
        disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 
      14And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias;
        and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 
      15He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 
      16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of
        the living God. 
      17And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon
        Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my
        Father which is in heaven. 
      18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I
        will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against
        it. 
      19And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and
        whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and
        whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 
      20Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he
        was Jesus the Christ. 
      21From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that
        he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and
        chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the
        third day. 
      22Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from
        thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 
      23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou
        art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of
        God, but those that be of men. 
      24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me,
        let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 
      25For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will
        lose his life for my sake shall find it. 
      26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and
        lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

      27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his
        angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. 
      28Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not
        taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 17
       1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother,
        and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 
       2And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun,
        and his raiment was white as the light. 
       3And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with        him. 
       4Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to
        be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for
        thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 
       5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and
        behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son,
        in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. 
       6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were
        sore afraid. 
       7And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 
       8And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus
        only. 
       9And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying,
        Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from
        the dead. 
      10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that
        Elias must first come? 
      11And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come,
        and restore all things. 
      12But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him
        not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall
        also the Son of man suffer of them. 
      13Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the
        Baptist. 
      14And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain
        man, kneeling down to him, and saying, 
      15Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is a lunatic, and sore vexed: for
        ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 
      16And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 
      17Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation,
        how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him
        hither to me. 
      18And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the
        child was cured from that very hour. 
      19Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we
        cast him out? 
      20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say
        unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say
        unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall
        remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 
      21Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. 
      22And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man
        shall be betrayed into the hands of men: 
      23And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again.
        And they were exceeding sorry. 
      24And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute
        money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? 
      25He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented
        him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the
        earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

      26Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are
        the children free.       27Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and
        cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when
        thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that
        take, and give unto them for me and thee. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 18
       1At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the
        greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 
       2And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of
        them, 
       3And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become
        as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 
       4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the
        same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 
       5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth
        me. 
       6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me,
        it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,
        and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 
       7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that
        offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! 
       8Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast
        them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or
        maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into
        everlasting fire. 
       9And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it
        is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than
        having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. 
      10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say
        unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my
        Father which is in heaven. 
      11For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. 
      12How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone
        astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the
        mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? 
      13And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth
        more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not
        astray. 
      14Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that
        one of these little ones should perish. 
      15Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him
        his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou
        hast gained thy brother. 
      16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more,
        that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be
        established. 
      17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if
        he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man
        and a publican. 
      18Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be
        bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be
        loosed in heaven. 
      19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as
        touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of        my Father which is in heaven. 
      20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I
        in the midst of them. 
      21Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin
        against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 
      22Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but,
        Until seventy times seven. 
      23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which
        would take account of his servants. 
      24And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed
        him ten thousand talents. 
      25But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be
        sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to
        be made. 
      26The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord,
        have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 
      27Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed
        him, and forgave him the debt. 
      28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants,
        which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took
        him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 
      29And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him,
        saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 
      30And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should
        pay the debt. 
      31So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry,
        and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 
      32Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou
        wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst
        me: 
      33Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant,
        even as I had pity on thee? 
      34And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he
        should pay all that was due unto him. 
      35So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from
        your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 19
       1And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he
        departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond
        Jordan; 
       2And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 
       3The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him,
        Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 
       4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which
        made them at the beginning made them male and female, 
       5And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and
        shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 
       6Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God
        hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 
       7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of
        divorcement, and to put her away? 
       8He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts        suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was
        not so. 
       9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be
        for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and
        whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. 
      10His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his
        wife, it is not good to marry. 
      11But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they
        to whom it is given. 
      12For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's
        womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and
        there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom
        of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. 
      13Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put
        his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. 
      14But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come
        unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 
      15And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. 
      16And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing
        shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 
      17And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good
        but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the
        commandments. 
      18He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou
        shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear
        false witness, 
      19Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour
        as thyself. 
      20The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my
        youth up: what lack I yet? 
      21Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou
        hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
        and come and follow me. 
      22But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for
        he had great possessions. 
      23Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a
        rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 
      24And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the
        eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of
        God. 
      25When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying,
        Who then can be saved? 
      26But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is
        impossible; but with God all things are possible. 
      27Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all,
        and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? 
      28And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have
        followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the
        throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging
        the twelve tribes of Israel. 
      29And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or
        father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's
        sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting        life. 
      30But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 20
       1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder,
        which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his
        vineyard. 
       2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent
        them into his vineyard. 
       3And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in
        the marketplace, 
       4And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is
        right I will give you. And they went their way. 
       5Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. 
       6And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing
        idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? 
       7They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them,
        Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye
        receive. 
       8So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his
        steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from
        the last unto the first. 
       9And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they
        received every man a penny. 
      10But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received
        more; and they likewise received every man a penny. 
      11And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of
        the house, 
      12Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them
        equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. 
      13But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong:
        didst not thou agree with me for a penny? 
      14Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even
        as unto thee. 
      15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye
        evil, because I am good? 
      16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called,
        but few chosen. 
      17And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in
        the way, and said unto them, 
      18Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed
        unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn
        him to death, 
      19And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to
        crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again. 
      20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons,
        worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 
      21And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that
        these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other
        on the left, in thy kingdom. 
      22But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to
        drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the
        baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.       23And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be
        baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my
        right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be
        given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. 
      24And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against
        the two brethren. 
      25But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of
        the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great
        exercise authority upon them. 
      26But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among
        you, let him be your minister; 
      27And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: 
      28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to
        minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 
      29And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 
      30And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard
        that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord,
        thou son of David. 
      31And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace:
        but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son
        of David. 
      32And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I
        shall do unto you? 
      33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 
      34So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and
        immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 21
       1And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage,
        unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, 
       2Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and
        straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose
        them, and bring them unto me. 
       3And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need
        of them; and straightway he will send them. 
       4All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
        prophet, saying, 
       5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
        meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. 
       6And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 
       7And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and
        they set him thereon. 
       8And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others
        cut down branches from the trees, and strowed them in the way. 
       9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried,
        saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the
        name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. 
      10And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying,
        Who is this? 
      11And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of
        Galilee. 
      12And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that
        sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the
        moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 
      13And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house
        of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. 
      14And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed
        them. 
      15And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that
        he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to
        the son of David; they were sore displeased, 
      16And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto
        them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and
        sucklings thou hast perfected praise? 
      17And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he
        lodged there. 
      18Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. 
      19And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found
        nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow
        on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered
        away. 
      20And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is
        the fig tree withered away! 
      21Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have
        faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the
        fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
        removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 
      22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye
        shall receive. 
      23And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the
        elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By
        what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this
        authority? 
      24And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing,
        which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I
        do these things. 
      25The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they
        reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he
        will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? 
      26But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as
        a prophet. 
      27And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto
        them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 
      28But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the
        first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 
      29He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and
        went. 
      30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and
        said, I go, sir: and went not. 
      31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him,
        The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the
        publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 
      32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed
        him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when
        ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. 
      33Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted
        a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it,        and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far
        country: 
      34And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the
        husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 
      35And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed
        another, and stoned another. 
      36Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto
        them likewise. 
      37But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will
        reverence my son. 
      38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This
        is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his
        inheritance. 
      39And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 
      40When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto
        those husbandmen? 
      41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and
        will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render
        him the fruits in their seasons. 
      42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone
        which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the
        corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 
      43Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you,
        and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 
      44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on
        whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 
      45And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they
        perceived that he spake of them. 
      46But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude,
        because they took him for a prophet. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 22
       1And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 
       2The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a
        marriage for his son, 
       3And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the
        wedding: and they would not come. 
       4Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are
        bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings
        are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 
       5But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm,
        another to his merchandise: 
       6And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and
        slew them. 
       7But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his
        armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 
       8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which
        were bidden were not worthy. 
       9Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid
        to the marriage. 
      10So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together
        all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was
        furnished with guests.       11And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which
        had not on a wedding garment: 
      12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a
        wedding garment? And he was speechless. 
      13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take
        him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping
        and gnashing of teeth. 
      14For many are called, but few are chosen. 
      15Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him
        in his talk. 
      16And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians,
        saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of
        God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not
        the person of men. 
      17Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute
        unto Caesar, or not? 
      18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye
        hypocrites? 
      19Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. 
      20And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? 
      21They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
        therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the
        things that are God's. 
      22When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and
        went their way. 
      23The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no
        resurrection, and asked him, 
      24Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his
        brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 
      25Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had
        married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto
        his brother: 
      26Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. 
      27And last of all the woman died also. 
      28Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven?
        for they all had her. 
      29Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the
        scriptures, nor the power of God. 
      30For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in
        marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 
      31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that
        which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 
      32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
        God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 
      33And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his
        doctrine. 
      34But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to
        silence, they were gathered together. 
      35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting
        him, and saying, 
      36Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 
      37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
        heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 
      38This is the first and great commandment. 
      39And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
        thyself. 
      40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. 
      41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 
      42Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him,
        The son of David. 
      43He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord,
        saying, 
      44The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make
        thine enemies thy footstool? 
      45If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? 
      46And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from
        that day forth ask him any more questions. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 23
       1Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 
       2Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 
       3All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do;
        but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 
       4For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on
        men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of
        their fingers. 
       5But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad
        their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 
       6And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the
        synagogues, 
       7And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. 
       8But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and
        all ye are brethren. 
       9And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father,
        which is in heaven. 
      10Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. 
      11But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 
      12And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall
        humble himself shall be exalted. 
      13But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up
        the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves,
        neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 
      14Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour
        widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye
        shall receive the greater damnation. 
      15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea
        and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him
        twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. 
      16Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by
        the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of
        the temple, he is a debtor! 
      17Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple
        that sanctifieth the gold? 
      18And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever
        sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. 
      19Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar        that sanctifieth the gift? 
      20Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all
        things thereon. 
      21And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that
        dwelleth therein. 
      22And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and
        by him that sitteth thereon. 
      23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of
        mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of
        the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and
        not to leave the other undone. 
      24Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. 
      25Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean
        the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full
        of extortion and excess. 
      26Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and
        platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 
      27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto
        whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are
        within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 
      28Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye
        are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 
      29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the
        tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, 
      30And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have
        been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. 
      31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children
        of them which killed the prophets. 
      32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 
      33Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation
        of hell? 
      34Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and
        scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them
        shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to
        city: 
      35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth,
        from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of
        Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 
      36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this
        generation. 
      37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest
        them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy
        children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her
        wings, and ye would not! 
      38Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 
      39For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall
        say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 24
       1And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples
        came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. 
       2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say
        unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that
        shall not be thrown down.        3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him
        privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what
        shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 
       4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive
        you. 
       5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall
        deceive many. 
       6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not
        troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not
        yet. 
       7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
        and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in
        divers places. 
       8All these are the beginning of sorrows. 
       9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you:
        and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 
      10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and
        shall hate one another. 
      11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 
      12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 
      13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 
      14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for
        a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 
      15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of
        by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let
        him understand:) 
      16Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 
      17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out
        of his house: 
      18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his
        clothes. 
      19And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in
        those days! 
      20But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the
        sabbath day: 
      21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the
        beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 
      22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be
        saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 
      23Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there;
        believe it not. 
      24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall
        show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible,
        they shall deceive the very elect. 
      25Behold, I have told you before. 
      26Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go
        not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 
      27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto
        the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 
      28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
        together. 
      29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be
        darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall        fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 
      30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then
        shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son
        of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 
      31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and
        they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one
        end of heaven to the other. 
      32Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender,
        and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 
      33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is
        near, even at the doors. 
      34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these
        things be fulfilled. 
      35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 
      36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of
        heaven, but my Father only. 
      37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of
        man be. 
      38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
        drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe
        entered into the ark, 
      39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall
        also the coming of the Son of man be. 
      40Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other
        left. 
      41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and
        the other left. 
      42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 
      43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what
        watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have
        suffered his house to be broken up. 
      44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the
        Son of man cometh. 
      45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made
        ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 
      46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so
        doing. 
      47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his
        goods. 
      48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth
        his coming; 
      49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink
        with the drunken; 
      50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for
        him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 
      51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the
        hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 25
       1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which
        took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 
       2And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 
       3They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:        4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 
       5While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 
       6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh;
        go ye out to meet him. 
       7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 
       8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our
        lamps are gone out. 
       9But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for
        us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for
        yourselves. 
      10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were
        ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 
      11Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to
        us. 
      12But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 
      13Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the
        Son of man cometh. 
      14For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country,
        who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 
      15And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another
        one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway
        took his journey. 
      16Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the
        same, and made them other five talents. 
      17And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 
      18But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid
        his lord's money. 
      19After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth
        with them. 
      20And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five
        talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold,
        I have gained beside them five talents more. 
      21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant:
        thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler
        over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 
      22He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou
        deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other
        talents beside them. 
      23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou
        hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over
        many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 
      24Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew
        thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and
        gathering where thou hast not strowed: 
      25And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there
        thou hast that is thine. 
      26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful
        servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where
        I have not strowed: 
      27Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and
        then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 
      28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath
        ten talents.       29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have
        abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that
        which he hath. 
      30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall
        be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 
      31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels
        with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 
      32And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate
        them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the
        goats: 
      33And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the
        left. 
      34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed
        of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
        foundation of the world: 
      35For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye
        gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 
      36Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in
        prison, and ye came unto me. 
      37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
        an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 
      38When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed
        thee? 
      39Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 
      40And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
        Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my
        brethren, ye have done it unto me. 
      41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye
        cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

      42For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye
        gave me no drink: 
      43I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me
        not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 
      44Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
        hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison,
        and did not minister unto thee? 
      45Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as
        ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 
      46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the
        righteous into life eternal. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 26
       1And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he
        said unto his disciples, 
       2Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son
        of man is betrayed to be crucified. 
       3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the
        elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was
        called Caiaphas, 
       4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him. 
       5But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among
        the people. 
       6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,        7There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious
        ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. 
       8But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what
        purpose is this waste? 
       9For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the
        poor. 
      10When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the
        woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. 
      11For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. 
      12For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for
        my burial. 
      13Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in
        the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be
        told for a memorial of her. 
      14Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief
        priests, 
      15And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto
        you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 
      16And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. 
      17Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came
        to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee
        to eat the passover? 
      18And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The
        Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy
        house with my disciples. 
      19And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made
        ready the passover. 
      20Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. 
      21And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you
        shall betray me. 
      22And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say
        unto him, Lord, is it I? 
      23And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the
        dish, the same shall betray me. 
      24The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man
        by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if
        he had not been born. 
      25Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I?
        He said unto him, Thou hast said. 
      26And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake
        it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my
        body. 
      27And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
        Drink ye all of it; 
      28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for
        the remission of sins. 
      29But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the
        vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's
        kingdom. 
      30And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of
        Olives. 
      31Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me
        this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the        sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 
      32But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. 
      33Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended
        because of thee, yet will I never be offended. 
      34Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before
        the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 
      35Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not
        deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 
      36Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith
        unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 
      37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to
        be sorrowful and very heavy. 
      38Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto
        death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 
      39And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed,
        saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me:
        nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 
      40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith
        unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 
      41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed
        is willing, but the flesh is weak. 
      42He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father,
        if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be
        done. 
      43And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 
      44And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time,
        saying the same words. 
      45Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now,
        and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man
        is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 
      46Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. 
      47And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with
        him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests
        and elders of the people. 
      48Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall
        kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. 
      49And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed
        him. 
      50And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came
        they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. 
      51And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his
        hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's,
        and smote off his ear. 
      52Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for
        all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. 
      53Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall
        presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 
      54But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

      55In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as
        against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily
        with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 
      56But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be        fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. 
      57And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the
        high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. 
      58But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and
        went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. 
      59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false
        witness against Jesus, to put him to death; 
      60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they
        none. At the last came two false witnesses, 
      61And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God,
        and to build it in three days. 
      62And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing?
        what is it which these witness against thee? 
      63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto
        him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou
        be the Christ, the Son of God. 
      64Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you,
        Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of
        power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 
      65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken
        blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye
        have heard his blasphemy. 
      66What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death. 
      67Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote
        him with the palms of their hands, 
      68Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? 
      69Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him,
        saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. 
      70But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. 
      71And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and
        said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of
        Nazareth. 
      72And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 
      73And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to
        Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth
        thee. 
      74Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And
        immediately the cock crew. 
      75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before
        the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept
        bitterly. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 27
       1When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the
        people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 
       2And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to
        Pontius Pilate the governor. 
       3Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was
        condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of
        silver to the chief priests and elders, 
       4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And
        they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 
       5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed,        and went and hanged himself. 
       6And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not
        lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of
        blood. 
       7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to
        bury strangers in. 
       8Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 
       9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet,
        saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him
        that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; 
      10And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. 
      11And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him,
        saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou
        sayest. 
      12And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered
        nothing. 
      13Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they
        witness against thee? 
      14And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor
        marvelled greatly. 
      15Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a
        prisoner, whom they would. 
      16And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 
      17Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them,
        Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is
        called Christ? 
      18For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. 
      19When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him,
        saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have
        suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 
      20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they
        should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 
      21The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will
        ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. 
      22Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is
        called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. 
      23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried
        out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 
      24When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a
        tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the
        multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person:
        see ye to it. 
      25Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on
        our children. 
      26Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus,
        he delivered him to be crucified. 
      27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall,
        and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 
      28And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 
      29And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his
        head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before
        him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 
      30And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

      31And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him,
        and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. 
      32And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him
        they compelled to bear his cross. 
      33And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say,
        a place of a skull, 
      34They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had
        tasted thereof, he would not drink. 
      35And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that
        it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my
        garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. 
      36And sitting down they watched him there; 
      37And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE
        KING OF THE JEWS. 
      38Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right
        hand, and another on the left. 
      39And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 
      40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three
        days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the
        cross. 
      41Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and
        elders, said, 
      42He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel,
        let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 
      43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for
        he said, I am the Son of God. 
      44The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his
        teeth. 
      45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the
        ninth hour. 
      46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli,
        Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou
        forsaken me? 
      47Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man
        calleth for Elias. 
      48And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it
        with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 
      49The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save
        him. 
      50Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the
        ghost. 
      51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to
        the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 
      52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept
        arose, 
      53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the
        holy city, and appeared unto many. 
      54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus,
        saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared
        greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. 
      55And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus
        from Galilee, ministering unto him:       56Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and
        Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children. 
      57When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named
        Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: 
      58He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate
        commanded the body to be delivered. 
      59And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen
        cloth, 
      60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock:
        and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and
        departed. 
      61And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over
        against the sepulchre. 
      62Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief
        priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 
      63Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet
        alive, After three days I will rise again. 
      64Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third
        day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say
        unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall
        be worse than the first. 
      65Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure
        as ye can. 
      66So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and
        setting a watch. 

       MATTHEW            Chapter 28
       1In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day
        of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the
        sepulchre. 
       2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord
        descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the
        door, and sat upon it. 
       3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 
       4And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 
       5And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I
        know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 
       6He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place
        where the Lord lay. 
       7And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the
        dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye
        see him: lo, I have told you. 
       8And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy;
        and did run to bring his disciples word. 
       9And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them,
        saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and
        worshipped him. 
      10Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that
        they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. 
      11Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the
        city, and showed unto the chief priests all the things that were
        done. 
      12And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel,
        they gave large money unto the soldiers,       13Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while
        we slept. 
      14And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and
        secure you. 
      15So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying
        is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. 
      16Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain
        where Jesus had appointed them. 
      17And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. 
      18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto
        me in heaven and in earth. 
      19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
        the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 
      20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
        and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. 

       MARK               Chapter  1
       1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 
       2As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before
        thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 
       3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the
        Lord, make his paths straight. 
       4John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of
        repentance for the remission of sins. 
       5And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of
        Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan,
        confessing their sins. 
       6And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin
        about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; 
       7And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the
        latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. 
       8I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with
        the Holy Ghost. 
       9And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of
        Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 
      10And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens
        opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: 
      11And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son,
        in whom I am well pleased. 
      12And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 
      13And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and
        was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. 
      14Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee,
        preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 
      15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand:
        repent ye, and believe the gospel. 
      16Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his
        brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 
      17And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to
        become fishers of men. 
      18And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. 
      19And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of
        Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending        their nets. 
      20And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in
        the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. 
      21And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he
        entered into the synagogue, and taught. 
      22And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one
        that had authority, and not as the scribes. 
      23And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he
        cried out, 
      24Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of
        Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the
        Holy One of God. 
      25And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 
      26And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud
        voice, he came out of him. 
      27And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among
        themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this?
        for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they
        do obey him. 
      28And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region
        round about Galilee. 
      29And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered
        into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 
      30But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him
        of her. 
      31And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and
        immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. 
      32And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that
        were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. 
      33And all the city was gathered together at the door. 
      34And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out
        many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew
        him. 
      35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out,
        and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. 
      36And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. 
      37And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for
        thee. 
      38And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may
        preach there also: for therefore came I forth. 
      39And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast
        out devils. 
      40And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to
        him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 
      41And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched
        him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 
      42And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from
        him, and he was cleansed. 
      43And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; 
      44And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way,
        show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things
        which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 
      45But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad        the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the
        city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from
        every quarter. 

       MARK               Chapter  2
       1And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was
        noised that he was in the house. 
       2And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was
        no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he
        preached the word unto them. 
       3And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was
        borne of four. 
       4And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they
        uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they
        let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. 
       5When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son,
        thy sins be forgiven thee. 
       6But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in
        their hearts, 
       7Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but
        God only? 
       8And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so
        reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these
        things in your hearts? 
       9Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be
        forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? 
      10But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to
        forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) 
      11I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into
        thine house. 
      12And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them
        all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying,
        We never saw it on this fashion. 
      13And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude
        resorted unto him, and he taught them. 
      14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the
        receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and
        followed him. 
      15And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many
        publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples:
        for there were many, and they followed him. 
      16And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and
        sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and
        drinketh with publicans and sinners? 
      17When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no
        need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the
        righteous, but sinners to repentance. 
      18And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they
        come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the
        Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 
      19And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast,
        while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the
        bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 
      20But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from        them, and then shall they fast in those days. 
      21No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the
        new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is
        made worse. 
      22And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth
        burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be
        marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles. 
      23And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the
        sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears
        of corn. 
      24And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath
        day that which is not lawful? 
      25And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had
        need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? 
      26How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high
        priest, and did eat the showbread, which is not lawful to eat but for
        the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? 
      27And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for
        the sabbath: 
      28Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. 

       MARK               Chapter  3
       1And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there
        which had a withered hand. 
       2And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day;
        that they might accuse him. 
       3And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. 
       4And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days,
        or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 
       5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved
        for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch
        forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored
        whole as the other. 
       6And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the
        Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. 
       7But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great
        multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, 
       8And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and
        they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard
        what great things he did, came unto him. 
       9And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him
        because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. 
      10For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to
        touch him, as many as had plagues. 
      11And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and
        cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. 
      12And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known. 
      13And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would:
        and they came unto him. 
      14And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he
        might send them forth to preach, 
      15And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: 
      16And Simon he surnamed Peter;       17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he
        surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: 
      18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and
        James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, 
      19And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an
        house. 
      20And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so
        much as eat bread. 
      21And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him:
        for they said, He is beside himself. 
      22And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath
        Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. 
      23And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can
        Satan cast out Satan? 
      24And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot
        stand. 
      25And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 
      26And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot
        stand, but hath an end. 
      27No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods,
        except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his
        house. 
      28Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of
        men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: 
      29But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never
        forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: 
      30Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 
      31There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without,
        sent unto him, calling him. 
      32And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy
        mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 
      33And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? 
      34And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said,
        Behold my mother and my brethren! 
      35For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and
        my sister, and mother. 

       MARK               Chapter  4
       1And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered
        unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat
        in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 
       2And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his
        doctrine, 
       3Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 
       4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the
        fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 
       5And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and
        immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 
       6But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root,
        it withered away. 
       7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it,
        and it yielded no fruit. 
       8And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and        increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some
        an hundred. 
       9And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
      10And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked
        of him the parable. 
      11And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of
        the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things
        are done in parables: 
      12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may
        hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted,
        and their sins should be forgiven them. 
      13And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye
        know all parables? 
      14The sower soweth the word. 
      15And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when
        they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word
        that was sown in their hearts. 
      16And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when
        they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 
      17And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time:
        afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's
        sake, immediately they are offended. 
      18And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the
        word, 
      19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the
        lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh
        unfruitful. 
      20And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the
        word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some
        sixty, and some an hundred. 
      21And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel,
        or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? 
      22For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was
        any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. 
      23If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 
      24And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye
        mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more
        be given. 
      25For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from
        him shall be taken even that which he hath. 
      26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed
        into the ground; 
      27And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring
        and grow up, he knoweth not how. 
      28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then
        the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 
      29But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the
        sickle, because the harvest is come. 
      30And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with
        what comparison shall we compare it? 
      31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the
        earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: 
      32But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all        herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air
        may lodge under the shadow of it. 
      33And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were
        able to hear it. 
      34But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were
        alone, he expounded all things to his disciples. 
      35And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us
        pass over unto the other side. 
      36And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he
        was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. 
      37And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the
        ship, so that it was now full. 
      38And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and
        they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we
        perish? 
      39And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be
        still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 
      40And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have
        no faith? 
      41And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of
        man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? 

       MARK               Chapter  5
       1And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country
        of the Gadarenes. 
       2And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out
        of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 
       3Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no,
        not with chains: 
       4Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the
        chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in
        pieces: neither could any man tame him. 
       5And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs,
        crying, and cutting himself with stones. 
       6But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, 
       7And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee,
        Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou
        torment me not. 
       8For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. 
       9And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name
        is Legion: for we are many. 
      10And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the
        country. 
      11Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine
        feeding. 
      12And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that
        we may enter into them. 
      13And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went
        out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a
        steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were
        choked in the sea. 
      14And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the
        country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.       15And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the
        devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right
        mind: and they were afraid. 
      16And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was
        possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. 
      17And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. 
      18And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with
        the devil prayed him that he might be with him. 
      19Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy
        friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee,
        and hath had compassion on thee. 
      20And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things
        Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. 
      21And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side,
        much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. 
      22And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus
        by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 
      23And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the
        point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she
        may be healed; and she shall live. 
      24And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged
        him. 
      25And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 
      26And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all
        that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 
      27When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched
        his garment. 
      28For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. 
      29And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt
        in her body that she was healed of that plague. 
      30And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of
        him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

      31And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging
        thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 
      32And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 
      33But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her,
        came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 
      34And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in
        peace, and be whole of thy plague. 
      35While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's
        house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou
        the Master any further? 
      36As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the
        ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 
      37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John
        the brother of James. 
      38And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth
        the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 
      39And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado,
        and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 
      40And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he
        taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were        with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. 
      41And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi;
        which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. 
      42And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age
        of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. 
      43And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and
        commanded that something should be given her to eat. 

       MARK               Chapter  6
       1And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his
        disciples follow him. 
       2And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the
        synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence
        hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given
        unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? 
       3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and
        Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?
        And they were offended at him. 
       4But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his
        own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 
       5And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands
        upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 
       6And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about
        the villages, teaching. 
       7And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by
        two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; 
       8And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey,
        save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: 
       9But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. 
      10And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house,
        there abide till ye depart from that place. 
      11And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart
        thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against
        them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and
        Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. 
      12And they went out, and preached that men should repent. 
      13And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were
        sick, and healed them. 
      14And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he
        said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore
        mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 
      15Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet,
        or as one of the prophets. 
      16But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded:
        he is risen from the dead. 
      17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound
        him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he
        had married her. 
      18For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy
        brother's wife. 
      19Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed
        him; but she could not: 
      20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy,
        and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and        heard him gladly. 
      21And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a
        supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; 
      22And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and
        pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the
        damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. 
      23And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give
        it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 
      24And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And
        she said, The head of John the Baptist. 
      25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked,
        saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of
        John the Baptist. 
      26And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for
        their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. 
      27And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head
        to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 
      28And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the
        damsel gave it to her mother. 
      29And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse,
        and laid it in a tomb. 
      30And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told
        him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 
      31And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place,
        and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had
        no leisure so much as to eat. 
      32And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. 
      33And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot
        thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto
        him. 
      34And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with
        compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a
        shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. 
      35And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and
        said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: 
      36Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and
        into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to
        eat. 
      37He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say
        unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and
        give them to eat? 
      38He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when
        they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 
      39And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the
        green grass. 
      40And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. 
      41And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked
        up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his
        disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among
        them all. 
      42And they did all eat, and were filled. 
      43And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the
        fishes.       44And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men. 
      45And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship,
        and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away
        the people. 
      46And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. 
      47And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he
        alone on the land. 
      48And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto
        them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them,
        walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. 
      49But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been
        a spirit, and cried out: 
      50For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked
        with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not
        afraid. 
      51And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they
        were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. 
      52For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart
        was hardened. 
      53And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret,
        and drew to the shore. 
      54And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, 
      55And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry
        about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. 
      56And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country,
        they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might
        touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as
        touched him were made whole. 

       MARK               Chapter  7
       1Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the
        scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 
       2And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that
        is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 
       3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands
        oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 
       4And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not.
        And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as
        the washing of cups, and pots, brazen vessels, and of tables. 
       5Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples
        according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen
        hands? 
       6He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you
        hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their
        lips, but their heart is far from me. 
       7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the
        commandments of men. 
       8For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of
        men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things
        ye do. 
       9And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God,
        that ye may keep your own tradition. 
      10For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth
        father or mother, let him die the death:       11But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban,
        that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by
        me; he shall be free. 
      12And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; 
      13Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which
        ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. 
      14And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them,
        Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: 
      15There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can
        defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that
        defile the man. 
      16If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 
      17And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples
        asked him concerning the parable. 
      18And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye
        not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the
        man, it cannot defile him; 
      19Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth
        out into the draught, purging all meats? 
      20And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

      21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts,
        adulteries, fornications, murders, 
      22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil
        eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 
      23All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. 
      24And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and
        Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but
        he could not be hid. 
      25For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit,
        heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: 
      26The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought
        him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 
      27But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is
        not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 
      28And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the
        table eat of the children's crumbs. 
      29And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone
        out of thy daughter. 
      30And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and
        her daughter laid upon the bed. 
      31And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto
        the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 
      32And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in
        his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 
      33And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into
        his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; 
      34And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha,
        that is, Be opened. 
      35And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue
        was loosed, and he spake plain. 
      36And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he
        charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;       37And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things
        well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. 

       MARK               Chapter  8
       1In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to
        eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 
       2I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with
        me three days, and have nothing to eat: 
       3And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint
        by the way: for divers of them came from far. 
       4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these
        men with bread here in the wilderness? 
       5And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 
       6And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took
        the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his
        disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the
        people. 
       7And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set
        them also before them. 
       8So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat
        that was left seven baskets. 
       9And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them
        away. 
      10And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came
        into the parts of Dalmanutha. 
      11And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking
        of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. 
      12And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this
        generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no
        sign be given unto this generation. 
      13And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the
        other side. 
      14Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in
        the ship with them more than one loaf. 
      15And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the
        Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. 
      16And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no
        bread. 
      17And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye
        have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your
        heart yet hardened? 
      18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not
        remember? 
      19When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets
        full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 
      20And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of
        fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 
      21And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? 
      22And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and
        besought him to touch him. 
      23And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town;
        and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he
        asked him if he saw ought.       24And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 
      25After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look
        up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 
      26And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town,
        nor tell it to any in the town. 
      27And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea
        Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them,
        Whom do men say that I am? 
      28And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others,
        One of the prophets. 
      29And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter
        answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 
      30And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 
      31And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many
        things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and
        scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 
      32And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to
        rebuke him. 
      33But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked
        Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the
        things that be of God, but the things that be of men. 
      34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also,
        he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny
        himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 
      35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall
        lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. 
      36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and
        lose his own soul? 
      37Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 
      38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this
        adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be
        ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy
        angels. 

       MARK               Chapter  9
       1And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of
        them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have
        seen the kingdom of God come with power. 
       2And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John,
        and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he
        was transfigured before them. 
       3And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no
        fuller on earth can white them. 
       4And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking
        with Jesus. 
       5And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be
        here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for
        Moses, and one for Elias. 
       6For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. 
       7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of
        the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 
       8And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any
        more, save Jesus only with themselves. 
       9And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they        should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man
        were risen from the dead. 
      10And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with
        another what the rising from the dead should mean. 
      11And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first
        come? 
      12And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and
        restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that
        he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. 
      13But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done
        unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. 
      14And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about
        them, and the scribes questioning with them. 
      15And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly
        amazed, and running to him saluted him. 
      16And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? 
      17And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought
        unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; 
      18And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and
        gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy
        disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. 
      19He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I
        be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. 
      20And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the
        spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. 
      21And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him?
        And he said, Of a child. 
      22And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to
        destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us,
        and help us. 
      23Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible
        to him that believeth. 
      24And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with
        tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. 
      25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the
        foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge
        thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 
      26And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he
        was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. 
      27But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. 
      28And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him
        privately, Why could not we cast him out? 
      29And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by
        prayer and fasting. 
      30And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would
        not that any man should know it. 
      31For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is
        delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after
        that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. 
      32But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. 
      33And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What
        was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? 
      34But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among        themselves, who should be the greatest. 
      35And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any
        man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of
        all. 
      36And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he
        had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, 
      37Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth
        me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that
        sent me. 
      38And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils
        in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he
        followeth not us. 
      39But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a
        miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 
      40For he that is not against us is on our part. 
      41For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name,
        because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose
        his reward. 
      42And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in
        me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,
        and he were cast into the sea. 
      43And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to
        enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into
        the fire that never shall be quenched: 
      44Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 
      45And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to
        enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into
        the fire that never shall be quenched: 
      46Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 
      47And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to
        enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to
        be cast into hell fire: 
      48Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 
      49For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be
        salted with salt. 
      50Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will
        ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with
        another. 

       MARK               Chapter 10
       1And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the
        farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as
        he was wont, he taught them again. 
       2And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man
        to put away his wife? tempting him. 
       3And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 
       4And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to
        put her away. 
       5And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart
        he wrote you this precept. 
       6But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

       7For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to
        his wife; 
       8And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain,
        but one flesh. 
       9What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 
      10And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. 
      11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry
        another, committeth adultery against her. 
      12And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another,
        she committeth adultery. 
      13And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them:
        and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 
      14But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them,
        Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for
        of such is the kingdom of God. 
      15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God
        as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 
      16And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed
        them. 
      17And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and
        kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I
        may inherit eternal life? 
      18And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good
        but one, that is, God. 
      19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill,
        Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy
        father and mother. 
      20And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed
        from my youth. 
      21Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou
        lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor,
        and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross,
        and follow me. 
      22And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had
        great possessions. 
      23And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How
        hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 
      24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth
        again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that
        trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 
      25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for
        a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 
      26And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who
        then can be saved? 
      27And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not
        with God: for with God all things are possible. 
      28Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have
        followed thee. 
      29And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man
        that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother,
        or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 
      30But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and
        brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with
        persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. 
      31But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.       32And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before
        them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid.
        And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things
        should happen unto him, 
      33Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be
        delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they
        shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: 
      34And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon
        him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. 
      35And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying,
        Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall
        desire. 
      36And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? 
      37They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right
        hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 
      38But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of
        the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am
        baptized with? 
      39And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall
        indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I
        am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: 
      40But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give;
        but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. 
      41And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with
        James and John. 
      42But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they
        which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over
        them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. 
      43But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among
        you, shall be your minister: 
      44And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. 
      45For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to
        minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 
      46And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his
        disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of
        Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 
      47And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out,
        and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 
      48And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the
        more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. 
      49And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call
        the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth
        thee. 
      50And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. 
      51And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do
        unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my
        sight. 
      52And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole.
        And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.


       MARK               Chapter 11
       1And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at
        the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,        2And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you:
        and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied,
        whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. 
       3And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord
        hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. 
       4And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without
        in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. 
       5And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye,
        loosing the colt? 
       6And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let
        them go. 
       7And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him;
        and he sat upon him. 
       8And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down
        branches off the trees, and strowed them in the way. 
       9And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying,
        Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: 
      10Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name
        of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. 
      11And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he
        had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was
        come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve. 
      12And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 
      13And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he
        might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found
        nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. 
      14And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee
        hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. 
      15And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began
        to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew
        the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold
        doves; 
      16And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the
        temple. 
      17And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be
        called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den
        of thieves. 
      18And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might
        destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was
        astonished at his doctrine. 
      19And when even was come, he went out of the city. 
      20And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up
        from the roots. 
      21And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the
        fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. 
      22And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 
      23For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this
        mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall
        not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he
        saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 
      24Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
        believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. 
      25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any:        that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your
        trespasses. 
      26But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven
        forgive your trespasses. 
      27And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the
        temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the
        elders, 
      28And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who
        gave thee this authority to do these things? 
      29And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one
        question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do
        these things. 
      30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me. 
      31And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From
        heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? 
      32But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men
        counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. 
      33And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus
        answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I
        do these things. 

       MARK               Chapter 12
       1And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a
        vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the
        winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went
        into a far country. 
       2And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might
        receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 
       3And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 
       4And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast
        stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully
        handled. 
       5And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others;
        beating some, and killing some. 
       6Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last
        unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. 
       7But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come,
        let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. 
       8And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. 
       9What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and
        destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. 
      10And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders
        rejected is become the head of the corner: 
      11This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 
      12And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they
        knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him,
        and went their way. 
      13And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians,
        to catch him in his words. 
      14And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou
        art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of
        men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give
        tribute to Caesar, or not? 
      15Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy,        said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.

      16And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and
        superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's. 
      17And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that
        are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they
        marvelled at him. 
      18Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection;
        and they asked him, saying, 
      19Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his
        wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take
        his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 
      20Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying
        left no seed. 
      21And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the
        third likewise. 
      22And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died
        also. 
      23In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall
        she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. 
      24And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because
        ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? 
      25For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are
        given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. 
      26And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the
        book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the
        God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 
      27He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye
        therefore do greatly err. 
      28And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning
        together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him,
        Which is the first commandment of all? 
      29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O
        Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 
      30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all
        thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is
        the first commandment. 
      31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
        thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 
      32And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth:
        for there is one God; and there is none other but he: 
      33And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding,
        and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his
        neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and
        sacrifices. 
      34And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him,
        Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst
        ask him any question. 
      35And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say
        the scribes that Christ is the son of David? 
      36For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord,
        Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 
      37David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his        son? And the common people heard him gladly. 
      38And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which
        love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the
        marketplaces, 
      39And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at
        feasts: 
      40Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers:
        these shall receive greater damnation. 
      41And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people
        cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. 
      42And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites,
        which make a farthing. 
      43And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I
        say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they
        which have cast into the treasury: 
      44For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did
        cast in all that she had, even all her living. 

       MARK               Chapter 13
       1And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto
        him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 
       2And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings?
        there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be
        thrown down. 
       3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter
        and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 
       4Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when
        all these things shall be fulfilled? 
       5And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive
        you: 
       6For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall
        deceive many. 
       7And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not
        troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be
        yet. 
       8For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
        and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be
        famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. 
       9But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to
        councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be
        brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against
        them. 
      10And the gospel must first be published among all nations. 
      11But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought
        beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but
        whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is
        not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. 
      12Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the
        son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall
        cause them to be put to death. 
      13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that
        shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 
      14But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by
        Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that        readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the
        mountains: 
      15And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house,
        neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 
      16And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up
        his garment. 
      17But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in
        those days! 
      18And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 
      19For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the
        beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither
        shall be. 
      20And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be
        saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath
        shortened the days. 
      21And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he
        is there; believe him not: 
      22For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs
        and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. 
      23But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. 
      24But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened,
        and the moon shall not give her light, 
      25And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven
        shall be shaken. 
      26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with
        great power and glory. 
      27And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his
        elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to
        the uttermost part of heaven. 
      28Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender,
        and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 
      29So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass,
        know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 
      30Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all
        these things be done. 
      31Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 
      32But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels
        which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 
      33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 
      34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his
        house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work,
        and commanded the porter to watch. 
      35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house
        cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the
        morning: 
      36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 
      37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. 

       MARK               Chapter 14
       1After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened
        bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might
        take him by craft, and put him to death. 
       2But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the        people. 
       3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at
        meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of
        spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his
        head. 
       4And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said,
        Why was this waste of the ointment made? 
       5For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and
        have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. 
       6And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a
        good work on me. 
       7For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may
        do them good: but me ye have not always. 
       8She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body
        to the burying. 
       9Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached
        throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be
        spoken of for a memorial of her. 
      10And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests,
        to betray him unto them. 
      11And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him
        money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. 
      12And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover,
        his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare
        that thou mayest eat the passover? 
      13And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye
        into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of
        water: follow him. 
      14And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house,
        The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the
        passover with my disciples? 
      15And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there
        make ready for us. 
      16And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he
        had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. 
      17And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. 
      18And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One
        of you which eateth with me shall betray me. 
      19And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it
        I? and another said, Is it I? 
      20And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that
        dippeth with me in the dish. 
      21The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that
        man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if
        he had never been born. 
      22And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and
        gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. 
      23And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to
        them: and they all drank of it. 
      24And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which
        is shed for many. 
      25Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine,
        until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.       26And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of
        Olives. 
      27And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me
        this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the
        sheep shall be scattered. 
      28But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. 
      29But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not
        I. 
      30And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even
        in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.

      31But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will
        not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all. 
      32And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to
        his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. 
      33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore
        amazed, and to be very heavy; 
      34And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry
        ye here, and watch. 
      35And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed
        that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. 
      36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take
        away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou
        wilt. 
      37And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter,
        Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? 
      38Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is
        ready, but the flesh is weak. 
      39And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words. 
      40And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes
        were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him. 
      41And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and
        take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of
        man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 
      42Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. 
      43And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve,
        and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief
        priests and the scribes and the elders. 
      44And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I
        shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. 
      45And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith,
        Master, master; and kissed him. 
      46And they laid their hands on him, and took him. 
      47And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of
        the high priest, and cut off his ear. 
      48And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a
        thief, with swords and with staves to take me? 
      49I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but
        the scriptures must be fulfilled. 
      50And they all forsook him, and fled. 
      51And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast
        about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: 
      52And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.       53And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were
        assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. 
      54And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high
        priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.

      55And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against
        Jesus to put him to death; and found none. 
      56For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not
        together. 
      57And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, 
      58We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands,
        and within three days I will build another made without hands. 
      59But neither so did their witness agree together. 
      60And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying,
        Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 
      61But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest
        asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the
        Blessed? 
      62And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the
        right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 
      63Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any
        further witnesses? 
      64Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned
        him to be guilty of death. 
      65And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet
        him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him
        with the palms of their hands. 
      66And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids
        of the high priest: 
      67And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and
        said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. 
      68But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou
        sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. 
      69And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by,
        This is one of them. 
      70And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said
        again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a
        Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. 
      71But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of
        whom ye speak. 
      72And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word
        that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny
        me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. 

       MARK               Chapter 15
       1And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation
        with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus,
        and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. 
       2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering
        said unto him, Thou sayest it. 
       3And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered
        nothing. 
       4And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold
        how many things they witness against thee. 
       5But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled. 
       6Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they
        desired. 
       7And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had
        made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the
        insurrection. 
       8And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had
        ever done unto them. 
       9But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the
        King of the Jews? 
      10For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. 
      11But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release
        Barabbas unto them. 
      12And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that
        I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? 
      13And they cried out again, Crucify him. 
      14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they
        cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him. 
      15And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto
        them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

      16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and
        they call together the whole band. 
      17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and
        put it about his head, 
      18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 
      19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him,
        and bowing their knees worshipped him. 
      20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and
        put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. 
      21And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of
        the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. 
      22And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being
        interpreted, The place of a skull. 
      23And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received
        it not. 
      24And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting
        lots upon them, what every man should take. 
      25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 
      26And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING
        OF THE JEWS. 
      27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and
        the other on his left. 
      28And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered
        with the transgressors. 
      29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and
        saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three
        days, 
      30Save thyself, and come down from the cross. 
      31Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with
        the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. 
      32Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may        see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. 
      33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole
        land until the ninth hour. 
      34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi,
        Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God,
        why hast thou forsaken me? 
      35And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he
        calleth Elias. 
      36And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a
        reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether
        Elias will come to take him down. 
      37And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 
      38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the
        bottom. 
      39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so
        cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son
        of God. 
      40There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary
        Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and
        Salome; 
      41(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto
        him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem. 
      42And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that
        is, the day before the sabbath, 
      43Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for
        the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved
        the body of Jesus. 
      44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him
        the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. 
      45And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. 
      46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the
        linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and
        rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. 
      47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was
        laid. 

       MARK               Chapter 16
       1And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of
        James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and
        anoint him. 
       2And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came
        unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 
       3And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from
        the door of the sepulchre? 
       4And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it
        was very great. 
       5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the
        right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were
        affrighted. 
       6And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth,
        which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place
        where they laid him. 
       7But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before
        you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.        8And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they
        trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for
        they were afraid. 
       9Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared
        first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 
      10And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned
        and wept. 
      11And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of
        her, believed not. 
      12After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they
        walked, and went into the country. 
      13And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they
        them. 
      14Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and
        upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because
        they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 
      15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the
        gospel to every creature. 
      16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that
        believeth not shall be damned. 
      17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they
        cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 
      18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it
        shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall
        recover. 
      19So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into
        heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 
      20And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with
        them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. 

       LUKE               Chapter  1
       1Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a
        declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 
       2Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were
        eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 
       3It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all
        things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most
        excellent Theophilus, 
       4That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou
        hast been instructed. 
       5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest
        named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the
        daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 
       6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the
        commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 
       7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they
        both were now well stricken in years. 
       8And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office
        before God in the order of his course, 
       9According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn
        incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 
      10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the
        time of incense. 
      11And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the        right side of the altar of incense. 
      12And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 
      13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is
        heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt
        call his name John. 
      14And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his
        birth. 
      15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink
        neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy
        Ghost, even from his mother's womb. 
      16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their
        God. 
      17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn
        the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the
        wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. 
      18And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I
        am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 
      19And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in
        the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to show thee
        these glad tidings. 
      20And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day
        that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my
        words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. 
      21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so
        long in the temple. 
      22And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they
        perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned
        unto them, and remained speechless. 
      23And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration
        were accomplished, he departed to his own house. 
      24And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself
        five months, saying, 
      25Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me,
        to take away my reproach among men. 
      26And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a
        city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 
      27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of
        David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 
      28And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly
        favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 
      29And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her
        mind what manner of salutation this should be. 
      30And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found
        favour with God. 
      31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son,
        and shalt call his name JESUS. 
      32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and
        the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 
      33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his
        kingdom there shall be no end. 
      34Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a
        man? 
      35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come        upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:
        therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be
        called the Son of God. 
      36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in
        her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called
        barren. 
      37For with God nothing shall be impossible. 
      38And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me
        according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. 
      39And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with
        haste, into a city of Juda; 
      40And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 
      41And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of
        Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the
        Holy Ghost: 
      42And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among
        women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 
      43And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to
        me? 
      44For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears,
        the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 
      45And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of
        those things which were told her from the Lord. 
      46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 
      47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 
      48For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold,
        from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 
      49For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his
        name. 
      50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

      51He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in
        the imagination of their hearts. 
      52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low
        degree. 
      53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent
        empty away. 
      54He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; 
      55As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. 
      56And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own
        house. 
      57Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she
        brought forth a son. 
      58And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had showed
        great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. 
      59And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise
        the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his
        father. 
      60And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called
        John. 
      61And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called
        by this name.       62And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. 
      63And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is
        John. And they marvelled all. 
      64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he
        spake, and praised God. 
      65And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these
        sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

      66And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying,
        What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with
        him. 
      67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and
        prophesied, saying, 
      68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed
        his people, 
      69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his
        servant David; 
      70As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since
        the world began: 
      71That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all
        that hate us; 
      72To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his
        holy covenant; 
      73The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, 
      74That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand
        of our enemies might serve him without fear, 
      75In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. 
      76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou
        shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 
      77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of
        their sins, 
      78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on
        high hath visited us, 
      79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of
        death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 
      80And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the
        deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel. 

       LUKE               Chapter  2
       1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from
        Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 
       2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

       3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 
       4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth,
        into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem;
        (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 
       5To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. 
       6And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were
        accomplished that she should be delivered. 
       7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling
        clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them
        in the inn.        8And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,
        keeping watch over their flock by night. 
       9And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the
        Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 
      10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good
        tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 
      11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which
        is Christ the Lord. 
      12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
        swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 
      13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly
        host praising God, and saying, 
      14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward
        men. 
      15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into
        heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto
        Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord
        hath made known unto us. 
      16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe
        lying in a manger. 
      17And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which
        was told them concerning this child. 
      18And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told
        them by the shepherds. 
      19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 
      20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the
        things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 
      21And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the
        child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel
        before he was conceived in the womb. 
      22And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses
        were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to
        the Lord; 
      23(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the
        womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) 
      24And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law
        of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. 
      25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and
        the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of
        Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 
      26And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not
        see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 
      27And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents
        brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the
        law, 
      28Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 
      29Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy
        word: 
      30For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 
      31Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; 
      32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. 
      33And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken
        of him.       34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this
        child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for
        a sign which shall be spoken against; 
      35(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the
        thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. 
      36And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the
        tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband
        seven years from her virginity; 
      37And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed
        not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night
        and day. 
      38And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord,
        and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

      39And when they had performed all things according to the law of the
        Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. 
      40And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom:
        and the grace of God was upon him. 
      41Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the
        passover. 
      42And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the
        custom of the feast. 
      43And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child
        Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not
        of it. 
      44But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's
        journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 
      45And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem,
        seeking him. 
      46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the
        temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and
        asking them questions. 
      47And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and
        answers. 
      48And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto
        him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I
        have sought thee sorrowing. 
      49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that
        I must be about my Father's business? 
      50And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. 
      51And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject
        unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. 
      52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and
        man. 

       LUKE               Chapter  3
       1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius
        Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee,
        and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of
        Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 
       2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto
        John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 
       3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism
        of repentance for the remission of sins;        4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet,
        saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way
        of the Lord, make his paths straight. 
       5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be
        brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough
        ways shall be made smooth; 
       6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 
       7Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him,
        O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to
        come? 
       8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to
        say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto
        you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto
        Abraham. 
       9And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree
        therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
        into the fire. 
      10And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? 
      11He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him
        impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do
        likewise. 
      12Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master,
        what shall we do? 
      13And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed
        you. 
      14And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we
        do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any
        falsely; and be content with your wages. 
      15And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their
        hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; 
      16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water;
        but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not
        worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with
        fire: 
      17Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and
        will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn
        with fire unquenchable. 
      18And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

      19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his
        brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 
      20Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 
      21Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus
        also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 
      22And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him,
        and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in
        thee I am well pleased. 
      23And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as
        was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, 
      24Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was
        the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of
        Joseph, 
      25Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was        the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of
        Nagge, 
      26Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which
        was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son
        of Juda, 
      27Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was
        the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the
        son of Neri, 
      28Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the
        son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, 
      29Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was
        the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of
        Levi, 
      30Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the
        son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of
        Eliakim, 
      31Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the
        son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of
        David, 
      32Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the
        son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of
        Naasson, 
      33Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was
        the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of
        Juda, 
      34Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the
        son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of
        Nachor, 
      35Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was
        the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of
        Sala, 
      36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was
        the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of
        Lamech, 
      37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was
        the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of
        Cainan, 
      38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the
        son of Adam, which was the son of God. 

       LUKE               Chapter  4
       1And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was
        led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 
       2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat
        nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 
       3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this
        stone that it be made bread. 
       4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not
        live by bread alone, but by every word of God. 
       5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, showed unto him
        all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 
       6And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the
        glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I
        will I give it.        7If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. 
       8And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for
        it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only
        shalt thou serve. 
       9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the
        temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself
        down from hence: 
      10For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep
        thee: 
      11And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou
        dash thy foot against a stone. 
      12And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt
        the Lord thy God. 
      13And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him
        for a season. 
      14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there
        went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 
      15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 
      16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his
        custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood
        up for to read. 
      17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And
        when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

      18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to
        preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the
        brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering
        of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 
      19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 
      20And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat
        down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were
        fastened on him. 
      21And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled
        in your ears. 
      22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which
        proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son? 
      23And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb,
        Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum,
        do also here in thy country. 
      24And he said, Verily, I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his
        own country. 
      25But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of
        Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when
        great famine was throughout all the land; 
      26But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of
        Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 
      27And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet;
        and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. 
      28And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were
        filled with wrath, 
      29And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the
        brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast
        him down headlong.       30But he passing through the midst of them went his way, 
      31And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the
        sabbath days. 
      32And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with
        power. 
      33And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an
        unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 
      34Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of
        Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the
        Holy One of God. 
      35And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
        And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him,
        and hurt him not. 
      36And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a
        word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean
        spirits, and they come out. 
      37And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round
        about. 
      38And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house.
        And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they
        besought him for her. 
      39And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and
        immediately she arose and ministered unto them. 
      40Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers
        diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of
        them, and healed them. 
      41And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art
        Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to
        speak: for they knew that he was Christ. 
      42And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and
        the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he
        should not depart from them. 
      43And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other
        cities also: for therefore am I sent. 
      44And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee. 

       LUKE               Chapter  5
       1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the
        word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 
       2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone
        out of them, and were washing their nets. 
       3And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed
        him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down,
        and taught the people out of the ship. 
       4Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into
        the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 
       5And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the
        night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let
        down the net. 
       6And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of
        fishes: and their net brake. 
       7And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship,
        that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both
        the ships, so that they began to sink.        8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart
        from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 
       9For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of
        the fishes which they had taken: 
      10And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were
        partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from
        henceforth thou shalt catch men. 
      11And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and
        followed him. 
      12And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full
        of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him,
        saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 
      13And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou
        clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 
      14And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show thyself to the
        priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded,
        for a testimony unto them. 
      15But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great
        multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their
        infirmities. 
      16And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. 
      17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there
        were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out
        of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of
        the Lord was present to heal them. 
      18And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy:
        and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 
      19And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in
        because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him
        down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. 
      20And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are
        forgiven thee. 
      21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is
        this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

      22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them,
        What reason ye in your hearts? 
      23Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise
        up and walk? 
      24But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to
        forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee,
        Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. 
      25And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he
        lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. 
      26And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled
        with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day. 
      27And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi,
        sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 
      28And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 
      29And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a
        great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 
      30But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples,
        saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?       31And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a
        physician; but they that are sick. 
      32I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 
      33And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and
        make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine
        eat and drink? 
      34And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber
        fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 
      35But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from
        them, and then shall they fast in those days. 
      36And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a
        new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a
        rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with
        the old. 
      37And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will
        burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 
      38But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. 
      39No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he
        saith, The old is better. 

       LUKE               Chapter  6
       1And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he
        went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of
        corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 
       2And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is
        not lawful to do on the sabbath days? 
       3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what
        David did, when himself was an hungered, and they which were with
        him; 
       4How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the
        showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not
        lawful to eat but for the priests alone? 
       5And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the
        sabbath. 
       6And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the
        synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was
        withered. 
       7And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on
        the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. 
       8But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the
        withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose
        and stood forth. 
       9Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on
        the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to
        destroy it? 
      10And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch
        forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the
        other. 
      11And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what
        they might do to Jesus. 
      12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain
        to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 
      13And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he
        chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;       14Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and
        John, Philip and Bartholomew, 
      15Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called
        Zelotes, 
      16And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was
        the traitor. 
      17And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company
        of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea
        and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came
        to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; 
      18And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. 
      19And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue
        out of him, and healed them all. 
      20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye
        poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 
      21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are
        ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 
      22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate
        you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your
        name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 
      23Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is
        great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the
        prophets. 
      24But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your
        consolation. 
      25Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that
        laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 
      26Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their
        fathers to the false prophets. 
      27But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them
        which hate you, 
      28Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use
        you. 
      29And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other;
        and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. 
      30Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away
        thy goods ask them not again. 
      31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them
        likewise. 
      32For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners
        also love those that love them. 
      33And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye?
        for sinners also do even the same. 
      34And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have
        ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 
      35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing
        again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children
        of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. 
      36Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 
      37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not
        be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 
      38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and
        shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.        For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to
        you again. 
      39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall
        they not both fall into the ditch? 
      40The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect
        shall be as his master. 
      41And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but
        perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 
      42Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out
        the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the
        beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the
        beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull
        out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. 
      43For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a
        corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 
      44For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not
        gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. 
      45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that
        which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart
        bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart
        his mouth speaketh. 
      46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 
      47Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I
        will show you to whom he is like: 
      48He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the
        foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat
        vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was
        founded upon a rock. 
      49But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a
        foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream
        did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that
        house was great. 

       LUKE               Chapter  7
       1Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people,
        he entered into Capernaum. 
       2And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick,
        and ready to die. 
       3And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews,
        beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. 
       4And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying,
        That he was worthy for whom he should do this: 
       5For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. 
       6Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the
        house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord,
        trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter
        under my roof: 
       7Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say
        in a word, and my servant shall be healed. 
       8For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers,
        and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he
        cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 
       9When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him
        about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I        have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 
      10And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant
        whole that had been sick. 
      11And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called
        Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 
      12Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a
        dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a
        widow: and much people of the city was with her. 
      13And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto
        her, Weep not. 
      14And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still.
        And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. 
      15And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him
        to his mother. 
      16And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a
        great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his
        people. 
      17And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and
        throughout all the region round about. 
      18And the disciples of John showed him of all these things. 
      19And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus,
        saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? 
      20When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us
        unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for
        another? 
      21And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues,
        and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. 
      22Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what
        things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk,
        the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the
        poor the gospel is preached. 
      23And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. 
      24And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto
        the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for
        to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 
      25But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment?
        Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately,
        are in kings' courts. 
      26But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and
        much more than a prophet. 
      27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before
        thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 
      28For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a
        greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the
        kingdom of God is greater than he. 
      29And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God,
        being baptized with the baptism of John. 
      30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against
        themselves, being not baptized of him. 
      31And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this
        generation? and to what are they like? 
      32They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling
        one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not        danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. 
      33For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and
        ye say, He hath a devil. 
      34The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a
        gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! 
      35But wisdom is justified of all her children. 
      36And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And
        he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. 
      37And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew
        that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster
        box of ointment, 
      38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet
        with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed
        his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 
      39Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within
        himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who
        and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a
        sinner. 
      40And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto
        thee. And he saith, Master, say on. 
      41There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five
        hundred pence, and the other fifty. 
      42And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell
        me therefore, which of them will love him most? 
      43Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most.
        And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. 
      44And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this
        woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my
        feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the
        hairs of her head. 
      45Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath
        not ceased to kiss my feet. 
      46My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed
        my feet with ointment. 
      47Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven;
        for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth
        little. 
      48And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. 
      49And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves,
        Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 
      50And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. 

       LUKE               Chapter  8
       1And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and
        village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of
        God: and the twelve were with him, 
       2And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and
        infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, 
       3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many
        others, which ministered unto him of their substance. 
       4And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out
        of every city, he spake by a parable: 
       5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the
        way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured        it. 
       6And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it
        withered away, because it lacked moisture. 
       7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and
        choked it. 
       8And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an
        hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that
        hath ears to hear, let him hear. 
       9And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? 
      10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the
        kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not
        see, and hearing they might not understand. 
      11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 
      12Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and
        taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe
        and be saved. 
      13They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word
        with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in
        time of temptation fall away. 
      14And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have
        heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures
        of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 
      15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good
        heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with
        patience. 
      16No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or
        putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they
        which enter in may see the light. 
      17For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any
        thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. 
      18Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be
        given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that
        which he seemeth to have. 
      19Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at
        him for the press. 
      20And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy
        brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 
      21And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are
        these which hear the word of God, and do it. 
      22Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with
        his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other
        side of the lake. And they launched forth. 
      23But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of
        wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in
        jeopardy. 
      24And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we
        perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the
        water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. 
      25And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid
        wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he
        commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him. 
      26And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over
        against Galilee.       27And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a
        certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither
        abode in any house, but in the tombs. 
      28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a
        loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God
        most high? I beseech thee, torment me not. 
      29(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For
        oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and
        in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into
        the wilderness.) 
      30And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion:
        because many devils were entered into him. 
      31And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into
        the deep. 
      32And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain:
        and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them.
        And he suffered them. 
      33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and
        the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were
        choked. 
      34When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and
        told it in the city and in the country. 
      35Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found
        the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of
        Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. 
      36They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed
        of the devils was healed. 
      37Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about
        besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great
        fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again. 
      38Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he
        might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, 
      39Return to thine own house, and show how great things God hath done
        unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole
        city how great things Jesus had done unto him. 
      40And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly
        received him: for they were all waiting for him. 
      41And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the
        synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he
        would come into his house: 
      42For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay
        a dying. But as he went the people thronged him. 
      43And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent
        all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, 
      44Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and
        immediately her issue of blood stanched. 
      45And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that
        were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee,
        and sayest thou, Who touched me? 
      46And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue
        is gone out of me. 
      47And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and
        falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people
        for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed        immediately. 
      48And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath
        made thee whole; go in peace. 
      49While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the
        synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not
        the Master. 
      50But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe
        only, and she shall be made whole. 
      51And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save
        Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the
        maiden. 
      52And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not
        dead, but sleepeth. 
      53And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. 
      54And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called,
        saying, Maid, arise. 
      55And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he
        commanded to give her meat. 
      56And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should
        tell no man what was done. 

       LUKE               Chapter  9
       1Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and
        authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 
       2And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 
       3And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves,
        nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats
        apiece. 
       4And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. 
       5And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city,
        shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. 
       6And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel,
        and healing every where. 
       7Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was
        perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from
        the dead; 
       8And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the
        old prophets was risen again. 
       9And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear
        such things? And he desired to see him. 
      10And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had
        done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place
        belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 
      11And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received
        them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that
        had need of healing. 
      12And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said
        unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns
        and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here
        in a desert place. 
      13But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no
        more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat
        for all this people. 
      14For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples,        Make them sit down by fifties in a company. 
      15And they did so, and made them all sit down. 
      16Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to
        heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set
        before the multitude. 
      17And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of
        fragments that remained to them twelve baskets. 
      18And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with
        him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? 
      19They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and
        others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 
      20He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said,
        The Christ of God. 
      21And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that
        thing; 
      22Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of
        the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised
        the third day. 
      23And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny
        himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 
      24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will
        lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 
      25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose
        himself, or be cast away? 
      26For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall
        the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and
        in his Father's, and of the holy angels. 
      27But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall
        not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. 
      28And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took
        Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. 
      29And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his
        raiment was white and glistering. 
      30And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and
        Elias: 
      31Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should
        accomplish at Jerusalem. 
      32But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when
        they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with
        him. 
      33And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto
        Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three
        tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not
        knowing what he said. 
      34While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and
        they feared as they entered into the cloud. 
      35And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved
        Son: hear him. 
      36And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it
        close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they
        had seen. 
      37And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down
        from the hill, much people met him.       38And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I
        beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. 
      39And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it
        teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth
        from him. 
      40And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. 
      41And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how
        long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. 
      42And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him.
        And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and
        delivered him again to his father. 
      43And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they
        wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his
        disciples, 
      44Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall
        be delivered into the hands of men. 
      45But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that
        they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying. 
      46Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be
        greatest. 
      47And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and
        set him by him, 
      48And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name
        receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent
        me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great. 
      49And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in
        thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. 
      50And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against
        us is for us. 
      51And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be
        received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, 
      52And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into
        a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 
      53And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would
        go to Jerusalem. 
      54And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt
        thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them,
        even as Elias did? 
      55But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of
        spirit ye are of. 
      56For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save
        them. And they went to another village. 
      57And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man
        said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 
      58And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have
        nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 
      59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me
        first to go and bury my father. 
      60Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and
        preach the kingdom of God. 
      61And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go
        bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 
      62And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and        looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. 

       LUKE               Chapter 10
       1After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent
        them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither
        he himself would come. 
       2Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the
        labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he
        would send forth labourers into his harvest. 
       3Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 
       4Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the
        way. 
       5And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this
        house. 
       6And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if
        not, it shall turn to you again. 
       7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they
        give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to
        house. 
       8And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such
        things as are set before you: 
       9And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of
        God is come nigh unto you. 
      10But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your
        ways out into the streets of the same, and say, 
      11Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off
        against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of
        God is come nigh unto you. 
      12But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for
        Sodom, than for that city. 
      13Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty
        works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you,
        they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 
      14But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment,
        than for you. 
      15And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust
        down to hell. 
      16He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth
        me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. 
      17And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the
        devils are subject unto us through thy name. 
      18And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 
      19Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and
        over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt
        you. 
      20Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject
        unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in
        heaven. 
      21In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O
        Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things
        from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even
        so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. 
      22All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who
        the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and        he to whom the Son will reveal him. 
      23And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are
        the eyes which see the things that ye see: 
      24For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see
        those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those
        things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 
      25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying,
        Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 
      26He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 
      27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
        heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all
        thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 
      28And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou
        shalt live. 
      29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my
        neighbour? 
      30And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to
        Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment,
        and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 
      31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he
        saw him, he passed by on the other side. 
      32And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on
        him, and passed by on the other side. 
      33But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when
        he saw him, he had compassion on him, 
      34And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine,
        and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took
        care of him. 
      35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave
        them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever
        thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. 
      36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that
        fell among the thieves? 
      37And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him,
        Go, and do thou likewise. 
      38Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain
        village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her
        house. 
      39And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and
        heard his word. 
      40But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and
        said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve
        alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 
      41And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art
        careful and troubled about many things: 
      42But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which
        shall not be taken away from her. 

       LUKE               Chapter 11
       1And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when
        he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to
        pray, as John also taught his disciples. 
       2And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in
        heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as        in heaven, so in earth. 
       3Give us day by day our daily bread. 
       4And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is
        indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from
        evil. 
       5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go
        unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

       6For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing
        to set before him? 
       7And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is
        now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give
        thee. 
       8I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is
        his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him
        as many as he needeth. 
       9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye
        shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 
      10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and
        to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 
      11If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give
        him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a
        serpent? 
      12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 
      13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
        children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy
        Spirit to them that ask him? 
      14And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass,
        when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

      15But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the
        chief of the devils. 
      16And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. 
      17But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided
        against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against
        a house falleth. 
      18If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom
        stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. 
      19And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them
        out? therefore shall they be your judges. 
      20But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom
        of God is come upon you. 
      21When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: 
      22But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he
        taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his
        spoils. 
      23He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with
        me scattereth. 
      24When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry
        places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto
        my house whence I came out. 
      25And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. 
      26Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than        himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of
        that man is worse than the first. 
      27And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the
        company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb
        that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 
      28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God,
        and keep it. 
      29And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say,
        This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign
        be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 
      30For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of
        man be to this generation. 
      31The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of
        this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts
        of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater
        than Solomon is here. 
      32The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation,
        and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas;
        and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. 
      33No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place,
        neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in
        may see the light. 
      34The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single,
        thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy
        body also is full of darkness. 
      35Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. 
      36If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark,
        the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a
        candle doth give thee light. 
      37And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him:
        and he went in, and sat down to meat. 
      38And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first
        washed before dinner. 
      39And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the
        outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of
        ravening and wickedness. 
      40Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which
        is within also? 
      41But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all
        things are clean unto you. 
      42But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner
        of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye
        to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 
      43Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the
        synagogues, and greetings in the markets. 
      44Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves
        which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of
        them. 
      45Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus
        saying thou reproachest us also. 
      46And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with
        burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens
        with one of your fingers.       47Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your
        fathers killed them. 
      48Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for
        they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. 
      49Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and
        apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: 
      50That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the
        foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; 
      51From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished
        between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be
        required of this generation. 
      52Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge:
        ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye
        hindered. 
      53And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees
        began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many
        things: 
      54Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth,
        that they might accuse him. 

       LUKE               Chapter 12
       1In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable
        multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he
        began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven
        of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 
       2For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither
        hid, that shall not be known. 
       3Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the
        light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be
        proclaimed upon the housetops. 
       4And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the
        body, and after that have no more that they can do. 
       5But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he
        hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear
        him. 
       6Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is
        forgotten before God? 
       7But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not
        therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. 
       8Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall
        the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: 
       9But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels
        of God. 
      10And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be
        forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it
        shall not be forgiven. 
      11And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates,
        and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or
        what ye shall say: 
      12For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to
        say. 
      13And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother,
        that he divide the inheritance with me. 
      14And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

      15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a
        man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he
        possesseth. 
      16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain
        rich man brought forth plentifully: 
      17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I
        have no room where to bestow my fruits? 
      18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build
        greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 
      19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for
        many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 
      20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be
        required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast
        provided? 
      21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward
        God. 
      22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no
        thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what
        ye shall put on. 
      23The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 
      24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither
        have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye
        better than the fowls? 
      25And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one
        cubit? 
      26If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye
        thought for the rest? 
      27Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and
        yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
        like one of these. 
      28If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to
        morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye
        of little faith? 
      29And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be
        ye of doubtful mind. 
      30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your
        Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 
      31But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be
        added unto you. 
      32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give
        you the kingdom. 
      33Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax
        not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief
        approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. 
      34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 
      35Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 
      36And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he
        will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they
        may open unto him immediately. 
      37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find
        watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make
        them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.       38And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch,
        and find them so, blessed are those servants. 
      39And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour
        the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered
        his house to be broken through. 
      40Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when
        ye think not. 
      41Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us,
        or even to all? 
      42And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom
        his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their
        portion of meat in due season? 
      43Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so
        doing. 
      44Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that
        he hath. 
      45But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his
        coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to
        eat and drink, and to be drunken; 
      46The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for
        him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder,
        and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 
      47And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not
        himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many
        stripes. 
      48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall
        be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him
        shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him
        they will ask the more. 
      49I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be
        already kindled? 
      50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened
        till it be accomplished! 
      51Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay;
        but rather division: 
      52For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three
        against two, and two against three. 
      53The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the
        father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the
        mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the
        daughter in law against her mother in law. 
      54And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the
        west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. 
      55And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and
        it cometh to pass. 
      56Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth;
        but how is it that ye do not discern this time? 
      57Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? 
      58When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art
        in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him;
        lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the
        officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. 
      59I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the        very last mite. 

       LUKE               Chapter 13
       1There were present at that season some that told him of the
        Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 
       2And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans
        were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such
        things? 
       3I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

       4Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them,
        think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in
        Jerusalem? 
       5I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

       6He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in
        his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 
       7Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three
        years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it
        down; why cumbereth it the ground? 
       8And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also,
        till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 
       9And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt
        cut it down. 
      10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 
      11And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity
        eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up
        herself. 
      12And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her,
        Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 
      13And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight,
        and glorified God. 
      14And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because
        that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people,
        There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come
        and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. 
      15The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each
        one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and
        lead him away to watering? 
      16And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan
        hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the
        sabbath day? 
      17And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed:
        and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were
        done by him. 
      18Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto
        shall I resemble it? 
      19It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into
        his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the
        air lodged in the branches of it. 
      20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 
      21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of
        meal, till the whole was leavened. 
      22And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying        toward Jerusalem. 
      23Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he
        said unto them, 
      24Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will
        seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 
      25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the
        door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door,
        saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto
        you, I know you not whence ye are: 
      26Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence,
        and thou hast taught in our streets. 
      27But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart
        from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 
      28There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see
        Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom
        of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 
      29And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the
        north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 
      30And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first
        which shall be last. 
      31The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him,
        Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee. 
      32And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out
        devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I
        shall be perfected. 
      33Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day
        following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. 
      34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them
        that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children
        together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye
        would not! 
      35Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto
        you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say,
        Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 

       LUKE               Chapter 14
       1And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief
        Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. 
       2And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

       3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is
        it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? 
       4And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let
        him go; 
       5And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox
        fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the
        sabbath day? 
       6And they could not answer him again to these things. 
       7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked
        how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, 
       8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the
        highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; 
       9And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man
        place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.       10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that
        when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up
        higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit
        at meat with thee. 
      11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth
        himself shall be exalted. 
      12Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or
        a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy
        kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and
        a recompense be made thee. 
      13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame,
        the blind: 
      14And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou
        shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. 
      15And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he
        said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of
        God. 
      16Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade
        many: 
      17And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden,
        Come; for all things are now ready. 
      18And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said
        unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and
        see it: I pray thee have me excused. 
      19And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove
        them: I pray thee have me excused. 
      20And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

      21So that servant came, and showed his lord these things. Then the
        master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly
        into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor,
        and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 
      22And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and
        yet there is room. 
      23And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and
        hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 
      24For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall
        taste of my supper. 
      25And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said
        unto them, 
      26If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife,
        and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also,
        he cannot be my disciple. 
      27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be
        my disciple. 
      28For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first,
        and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 
      29Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to
        finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, 
      30Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 
      31Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not
        down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to
        meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?       32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an
        ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. 
      33So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he
        hath, he cannot be my disciple. 
      34Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall
        it be seasoned? 
      35It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men
        cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 

       LUKE               Chapter 15
       1Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear
        him. 
       2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth
        sinners, and eateth with them. 
       3And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 
       4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them,
        doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after
        that which is lost, until he find it? 
       5And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 
       6And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and
        neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my
        sheep which was lost. 
       7I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner
        that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which
        need no repentance. 
       8Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece,
        doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently
        till she find it? 
       9And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her
        neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the
        piece which I had lost. 
      10Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels
        of God over one sinner that repenteth. 
      11And he said, A certain man had two sons: 
      12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the
        portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his
        living. 
      13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and
        took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance
        with riotous living. 
      14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land;
        and he began to be in want. 
      15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he
        sent him into his fields to feed swine. 
      16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine
        did eat: and no man gave unto him. 
      17And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my
        father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 
      18I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I
        have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 
      19And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy
        hired servants. 
      20And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way
        off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his        neck, and kissed him. 
      21And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and
        in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 
      22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and
        put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 
      23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be
        merry: 
      24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is
        found. And they began to be merry. 
      25Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to
        the house, he heard music and dancing. 
      26And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

      27And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed
        the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. 
      28And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out,
        and entreated him. 
      29And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve
        thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet
        thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 
      30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living
        with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 
      31And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have
        is thine. 
      32It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy
        brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. 

       LUKE               Chapter 16
       1And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man,
        which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had
        wasted his goods. 
       2And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of
        thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no
        longer steward. 
       3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord
        taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am
        ashamed. 
       4I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship,
        they may receive me into their houses. 
       5So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto
        the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? 
       6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take
        thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 
       7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An
        hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and
        write fourscore. 
       8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done
        wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser
        than the children of light. 
       9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of
        unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into
        everlasting habitations. 
      10He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
        and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.       11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who
        will commit to your trust the true riches? 
      12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who
        shall give you that which is your own? 
      13No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
        and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
        other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 
      14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things:
        and they derided him. 
      15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before
        men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed
        among men is abomination in the sight of God. 
      16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom
        of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 
      17And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the
        law to fail. 
      18Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth
        adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her
        husband committeth adultery. 
      19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine
        linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 
      20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his
        gate, full of sores, 
      21And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's
        table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 
      22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the
        angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 
      23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham
        afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 
      24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
        Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my
        tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 
      25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst
        thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is
        comforted, and thou art tormented. 
      26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed:
        so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can
        they pass to us, that would come from thence. 
      27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send
        him to my father's house: 
      28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they
        also come into this place of torment. 
      29Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them
        hear them. 
      30And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the
        dead, they will repent. 
      31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets,
        neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. 

       LUKE               Chapter 17
       1Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences
        will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! 
       2It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,
        and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these        little ones. 
       3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke
        him; and if he repent, forgive him. 
       4And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times
        in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive
        him. 
       5And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. 
       6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye
        might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root,
        and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. 
       7But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will
        say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit
        down to meat? 
       8And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and
        gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and
        afterward thou shalt eat and drink? 
       9Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were
        commanded him? I trow not. 
      10So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are
        commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that
        which was our duty to do. 
      11And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through
        the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 
      12And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that
        were lepers, which stood afar off: 
      13And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy
        on us. 
      14And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the
        priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

      15And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and
        with a loud voice glorified God, 
      16And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was
        a Samaritan. 
      17And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are
        the nine? 
      18There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this
        stranger. 
      19And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee
        whole. 
      20And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God
        should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not
        with observation: 
      21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the
        kingdom of God is within you. 
      22And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall
        desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see
        it. 
      23And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after
        them, nor follow them. 
      24For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under
        heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the
        Son of man be in his day.       25But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this
        generation. 
      26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of
        the Son of man. 
      27They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in
        marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood
        came, and destroyed them all. 
      28Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank,
        they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 
      29But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and
        brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 
      30Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. 
      31In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in
        the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in
        the field, let him likewise not return back. 
      32Remember Lot's wife. 
      33Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever
        shall lose his life shall preserve it. 
      34I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one
        shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 
      35Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the
        other left. 
      36Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other
        left. 
      37And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto
        them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered
        together. 

       LUKE               Chapter 18
       1And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always
        to pray, and not to faint; 
       2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither
        regarded man: 
       3And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying,
        Avenge me of mine adversary. 
       4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself,
        Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 
       5Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her
        continual coming she weary me. 
       6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 
       7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto
        him, though he bear long with them? 
       8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the
        Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? 
       9And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves
        that they were righteous, and despised others: 
      10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the
        other a publican. 
      11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee,
        that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or
        even as this publican. 
      12I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 
      13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his        eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful
        to me a sinner. 
      14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the
        other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he
        that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 
      15And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but
        when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 
      16But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to
        come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

      17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God
        as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. 
      18And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do
        to inherit eternal life? 
      19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save
        one, that is, God. 
      20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill,
        Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy
        mother. 
      21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 
      22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou
        one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and
        thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 
      23And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. 
      24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly
        shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 
      25For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a
        rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 
      26And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? 
      27And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible
        with God. 
      28Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. 
      29And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that
        hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for
        the kingdom of God's sake, 
      30Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the
        world to come life everlasting. 
      31Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go
        up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets
        concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. 
      32For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and
        spitefully entreated, and spitted on: 
      33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day
        he shall rise again. 
      34And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid
        from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. 
      35And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain
        blind man sat by the way side begging: 
      36And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 
      37And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 
      38And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 
      39And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his
        peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy        on me. 
      40And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when
        he was come near, he asked him, 
      41Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord,
        that I may receive my sight. 
      42And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved
        thee. 
      43And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying
        God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. 

       LUKE               Chapter 19
       1And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 
       2And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief
        among the publicans, and he was rich. 
       3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press,
        because he was little of stature. 
       4And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him:
        for he was to pass that way. 
       5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said
        unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must
        abide at thy house. 
       6And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 
       7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to
        be guest with a man that is a sinner. 
       8And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half
        of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from
        any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. 
       9And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house,
        forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. 
      10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. 
      11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because
        he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom
        of God should immediately appear. 
      12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to
        receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 
      13And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and
        said unto them, Occupy till I come. 
      14But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We
        will not have this man to reign over us. 
      15And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the
        kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to
        whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man
        had gained by trading. 
      16Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 
      17And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been
        faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. 
      18And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

      19And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. 
      20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I
        have kept laid up in a napkin: 
      21For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up
        that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.       22And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou
        wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up
        that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: 
      23Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my
        coming I might have required mine own with usury? 
      24And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and
        give it to him that hath ten pounds. 
      25(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) 
      26For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given;
        and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away
        from him. 
      27But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over
        them, bring hither, and slay them before me. 
      28And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to
        Jerusalem. 
      29And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany,
        at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his
        disciples, 
      30Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your
        entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose
        him, and bring him hither. 
      31And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto
        him, Because the Lord hath need of him. 
      32And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said
        unto them. 
      33And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them,
        Why loose ye the colt? 
      34And they said, The Lord hath need of him. 
      35And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the
        colt, and they set Jesus thereon. 
      36And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. 
      37And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of
        Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and
        praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had
        seen; 
      38Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord:
        peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 
      39And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him,
        Master, rebuke thy disciples. 
      40And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should
        hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. 
      41And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 
      42Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the
        things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine
        eyes. 
      43For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a
        trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every
        side, 
      44And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within
        thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another;
        because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. 
      45And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold
        therein, and them that bought;       46Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but
        ye have made it a den of thieves. 
      47And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the
        scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 
      48And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very
        attentive to hear him. 

       LUKE               Chapter 20
       1And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the
        people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and
        the scribes came upon him with the elders, 
       2And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou
        these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? 
       3And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing;
        and answer me: 
       4The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? 
       5And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From
        heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? 
       6But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be
        persuaded that John was a prophet. 
       7And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. 
       8And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do
        these things. 
       9Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man
        planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a
        far country for a long time. 
      10And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they
        should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat
        him, and sent him away empty. 
      11And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and
        entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. 
      12And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him
        out. 
      13Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my
        beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. 
      14But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves,
        saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance
        may be ours. 
      15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore
        shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? 
      16He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the
        vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. 
      17And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The
        stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the
        corner? 
      18Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on
        whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 
      19And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay
        hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he
        had spoken this parable against them. 
      20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign
        themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so
        they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. 
      21And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and        teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but
        teachest the way of God truly: 
      22Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no? 
      23But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye
        me? 
      24Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They
        answered and said, Caesar's. 
      25And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which
        be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's. 
      26And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they
        marvelled at his answer, and held their peace. 
      27Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is
        any resurrection; and they asked him, 
      28Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having
        a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his
        wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 
      29There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and
        died without children. 
      30And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. 
      31And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they
        left no children, and died. 
      32Last of all the woman died also. 
      33Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven
        had her to wife. 
      34And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry,
        and are given in marriage: 
      35But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and
        the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in
        marriage: 
      36Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels;
        and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. 
      37Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he
        calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the
        God of Jacob. 
      38For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto
        him. 
      39Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well
        said. 
      40And after that they durst not ask him any question at all. 
      41And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? 
      42And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my
        Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 
      43Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 
      44David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? 
      45Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, 
      46Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love
        greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues,
        and the chief rooms at feasts; 
      47Which devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the
        same shall receive greater damnation. 

       LUKE               Chapter 21
       1And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the        treasury. 
       2And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 
       3And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath
        cast in more than they all: 
       4For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of
        God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. 
       5And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly
        stones and gifts, he said, 
       6As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which
        there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be
        thrown down. 
       7And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be?
        and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? 
       8And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come
        in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not
        therefore after them. 
       9But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for
        these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. 
      10Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom
        against kingdom: 
      11And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and
        pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from
        heaven. 
      12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and
        persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons,
        being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. 
      13And it shall turn to you for a testimony. 
      14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye
        shall answer: 
      15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries
        shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. 
      16And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and
        kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to
        death. 
      17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. 
      18But there shall not an hair of your head perish. 
      19In your patience possess ye your souls. 
      20And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that
        the desolation thereof is nigh. 
      21Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them
        which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in
        the countries enter thereinto. 
      22For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written
        may be fulfilled. 
      23But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in
        those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath
        upon this people. 
      24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away
        captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the
        Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 
      25And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the
        stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the
        sea and the waves roaring;       26Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those
        things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall
        be shaken. 
      27And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power
        and great glory. 
      28And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift
        up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. 
      29And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the
        trees; 
      30When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that
        summer is now nigh at hand. 
      31So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that
        the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 
      32Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all
        be fulfilled. 
      33Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 
      34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be
        overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life,
        and so that day come upon you unawares. 
      35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of
        the whole earth. 
      36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy
        to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand
        before the Son of man. 
      37And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he
        went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. 
      38And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple,
        for to hear him. 

       LUKE               Chapter 22
       1Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the
        Passover. 
       2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for
        they feared the people. 
       3Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number
        of the twelve. 
       4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and
        captains, how he might betray him unto them. 
       5And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. 
       6And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in
        the absence of the multitude. 
       7Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be
        killed. 
       8And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover,
        that we may eat. 
       9And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? 
      10And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city,
        there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him
        into the house where he entereth in. 
      11And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto
        thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with
        my disciples? 
      12And he shall show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

      13And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made
        ready the passover. 
      14And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with
        him. 
      15And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this
        passover with you before I suffer: 
      16For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be
        fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 
      17And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide
        it among yourselves: 
      18For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until
        the kingdom of God shall come. 
      19And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them,
        saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in
        remembrance of me. 
      20Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new
        testament in my blood, which is shed for you. 
      21But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the
        table. 
      22And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto
        that man by whom he is betrayed! 
      23And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that
        should do this thing. 
      24And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be
        accounted the greatest. 
      25And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship
        over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called
        benefactors. 
      26But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be
        as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. 
      27For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth?
        is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that
        serveth. 
      28Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. 
      29And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto
        me; 
      30That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on
        thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 
      31And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have
        you, that he may sift you as wheat: 
      32But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou
        art converted, strengthen thy brethren. 
      33And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into
        prison, and to death. 
      34And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day,
        before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. 
      35And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and
        shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 
      36Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take
        it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell
        his garment, and buy one. 
      37For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be        accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for
        the things concerning me have an end. 
      38And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto
        them, It is enough. 
      39And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives;
        and his disciples also followed him. 
      40And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter
        not into temptation. 
      41And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled
        down, and prayed, 
      42Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me:
        nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 
      43And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 
      44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as
        it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 
      45And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he
        found them sleeping for sorrow, 
      46And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into
        temptation. 
      47And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called
        Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus
        to kiss him. 
      48But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a
        kiss? 
      49When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto
        him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? 
      50And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his
        right ear. 
      51And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his
        ear, and healed him. 
      52Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple,
        and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a
        thief, with swords and staves? 
      53When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands
        against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. 
      54Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high
        priest's house. And Peter followed afar off. 
      55And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were
        set down together, Peter sat down among them. 
      56But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly
        looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. 
      57And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. 
      58And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of
        them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. 
      59And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed,
        saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a
        Galilaean. 
      60And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately,
        while he yet spake, the cock crew. 
      61And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the
        word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow,
        thou shalt deny me thrice. 
      62And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.       63And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. 
      64And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and
        asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? 
      65And many other things blasphemously spake they against him. 
      66And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief
        priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their
        council, saying, 
      67Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you,
        ye will not believe: 
      68And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. 
      69Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of
        God. 
      70Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto
        them, Ye say that I am. 
      71And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves
        have heard of his own mouth. 

       LUKE               Chapter 23
       1And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. 
       2And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting
        the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he
        himself is Christ a King. 
       3And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he
        answered him and said, Thou sayest it. 
       4Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no
        fault in this man. 
       5And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people,
        teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. 
       6When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a
        Galilaean. 
       7And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he
        sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. 
       8And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous
        to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him;
        and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 
       9Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him
        nothing. 
      10And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 
      11And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and
        arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. 
      12And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for
        before they were at enmity between themselves. 
      13And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the
        rulers and the people, 
      14Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that
        perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before
        you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye
        accuse him: 
      15No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of
        death is done unto him. 
      16I will therefore chastise him, and release him. 
      17(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) 
      18And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and        release unto us Barabbas: 
      19(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was
        cast into prison.) 
      20Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. 
      21But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. 
      22And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I
        have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him,
        and let him go. 
      23And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be
        crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

      24And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. 
      25And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast
        into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their
        will. 
      26And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian,
        coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he
        might bear it after Jesus. 
      27And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which
        also bewailed and lamented him. 
      28But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not
        for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 
      29For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say,
        Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps
        which never gave suck. 
      30Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the
        hills, Cover us. 
      31For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in
        the dry? 
      32And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to
        death. 
      33And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there
        they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and
        the other on the left. 
      34Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they
        do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 
      35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided
        him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ,
        the chosen of God. 
      36And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him
        vinegar, 
      37And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. 
      38And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek,
        and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
      39And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying,
        If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 
      40But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God,
        seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 
      41And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but
        this man hath done nothing amiss. 
      42And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy
        kingdom. 
      43And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be        with me in paradise. 
      44And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all
        the earth until the ninth hour. 
      45And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the
        midst. 
      46And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy
        hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the
        ghost. 
      47Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying,
        Certainly this was a righteous man. 
      48And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the
        things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned. 
      49And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from
        Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things. 
      50And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a
        good man, and a just: 
      51(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was
        of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the
        kingdom of God. 
      52This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. 
      53And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a
        sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. 
      54And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. 
      55And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after,
        and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. 
      56And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the
        sabbath day according to the commandment. 

       LUKE               Chapter 24
       1Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they
        came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared,
        and certain others with them. 
       2And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 
       3And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 
       4And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold,
        two men stood by them in shining garments: 
       5And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth,
        they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? 
       6He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he
        was yet in Galilee, 
       7Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful
        men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. 
       8And they remembered his words, 
       9And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the
        eleven, and to all the rest. 
      10It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and
        other women that were with them, which told these things unto the
        apostles. 
      11And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them
        not. 
      12Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he
        beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering
        in himself at that which was come to pass.       13And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called
        Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. 
      14And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 
      15And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned,
        Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. 
      16But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. 
      17And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that
        ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? 
      18And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him,
        Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things
        which are come to pass there in these days? 
      19And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him,
        Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and
        word before God and all the people: 
      20And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be
        condemned to death, and have crucified him. 
      21But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel:
        and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were
        done. 
      22Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which
        were early at the sepulchre; 
      23And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had
        also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. 
      24And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and
        found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. 
      25Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all
        that the prophets have spoken: 
      26Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his
        glory? 
      27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them
        in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. 
      28And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made
        as though he would have gone further. 
      29But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward
        evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

      30And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and
        blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. 
      31And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of
        their sight. 
      32And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while
        he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the
        scriptures? 
      33And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found
        the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, 
      34Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. 
      35And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known
        of them in breaking of bread. 
      36And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and
        saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 
      37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had
        seen a spirit. 
      38And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise        in your hearts? 
      39Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see;
        for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 
      40And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet. 
      41And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto
        them, Have ye here any meat? 
      42And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. 
      43And he took it, and did eat before them. 
      44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you,
        while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which
        were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the
        psalms, concerning me. 
      45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the
        scriptures, 
      46And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to
        suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 
      47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his
        name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 
      48And ye are witnesses of these things. 
      49And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye
        in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

      50And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands,
        and blessed them. 
      51And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them,
        and carried up into heaven. 
      52And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 
      53And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. 

       JOHN               Chapter  1
       1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
        Word was God. 
       2The same was in the beginning with God. 
       3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made
        that was made. 
       4In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 
       5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it
        not. 
       6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 
       7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all
        men through him might believe. 
       8He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 
       9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into
        the world. 
      10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world
        knew him not. 
      11He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 
      12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons
        of God, even to them that believe on his name: 
      13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of
        the will of man, but of God. 
      14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his
        glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of        grace and truth. 
      15John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I
        spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was
        before me. 
      16And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 
      17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus
        Christ. 
      18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in
        the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 
      19And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and
        Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 
      20And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

      21And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am
        not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 
      22Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to
        them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 
      23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make
        straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. 
      24And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. 
      25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if
        thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? 
      26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth
        one among you, whom ye know not; 
      27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's
        latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 
      28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was
        baptizing. 
      29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the
        Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 
      30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred
        before me: for he was before me. 
      31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel,
        therefore am I come baptizing with water. 
      32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven
        like a dove, and it abode upon him. 
      33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the
        same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending,
        and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy
        Ghost. 
      34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. 
      35Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; 
      36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of
        God! 
      37And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 
      38Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What
        seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being
        interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? 
      39He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt,
        and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. 
      40One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew,
        Simon Peter's brother.       41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have
        found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. 
      42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou
        art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by
        interpretation, A stone. 
      43The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth
        Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 
      44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 
      45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of
        whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of
        Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 
      46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of
        Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 
      47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an
        Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! 
      48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and
        said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under
        the fig tree, I saw thee. 
      49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of
        God; thou art the King of Israel. 
      50Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw
        thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater
        things than these. 
      51And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye
        shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending
        upon the Son of man. 

       JOHN               Chapter  2
       1And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the
        mother of Jesus was there: 
       2And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 
       3And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They
        have no wine. 
       4Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour
        is not yet come. 
       5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do
        it. 
       6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of
        the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. 
       7Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled
        them up to the brim. 
       8And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of
        the feast. And they bare it. 
       9When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine,
        and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water
        knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 
      10And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good
        wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but
        thou hast kept the good wine until now. 
      11This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and
        manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. 
      12After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his
        brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days. 
      13And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,       14And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and
        the changers of money sitting: 
      15And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out
        of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the
        changers' money, and overthrew the tables; 
      16And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not
        my Father's house an house of merchandise. 
      17And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine
        house hath eaten me up. 
      18Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto
        us, seeing that thou doest these things? 
      19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three
        days I will raise it up. 
      20Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building,
        and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 
      21But he spake of the temple of his body. 
      22When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered
        that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and
        the word which Jesus had said. 
      23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many
        believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 
      24But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 
      25And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was
        in man. 

       JOHN               Chapter  3
       1There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the
        Jews: 
       2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know
        that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these
        miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 
       3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
        Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 
       4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can
        he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 
       5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born
        of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 
       6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of
        the Spirit is spirit. 
       7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 
       8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound
        thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth:
        so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 
       9Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 
      10Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and
        knowest not these things? 
      11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and
        testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 
      12If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye
        believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 
      13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from
        heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 
      14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must        the Son of man be lifted up: 
      15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal
        life. 
      16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
        whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
        life. 
      17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but
        that the world through him might be saved. 
      18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not
        is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the
        only begotten Son of God. 
      19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and
        men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 
      20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the
        light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 
      21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be
        made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 
      22After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of
        Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 
      23And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was
        much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 
      24For John was not yet cast into prison. 
      25Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the
        Jews about purifying. 
      26And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with
        thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same
        baptizeth, and all men come to him. 
      27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given
        him from heaven. 
      28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but
        that I am sent before him. 
      29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the
        bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because
        of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 
      30He must increase, but I must decrease. 
      31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is
        earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is
        above all. 
      32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man
        receiveth his testimony. 
      33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is
        true. 
      34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth
        not the Spirit by measure unto him. 
      35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. 
      36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that
        believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God
        abideth on him. 

       JOHN               Chapter  4
       1When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus
        made and baptized more disciples than John, 
       2(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)        3He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. 
       4And he must needs go through Samaria. 
       5Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to
        the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 
       6Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his
        journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. 
       7There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her,
        Give me to drink. 
       8(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 
       9Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being
        a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews
        have no dealings with the Samaritans. 
      10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God,
        and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest
        have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 
      11The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and
        the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? 
      12Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and
        drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 
      13Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water
        shall thirst again: 
      14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never
        thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of
        water springing up into everlasting life. 
      15The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not,
        neither come hither to draw. 
      16Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 
      17The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her,
        Thou hast well said, I have no husband: 
      18For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy
        husband: in that saidst thou truly. 
      19The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 
      20Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in
        Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 
      21Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye
        shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the
        Father. 
      22Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation
        is of the Jews. 
      23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall
        worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh
        such to worship him. 
      24God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit
        and in truth. 
      25The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called
        Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. 
      26Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 
      27And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with
        the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou
        with her? 
      28The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and
        saith to the men, 
      29Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not        this the Christ? 
      30Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 
      31In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 
      32But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. 
      33Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him
        ought to eat? 
      34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me,
        and to finish his work. 
      35Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest?
        behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields;
        for they are white already to harvest. 
      36And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life
        eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice
        together. 
      37And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 
      38I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men
        laboured, and ye are entered into their labours. 
      39And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the
        saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.

      40So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he
        would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. 
      41And many more believed because of his own word; 
      42And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying:
        for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the
        Christ, the Saviour of the world. 
      43Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee. 
      44For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own
        country. 
      45Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him,
        having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for
        they also went unto the feast. 
      46So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water
        wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at
        Capernaum. 
      47When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went
        unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son:
        for he was at the point of death. 
      48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will
        not believe. 
      49The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. 
      50Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man
        believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his
        way. 
      51And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him,
        saying, Thy son liveth. 
      52Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they
        said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. 
      53So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus
        said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole
        house. 
      54This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out
        of Judaea into Galilee. 
       JOHN               Chapter  5
       1After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to
        Jerusalem. 
       2Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called
        in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 
       3In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt,
        withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 
       4For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and
        troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the
        water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 
       5And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight
        years. 
       6When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in
        that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? 
       7The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is
        troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another
        steppeth down before me. 
       8Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 
       9And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and
        walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. 
      10The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath
        day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. 
      11He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take
        up thy bed, and walk. 
      12Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up
        thy bed, and walk? 
      13And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed
        himself away, a multitude being in that place. 
      14Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold,
        thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. 
      15The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made
        him whole. 
      16And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him,
        because he had done these things on the sabbath day. 
      17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 
      18Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only
        had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making
        himself equal with God. 
      19Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto
        you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father
        do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son
        likewise. 
      20For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that
        himself doeth: and he will show him greater works than these, that ye
        may marvel. 
      21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so
        the Son quickeneth whom he will. 
      22For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto
        the Son: 
      23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father.
        He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath
        sent him. 
      24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and        believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not
        come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. 
      25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when
        the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear
        shall live. 
      26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son
        to have life in himself; 
      27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is
        the Son of man. 
      28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are
        in the graves shall hear his voice, 
      29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection
        of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of
        damnation. 
      30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my
        judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of
        the Father which hath sent me. 
      31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 
      32There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the
        witness which he witnesseth of me is true. 
      33Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 
      34But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye
        might be saved. 
      35He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a
        season to rejoice in his light. 
      36But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the
        Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear
        witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. 
      37And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me.
        Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. 
      38And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him
        ye believe not. 
      39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and
        they are they which testify of me. 
      40And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. 
      41I receive not honour from men. 
      42But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. 
      43I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another
        shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. 
      44How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not
        the honour that cometh from God only? 
      45Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that
        accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. 
      46For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of
        me. 
      47But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? 

       JOHN               Chapter  6
       1After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the
        sea of Tiberias. 
       2And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles
        which he did on them that were diseased. 
       3And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his        disciples. 
       4And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 
       5When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto
        him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may
        eat? 
       6And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. 
       7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not
        sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. 
       8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, 
       9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small
        fishes: but what are they among so many? 
      10And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in
        the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 
      11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he
        distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set
        down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. 
      12When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the
        fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. 
      13Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with
        the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and
        above unto them that had eaten. 
      14Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said,
        This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. 
      15When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by
        force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself
        alone. 
      16And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, 
      17And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And
        it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. 
      18And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. 
      19So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they
        see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and
        they were afraid. 
      20But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. 
      21Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the
        ship was at the land whither they went. 
      22The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of
        the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one
        whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with
        his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away
        alone; 
      23(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place
        where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) 
      24When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his
        disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking
        for Jesus. 
      25And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said
        unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither? 
      26Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek
        me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the
        loaves, and were filled. 
      27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which
        endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto        you: for him hath God the Father sealed. 
      28Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the
        works of God? 
      29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye
        believe on him whom he hath sent. 
      30They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then, that we
        may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 
      31Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave
        them bread from heaven to eat. 
      32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave
        you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true
        bread from heaven. 
      33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth
        life unto the world. 
      34Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. 
      35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to
        me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never
        thirst. 
      36But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. 
      37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh
        to me I will in no wise cast out. 
      38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of
        him that sent me. 
      39And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which
        he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again
        at the last day. 
      40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth
        the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will
        raise him up at the last day. 
      41The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which
        came down from heaven. 
      42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and
        mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from
        heaven? 
      43Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among
        yourselves. 
      44No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him:
        and I will raise him up at the last day. 
      45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God.
        Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father,
        cometh unto me. 
      46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he
        hath seen the Father. 
      47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath
        everlasting life. 
      48I am that bread of life. 
      49Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 
      50This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat
        thereof, and not die. 
      51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of
        this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is
        my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 
      52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man        give us his flesh to eat? 
      53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye
        eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life
        in you. 
      54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and
        I will raise him up at the last day. 
      55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 
      56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I
        in him. 
      57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he
        that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 
      58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers
        did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live
        for ever. 
      59These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 
      60Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This
        is an hard saying; who can hear it? 
      61When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said
        unto them, Doth this offend you? 
      62What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was
        before? 
      63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the
        words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 
      64But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the
        beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.

      65And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me,
        except it were given unto him of my Father. 
      66From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more
        with him. 
      67Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? 
      68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast
        the words of eternal life. 
      69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the
        living God. 
      70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is
        a devil? 
      71He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that
        should betray him, being one of the twelve. 

       JOHN               Chapter  7
       1After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in
        Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. 
       2Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. 
       3His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into
        Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. 
       4For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself
        seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, show thyself to
        the world. 
       5For neither did his brethren believe in him. 
       6Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is
        alway ready. 
       7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it,        that the works thereof are evil. 
       8Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my
        time is not yet full come. 
       9When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. 
      10But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the
        feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. 
      11Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? 
      12And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for
        some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the
        people. 
      13Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. 
      14Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and
        taught. 
      15And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having
        never learned? 
      16Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that
        sent me. 
      17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether
        it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 
      18He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that
        seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no
        unrighteousness is in him. 
      19Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law?
        Why go ye about to kill me? 
      20The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to
        kill thee? 
      21Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all
        marvel. 
      22Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of
        Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a
        man. 
      23If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of
        Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a
        man every whit whole on the sabbath day? 
      24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. 
      25Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek
        to kill? 
      26But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the
        rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? 
      27Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man
        knoweth whence he is. 
      28Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me,
        and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that
        sent me is true, whom ye know not. 
      29But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me. 
      30Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because
        his hour was not yet come. 
      31And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh,
        will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done? 
      32The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning
        him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take
        him. 
      33Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then        I go unto him that sent me. 
      34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye
        cannot come. 
      35Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we
        shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles,
        and teach the Gentiles? 
      36What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and
        shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come? 
      37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried,
        saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 
      38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly
        shall flow rivers of living water. 
      39(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him
        should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that
        Jesus was not yet glorified.) 
      40Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a
        truth this is the Prophet. 
      41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out
        of Galilee? 
      42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David,
        and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? 
      43So there was a division among the people because of him. 
      44And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. 
      45Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they
        said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? 
      46The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. 
      47Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? 
      48Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? 
      49But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. 
      50Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one
        of them,) 
      51Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he
        doeth? 
      52They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search,
        and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. 
      53And every man went unto his own house. 

       JOHN               Chapter  8
       1Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 
       2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the
        people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 
       3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in
        adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 
       4They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the
        very act. 
       5Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but
        what sayest thou? 
       6This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But
        Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as
        though he heard them not. 
       7So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said
        unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a
        stone at her.        8And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 
       9And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience,
        went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and
        Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 
      10When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said
        unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man
        condemned thee? 
      11She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn
        thee: go, and sin no more. 
      12Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the
        world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall
        have the light of life. 
      13The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of
        thyself; thy record is not true. 
      14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself,
        yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go;
        but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. 
      15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. 
      16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I
        and the Father that sent me. 
      17It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is
        true. 
      18I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me
        beareth witness of me. 
      19Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye
        neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have
        known my Father also. 
      20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple:
        and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come. 
      21Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me,
        and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. 
      22Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I
        go, ye cannot come. 
      23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are
        of this world; I am not of this world. 
      24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye
        believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 
      25Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them,
        Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning. 
      26I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is
        true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of
        him. 
      27They understood not that he spake to them of the Father. 
      28Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man,
        then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but
        as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. 
      29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone;
        for I do always those things that please him. 
      30As he spake these words, many believed on him. 
      31Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue
        in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 
      32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 
      33They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to        any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? 
      34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever
        committeth sin is the servant of sin. 
      35And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son
        abideth ever. 
      36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 
      37I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my
        word hath no place in you. 
      38I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which
        ye have seen with your father. 
      39They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith
        unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of
        Abraham. 
      40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which
        I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. 
      41Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born
        of fornication; we have one Father, even God. 
      42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for
        I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he
        sent me. 
      43Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my
        word. 
      44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will
        do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth,
        because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh
        of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 
      45And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 
      46Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye
        not believe me? 
      47He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not,
        because ye are not of God. 
      48Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou
        art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? 
      49Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do
        dishonour me. 
      50And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

      51Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall
        never see death. 
      52Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil.
        Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my
        saying, he shall never taste of death. 
      53Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the
        prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 
      54Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my
        Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: 
      55Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I
        know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and
        keep his saying. 
      56Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was
        glad. 
      57Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and
        hast thou seen Abraham?       58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham
        was, I am. 
      59Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and
        went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so
        passed by. 

       JOHN               Chapter  9
       1And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 
       2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man,
        or his parents, that he was born blind? 
       3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but
        that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 
       4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night
        cometh, when no man can work. 
       5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 
       6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the
        spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, 
       7And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by
        interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and
        came seeing. 
       8The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he
        was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 
       9Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am
        he. 
      10Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? 
      11He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and
        anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and
        wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. 
      12Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not. 
      13They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 
      14And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his
        eyes. 
      15Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his
        sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed,
        and do see. 
      16Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because
        he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a
        sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. 
      17They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he
        hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. 
      18But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind,
        and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had
        received his sight. 
      19And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born
        blind? how then doth he now see? 
      20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and
        that he was born blind: 
      21But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his
        eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

      22These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the
        Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was
        Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.       23Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. 
      24Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him,
        Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. 
      25He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one
        thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. 
      26Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine
        eyes? 
      27He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear:
        wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? 
      28Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are
        Moses' disciples. 
      29We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not
        from whence he is. 
      30The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous
        thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened
        mine eyes. 
      31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a
        worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. 
      32Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes
        of one that was born blind. 
      33If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. 
      34They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins,
        and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. 
      35Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he
        said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 
      36He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? 
      37And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that
        talketh with thee. 
      38And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. 
      39And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they
        which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

      40And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and
        said unto him, Are we blind also? 
      41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but
        now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. 

       JOHN               Chapter 10
       1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into
        the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief
        and a robber. 
       2But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 
       3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he
        calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 
       4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and
        the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 
       5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they
        know not the voice of strangers. 
       6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what
        things they were which he spake unto them. 
       7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am
        the door of the sheep. 
       8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep        did not hear them. 
       9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and
        shall go in and out, and find pasture. 
      10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:
        I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more
        abundantly. 
      11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the
        sheep. 
      12But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep
        are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth:
        and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 
      13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for
        the sheep. 
      14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 
      15As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down
        my life for the sheep. 
      16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must
        bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and
        one shepherd. 
      17Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I
        might take it again. 
      18No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power
        to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment
        have I received of my Father. 
      19There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these
        sayings. 
      20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? 
      21Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a
        devil open the eyes of the blind? 
      22And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was
        winter. 
      23And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. 
      24Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost
        thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 
      25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that
        I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. 
      26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto
        you. 
      27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 
      28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish,
        neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 
      29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is
        able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. 
      30I and my Father are one. 
      31Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 
      32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my
        Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 
      33The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but
        for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself
        God. 
      34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are
        gods?       35If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the
        scripture cannot be broken; 
      36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the
        world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? 
      37If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 
      38But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may
        know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. 
      39Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their
        hand, 
      40And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first
        baptized; and there he abode. 
      41And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all
        things that John spake of this man were true. 
      42And many believed on him there. 

       JOHN               Chapter 11
       1Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of
        Mary and her sister Martha. 
       2(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped
        his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 
       3Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom
        thou lovest is sick. 
       4When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but
        for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

       5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 
       6When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still
        in the same place where he was. 
       7Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea
        again. 
       8His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone
        thee; and goest thou thither again? 
       9Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man
        walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this
        world. 
      10But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no
        light in him. 
      11These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend
        Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 
      12Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. 
      13Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken
        of taking of rest in sleep. 
      14Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 
      15And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye
        may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. 
      16Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples,
        Let us also go, that we may die with him. 
      17Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four
        days already. 
      18Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: 
      19And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them
        concerning their brother. 
      20Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met        him: but Mary sat still in the house. 
      21Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my
        brother had not died. 
      22But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will
        give it thee. 
      23Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 
      24Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the
        resurrection at the last day. 
      25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that
        believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 
      26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest
        thou this? 
      27She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ,
        the Son of God, which should come into the world. 
      28And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her
        sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. 
      29As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. 
      30Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where
        Martha met him. 
      31The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her,
        when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed
        her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. 
      32Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down
        at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my
        brother had not died. 
      33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which
        came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 
      34And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and
        see. 
      35Jesus wept. 
      36Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 
      37And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of
        the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? 
      38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was
        a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 
      39Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that
        was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath
        been dead four days. 
      40Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest
        believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 
      41Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid.
        And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that
        thou hast heard me. 
      42And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people
        which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent
        me. 
      43And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus,
        come forth. 
      44And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with
        graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith
        unto them, Loose him, and let him go. 
      45Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things
        which Jesus did, believed on him.       46But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what
        things Jesus had done. 
      47Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and
        said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 
      48If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans
        shall come and take away both our place and nation. 
      49And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same
        year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 
      50Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for
        the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 
      51And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he
        prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; 
      52And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together
        in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. 
      53Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to
        death. 
      54Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence
        unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim,
        and there continued with his disciples. 
      55And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the
        country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. 
      56Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood
        in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? 
      57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment,
        that, if any man knew where he were, he should show it, that they
        might take him. 

       JOHN               Chapter 12
       1Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where
        Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 
       2There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one
        of them that sat at the table with him. 
       3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and
        anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the
        house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 
       4Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which
        should betray him, 
       5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to
        the poor? 
       6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a
        thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. 
       7Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath
        she kept this. 
       8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always. 
       9Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they
        came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also,
        whom he had raised from the dead. 
      10But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to
        death; 
      11Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and
        believed on Jesus. 
      12On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they
        heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,       13Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried,
        Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the
        Lord. 
      14And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is
        written, 
      15Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an
        ass's colt. 
      16These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when
        Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were
        written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. 
      17The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of
        his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. 
      18For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he
        had done this miracle. 
      19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye
        prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. 
      20And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at
        the feast: 
      21The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee,
        and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. 
      22Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell
        Jesus. 
      23And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of
        man should be glorified. 
      24Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the
        ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth
        much fruit. 
      25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in
        this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 
      26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall
        also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. 
      27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from
        this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. 
      28Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven,
        saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 
      29The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it
        thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. 
      30Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for
        your sakes. 
      31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world
        be cast out. 
      32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. 
      33This he said, signifying what death he should die. 
      34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ
        abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted
        up? who is this Son of man? 
      35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you.
        Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he
        that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 
      36While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the
        children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did
        hide himself from them. 
      37But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they        believed not on him: 
      38That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he
        spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm
        of the Lord been revealed? 
      39Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, 
      40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they
        should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and
        be converted, and I should heal them. 
      41These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. 
      42Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but
        because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should
        be put out of the synagogue: 
      43For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. 
      44Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me,
        but on him that sent me. 
      45And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. 
      46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me
        should not abide in darkness. 
      47And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I
        came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 
      48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that
        judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in
        the last day. 
      49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he
        gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 
      50And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I
        speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. 

       JOHN               Chapter 13
       1Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour
        was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father,
        having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the
        end. 
       2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of
        Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; 
       3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands,
        and that he was come from God, and went to God; 
       4He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel,
        and girded himself. 
       5After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the
        disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was
        girded. 
       6Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost
        thou wash my feet? 
       7Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but
        thou shalt know hereafter. 
       8Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered
        him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. 
       9Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands
        and my head. 
      10Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his
        feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. 
      11For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all        clean. 
      12So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and
        was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to
        you? 
      13Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. 
      14If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought
        to wash one another's feet. 
      15For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to
        you. 
      16Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his
        lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. 
      17If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 
      18I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the
        scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted
        up his heel against me. 
      19Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may
        believe that I am he. 
      20Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send
        receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 
      21When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified,
        and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall
        betray me. 
      22Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. 
      23Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom
        Jesus loved. 
      24Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it
        should be of whom he spake. 
      25He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? 
      26Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have
        dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas
        Iscariot, the son of Simon. 
      27And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him,
        That thou doest, do quickly. 
      28Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. 
      29For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had
        said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the
        feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. 
      30He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was
        night. 
      31Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man
        glorified, and God is glorified in him. 
      32If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself,
        and shall straightway glorify him. 
      33Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me:
        and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I
        say to you. 
      34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I
        have loved you, that ye also love one another. 
      35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love
        one to another. 
      36Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered
        him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt
        follow me afterwards.       37Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay
        down my life for thy sake. 
      38Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily,
        verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast
        denied me thrice. 

       JOHN               Chapter 14
       1Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in
        me. 
       2In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would
        have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 
       3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and
        receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 
       4And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 
       5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how
        can we know the way? 
       6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man
        cometh unto the Father, but by me. 
       7If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from
        henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 
       8Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

       9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast
        thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father;
        and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? 
      10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the
        words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father
        that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 
      11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else
        believe me for the very works' sake. 
      12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works
        that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do;
        because I go unto my Father. 
      13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the
        Father may be glorified in the Son. 
      14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. 
      15If ye love me, keep my commandments. 
      16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,
        that he may abide with you for ever; 
      17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it
        seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth
        with you, and shall be in you. 
      18I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 
      19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me:
        because I live, ye shall live also. 
      20At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I
        in you. 
      21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth
        me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will
        love him, and will manifest myself to him. 
      22Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt
        manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 
      23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my        words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and
        make our abode with him. 
      24He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye
        hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. 
      25These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 
      26But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send
        in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to
        your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 
      27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world
        giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let
        it be afraid. 
      28Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto
        you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the
        Father: for my Father is greater than I. 
      29And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come
        to pass, ye might believe. 
      30Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world
        cometh, and hath nothing in me. 
      31But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father
        gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. 

       JOHN               Chapter 15
       1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 
       2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every
        branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth
        more fruit. 
       3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 
       4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself,
        except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 
       5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in
        him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do
        nothing. 
       6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is
        withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they
        are burned. 
       7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye
        will, and it shall be done unto you. 
       8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye
        be my disciples. 
       9As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my
        love. 
      10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have
        kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 
      11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you,
        and that your joy might be full. 
      12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved
        you. 
      13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for
        his friends. 
      14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 
      15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what
        his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I
        have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.       16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that
        ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should
        remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may
        give it you. 
      17These things I command you, that ye love one another. 
      18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 
      19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye
        are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world,
        therefore the world hateth you. 
      20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater
        than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute
        you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. 
      21But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake,
        because they know not him that sent me. 
      22If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now
        they have no cloak for their sin. 
      23He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 
      24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they
        had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my
        Father. 
      25But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is
        written in their law, They hated me without a cause. 
      26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the
        Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father,
        he shall testify of me: 
      27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the
        beginning. 

       JOHN               Chapter 16
       1These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 
       2They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that
        whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. 
       3And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known
        the Father, nor me. 
       4But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye
        may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not
        unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. 
       5But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me,
        Whither goest thou? 
       6But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled
        your heart. 
       7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go
        away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but
        if I depart, I will send him unto you. 
       8And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of
        righteousness, and of judgment: 
       9Of sin, because they believe not on me; 
      10Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 
      11Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. 
      12I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. 
      13Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into
        all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall
        hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.       14He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it
        unto you. 
      15All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he
        shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you. 
      16A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while,
        and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. 
      17Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that
        he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again,
        a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?

      18They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we
        cannot tell what he saith. 
      19Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto
        them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while,
        and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see
        me? 
      20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but
        the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow
        shall be turned into joy. 
      21A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come:
        but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more
        the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. 
      22And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your
        heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. 
      23And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto
        you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it
        you. 
      24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive,
        that your joy may be full. 
      25These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh,
        when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you
        plainly of the Father. 
      26At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I
        will pray the Father for you: 
      27For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have
        believed that I came out from God. 
      28I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I
        leave the world, and go to the Father. 
      29His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and
        speakest no proverb. 
      30Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that
        any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth
        from God. 
      31Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? 
      32Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be
        scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I
        am not alone, because the Father is with me. 
      33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.
        In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have
        overcome the world. 

       JOHN               Chapter 17
       1These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said,
        Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may        glorify thee: 
       2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give
        eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 
       3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true
        God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 
       4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which
        thou gavest me to do. 
       5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory
        which I had with thee before the world was. 
       6I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of
        the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have
        kept thy word. 
       7Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are
        of thee. 
       8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they
        have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee,
        and they have believed that thou didst send me. 
       9I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou
        hast given me; for they are thine. 
      10And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in
        them. 
      11And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I
        come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom
        thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. 
      12While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those
        that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the
        son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. 
      13And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that
        they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 
      14I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because
        they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 
      15I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that
        thou shouldest keep them from the evil. 
      16They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 
      17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 
      18As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them
        into the world. 
      19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be
        sanctified through the truth. 
      20Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe
        on me through their word; 
      21That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee,
        that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou
        hast sent me. 
      22And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may
        be one, even as we are one: 
      23I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and
        that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them,
        as thou hast loved me. 
      24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me
        where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me:
        for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 
      25O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known        thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. 
      26And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the
        love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. 

       JOHN               Chapter 18
       1When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples
        over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered,
        and his disciples. 
       2And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus
        ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. 
       3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief
        priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and
        weapons. 
       4Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went
        forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? 
       5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he.
        And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. 
       6As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward,
        and fell to the ground. 
       7Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of
        Nazareth. 
       8Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek
        me, let these go their way: 
       9That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which
        thou gavest me have I lost none. 
      10Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's
        servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. 
      11Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup
        which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? 
      12Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus,
        and bound him, 
      13And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to
        Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. 
      14Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was
        expedient that one man should die for the people. 
      15And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that
        disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into
        the palace of the high priest. 
      16But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other
        disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her
        that kept the door, and brought in Peter. 
      17Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou
        also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not. 
      18And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of
        coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood
        with them, and warmed himself. 
      19The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his
        doctrine. 
      20Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the
        synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in
        secret have I said nothing. 
      21Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto
        them: behold, they know what I said. 
      22And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by        struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the
        high priest so? 
      23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil:
        but if well, why smitest thou me? 
      24Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest. 
      25And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto
        him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said,
        I am not. 
      26One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear
        Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? 
      27Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew. 
      28Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it
        was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest
        they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. 
      29Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye
        against this man? 
      30They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we
        would not have delivered him up unto thee. 
      31Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to
        your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us
        to put any man to death: 
      32That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake,
        signifying what death he should die. 
      33Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus,
        and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? 
      34Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others
        tell it thee of me? 
      35Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests
        have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? 
      36Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were
        of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be
        delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. 
      37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered,
        Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this
        cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the
        truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 
      38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he
        went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no
        fault at all. 
      39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the
        passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the
        Jews? 
      40Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now
        Barabbas was a robber. 

       JOHN               Chapter 19
       1Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 
       2And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head,
        and they put on him a purple robe, 
       3And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their
        hands. 
       4Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I
        bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.       5Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple
        robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! 
       6When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried
        out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take
        ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him. 
       7The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die,
        because he made himself the Son of God. 
       8When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; 
       9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence
        art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. 
      10Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou
        not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release
        thee? 
      11Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except
        it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto
        thee hath the greater sin. 
      12And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried
        out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend:
        whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. 
      13When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and
        sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement,
        but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. 
      14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour:
        and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! 
      15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate
        saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests
        answered, We have no king but Caesar. 
      16Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they
        took Jesus, and led him away. 
      17And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of
        a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: 
      18Where they crucified him, and two others with him, on either side
        one, and Jesus in the midst. 
      19And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing
        was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
      20This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was
        crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and
        Greek, and Latin. 
      21Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The
        King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 
      22Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. 
      23Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments,
        and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now
        the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. 
      24They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast
        lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be
        fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my
        vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. 
      25Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's
        sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. 
      26When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by,
        whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! 
      27Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour        that disciple took her unto his own home. 
      28After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that
        the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 
      29Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge
        with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 
      30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is
        finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. 
      31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies
        should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that
        sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might
        be broken, and that they might be taken away. 
      32Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the
        other which was crucified with him. 
      33But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they
        brake not his legs: 
      34But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith
        came there out blood and water. 
      35And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he
        knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. 
      36For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A
        bone of him shall not be broken. 
      37And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they
        pierced. 
      38And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but
        secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take
        away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore,
        and took the body of Jesus. 
      39And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by
        night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred
        pound weight. 
      40Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with
        the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. 
      41Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in
        the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. 
      42There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day;
        for the sepulchre was nigh at hand. 

       JOHN               Chapter 20
       1The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was
        yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the
        sepulchre. 
       2Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other
        disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away
        the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid
        him. 
       3Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the
        sepulchre. 
       4So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter,
        and came first to the sepulchre. 
       5And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying;
        yet went he not in. 
       6Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre,
        and seeth the linen clothes lie, 
       7And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen        clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. 
       8Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the
        sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. 
       9For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from
        the dead. 
      10Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. 
      11But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she
        stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, 
      12And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the
        other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 
      13And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them,
        Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have
        laid him. 
      14And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus
        standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. 
      15Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?
        She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou
        have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will
        take him away. 
      16Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him,
        Rabboni; which is to say, Master. 
      17Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my
        Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my
        Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. 
      18Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the
        Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her. 
      19Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when
        the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of
        the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them,
        Peace be unto you. 
      20And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side.
        Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 
      21Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath
        sent me, even so send I you. 
      22And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them,
        Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 
      23Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose
        soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 
      24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when
        Jesus came. 
      25The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord.
        But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of
        the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust
        my hand into his side, I will not believe. 
      26And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with
        them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst,
        and said, Peace be unto you. 
      27Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my
        hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be
        not faithless, but believing. 
      28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 
      29Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast
        believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

      30And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his
        disciples, which are not written in this book: 
      31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the
        Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through
        his name. 

       JOHN               Chapter 21
       1After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the
        sea of Tiberias; and on this wise showed he himself. 
       2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and
        Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other
        of his disciples. 
       3Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We
        also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship
        immediately; and that night they caught nothing. 
       4But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the
        disciples knew not that it was Jesus. 
       5Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered
        him, No. 
       6And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship,
        and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to
        draw it for the multitude of fishes. 
       7Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the
        Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his
        fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into
        the sea. 
       8And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far
        from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with
        fishes. 
       9As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals
        there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 
      10Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. 
      11Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes,
        an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet
        was not the net broken. 
      12Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst
        ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. 
      13Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish
        likewise. 
      14This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to his
        disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 
      15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of
        Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord;
        thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 
      16He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest
        thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.
        He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 
      17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou
        me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest
        thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou
        knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 
      18Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst
        thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be        old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee,
        and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 
      19This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And
        when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. 
      20Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved
        following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord,
        which is he that betrayeth thee? 
      21Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? 
      22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is
        that to thee? follow thou me. 
      23Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple
        should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but,
        If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? 
      24This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote
        these things: and we know that his testimony is true. 
      25And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if
        they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world
        itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. 

       ACTS               Chapter  1
       1The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus
        began both to do and teach, 
       2Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the
        Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had
        chosen: 
       3To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many
        infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the
        things pertaining to the kingdom of God: 
       4And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they
        should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the
        Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. 
       5For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the
        Holy Ghost not many days hence. 
       6When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying,
        Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 
       7And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the
        seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 
       8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
        you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
        Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 
       9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken
        up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 
      10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold,
        two men stood by them in white apparel; 
      11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into
        heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven,
        shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. 
      12Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which
        is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. 
      13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where
        abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and
        Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and
        Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. 
      14These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with        the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. 
      15And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and
        said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and
        twenty,) 
      16Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled,
        which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning
        Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. 
      17For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. 
      18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and
        falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels
        gushed out. 
      19And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that
        field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The
        field of blood. 
      20For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be
        desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishopric let another
        take. 
      21Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that
        the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 
      22Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was
        taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his
        resurrection. 
      23And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed
        Justus, and Matthias. 
      24And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of
        all men, show whether of these two thou hast chosen, 
      25That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which
        Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. 
      26And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and
        he was numbered with the eleven apostles. 

       ACTS               Chapter  2
       1And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one
        accord in one place. 
       2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty
        wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 
       3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it
        sat upon each of them. 
       4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with
        other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 
       5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every
        nation under heaven. 
       6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and
        were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own
        language. 
       7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another,
        Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? 
       8And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 
       9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia,
        and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 
      10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about
        Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 
      11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the
        wonderful works of God. 
      12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another,
        What meaneth this? 
      13Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. 
      14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said
        unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be
        this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 
      15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third
        hour of the day. 
      16But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 
      17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour
        out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters
        shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old
        men shall dream dreams: 
      18And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those
        days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 
      19And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth
        beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 
      20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood,
        before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 
      21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of
        the Lord shall be saved. 
      22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved
        of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by
        him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 
      23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of
        God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 
      24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it
        was not possible that he should be holden of it. 
      25For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before
        my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 
      26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also
        my flesh shall rest in hope: 
      27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer
        thine Holy One to see corruption. 
      28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full
        of joy with thy countenance. 
      29Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch
        David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us
        unto this day. 
      30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an
        oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh,
        he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 
      31He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his
        soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. 
      32This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 
      33Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received
        of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this,
        which ye now see and hear. 
      34For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The
        Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 
      35Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 
      36Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath
        made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.       37Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said
        unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what
        shall we do? 
      38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you
        in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
        receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 
      39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that
        are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 
      40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save
        yourselves from this untoward generation. 
      41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same
        day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 
      42And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and
        fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 
      43And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done
        by the apostles. 
      44And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 
      45And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as
        every man had need. 
      46And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and
        breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness
        and singleness of heart, 
      47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord
        added to the church daily such as should be saved. 

       ACTS               Chapter  3
       1Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of
        prayer, being the ninth hour. 
       2And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they
        laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to
        ask alms of them that entered into the temple; 
       3Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. 
       4And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 
       5And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. 
       6Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give
        I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. 
       7And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately
        his feet and ankle bones received strength. 
       8And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the
        temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 
       9And all the people saw him walking and praising God: 
      10And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate
        of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that
        which had happened unto him. 
      11And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the
        people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's,
        greatly wondering. 
      12And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel,
        why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though
        by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? 
      13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our
        fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and
        denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let
        him go. 
      14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be
        granted unto you; 
      15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead;
        whereof we are witnesses. 
      16And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong,
        whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him
        this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 
      17And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did
        also your rulers. 
      18But those things, which God before had showed by the mouth of all his
        prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 
      19Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted
        out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the
        Lord; 
      20And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 
      21Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all
        things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets
        since the world began. 
      22For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your
        God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye
        hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 
      23And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that
        prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. 
      24Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as
        many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. 
      25Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God
        made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all
        the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 
      26Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless
        you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. 

       ACTS               Chapter  4
       1And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of
        the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, 
       2Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus
        the resurrection from the dead. 
       3And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day:
        for it was now eventide. 
       4Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of
        the men was about five thousand. 
       5And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and
        scribes, 
       6And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and
        as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered
        together at Jerusalem. 
       7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power,
        or by what name, have ye done this? 
       8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of
        the people, and elders of Israel, 
       9If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man,
        by what means he is made whole; 
      10Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by
        the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God
        raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you        whole. 
      11This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is
        become the head of the corner. 
      12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name
        under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. 
      13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that
        they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took
        knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. 
      14And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could
        say nothing against it. 
      15But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they
        conferred among themselves, 
      16Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable
        miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in
        Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. 
      17But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly
        threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. 
      18And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor
        teach in the name of Jesus. 
      19But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right
        in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

      20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. 
      21So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding
        nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all
        men glorified God for that which was done. 
      22For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of
        healing was showed. 
      23And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all
        that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. 
      24And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one
        accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and
        earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: 
      25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen
        rage, and the people imagine vain things? 
      26The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered
        together against the Lord, and against his Christ. 
      27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed,
        both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of
        Israel, were gathered together, 
      28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be
        done. 
      29And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy
        servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, 
      30By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders
        may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. 
      31And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were
        assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and
        they spake the word of God with boldness. 
      32And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one
        soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he
        possessed was his own; but they had all things common. 
      33And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of        the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. 
      34Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were
        possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of
        the things that were sold, 
      35And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made
        unto every man according as he had need. 
      36And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is,
        being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the
        country of Cyprus, 
      37Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the
        apostles' feet. 

       ACTS               Chapter  5
       1But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a
        possession, 
       2And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and
        brought a certain part, and laid it, at the apostles' feet. 
       3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to
        the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 
       4Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was
        it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in
        thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 
       5And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and
        great fear came on all them that heard these things. 
       6And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and
        buried him. 
       7And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not
        knowing what was done, came in. 
       8And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so
        much? And she said, Yea, for so much. 
       9Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to
        tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have
        buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 
      10Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost:
        and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her
        forth, buried her by her husband. 
      11And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard
        these things. 
      12And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought
        among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's
        porch. 
      13And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people
        magnified them. 
      14And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men
        and women.) 
      15Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid
        them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter
        passing by might overshadow some of them. 
      16There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto
        Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with
        unclean spirits: and they were healed every one. 
      17Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which
        is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, 
      18And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common        prison. 
      19But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and
        brought them forth, and said, 
      20Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this
        life. 
      21And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the
        morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were
        with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the
        children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. 
      22But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they
        returned, and told, 
      23Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the
        keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we
        found no man within. 
      24Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief
        priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would
        grow. 
      25Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in
        prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. 
      26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without
        violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been
        stoned. 
      27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and
        the high priest asked them, 
      28Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in
        this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine,
        and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. 
      29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey
        God rather than men. 
      30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a
        tree. 
      31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a
        Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 
      32And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy
        Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. 
      33When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to
        slay them. 
      34Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a
        doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and
        commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; 
      35And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye
        intend to do as touching these men. 
      36For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be
        somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined
        themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were
        scattered, and brought to nought. 
      37After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing,
        and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even
        as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. 
      38And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone:
        for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: 
      39But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found
        even to fight against God.       40And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and
        beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of
        Jesus, and let them go. 
      41And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that
        they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. 
      42And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach
        and preach Jesus Christ. 

       ACTS               Chapter  6
       1And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied,
        there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because
        their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. 
       2Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and
        said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and
        serve tables. 
       3Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest
        report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over
        this business. 
       4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry
        of the word. 
       5And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a
        man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus,
        and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of
        Antioch: 
       6Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they
        laid their hands on them. 
       7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples
        multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests
        were obedient to the faith. 
       8And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles
        among the people. 
       9Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the
        synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of
        them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. 
      10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which
        he spake. 
      11Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak
        blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 
      12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and
        came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, 
      13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak
        blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: 
      14For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy
        this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. 
      15And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his
        face as it had been the face of an angel. 

       ACTS               Chapter  7
       1Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 
       2And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory
        appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before
        he dwelt in Charran, 
       3And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred,
        and come into the land which I shall show thee.        4Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran:
        and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this
        land, wherein ye now dwell. 
       5And 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 child. 
       6And 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. 
       7And 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. 
       8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat
        Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and
        Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs. 
       9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God
        was with him, 
      10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and
        wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him
        governor over Egypt and all his house. 
      11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and
        great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. 
      12But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our
        fathers first. 
      13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and
        Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. 
      14Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his
        kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. 
      15So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, 
      16And 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. 
      17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to
        Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 
      18Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph. 
      19The same dealt subtly with our kindred, and evil entreated our
        fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they
        might not live. 
      20In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished
        up in his father's house three months: 
      21And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and
        nourished him for her own son. 
      22And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was
        mighty in words and in deeds. 
      23And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit
        his brethren the children of Israel. 
      24And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him
        that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: 
      25For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by
        his hand would deliver them: but they understood not. 
      26And the next day he showed 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?       27But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made
        thee a ruler and a judge over us? 
      28Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday? 
      29Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of
        Madian, where he begat two sons. 
      30And when forty 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
        bush. 
      31When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to
        behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, 
      32Saying, 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. 
      33Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the
        place where thou standest is holy ground. 
      34I 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. 
      35This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a
        judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the
        hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. 
      36He brought them out, after that he had showed wonders and signs in
        the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty
        years. 
      37This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet
        shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto
        me; him shall ye hear. 
      38This 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: 
      39To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in
        their hearts turned back again into Egypt, 
      40Saying 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. 
      41And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the
        idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 
      42Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as
        it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have
        ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty
        years in the wilderness? 
      43Yea, 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. 
      44Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he
        had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according
        to the fashion that he had seen. 
      45Which 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; 
      46Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the
        God of Jacob. 
      47But Solomon built him an house.       48Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as
        saith the prophet, 
      49Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye
        build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? 
      50Hath not my hand made all these things? 
      51Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always
        resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. 
      52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have
        slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom
        ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: 
      53Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not
        kept it. 
      54When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they
        gnashed on him with their teeth. 
      55But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into
        heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right
        hand of God, 
      56And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man
        standing on the right hand of God. 
      57Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and
        ran upon him with one accord, 
      58And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid
        down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. 
      59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus,
        receive my spirit. 
      60And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this
        sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. 

       ACTS               Chapter  8
       1And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a
        great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they
        were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and
        Samaria, except the apostles. 
       2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great
        lamentation over him. 
       3As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house,
        and haling men and women committed them to prison. 
       4Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching
        the word. 
       5Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ
        unto them. 
       6And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which
        Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 
       7For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that
        were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were
        lame, were healed. 
       8And there was great joy in that city. 
       9But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the
        same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving
        out that himself was some great one: 
      10To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying,
        This man is the great power of God. 
      11And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had
        bewitched them with sorceries. 
      12But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the
        kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized,
        both men and women. 
      13Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he
        continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs
        which were done. 
      14Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had
        received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 
      15Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might
        receive the Holy Ghost: 
      16(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized
        in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 
      17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

      18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the
        Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, 
      19Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he
        may receive the Holy Ghost. 
      20But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou
        hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. 
      21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not
        right in the sight of God. 
      22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the
        thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. 
      23For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the
        bond of iniquity. 
      24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none
        of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. 
      25And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord,
        returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of
        the Samaritans. 
      26And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go
        toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto
        Gaza, which is desert. 
      27And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of
        great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the
        charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

      28Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 
      29Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this
        chariot. 
      30And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias,
        and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 
      31And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he
        desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. 
      32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a
        sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so
        opened he not his mouth: 
      33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare
        his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. 
      34And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom
        speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? 
      35Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and        preached unto him Jesus. 
      36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and
        the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be
        baptized? 
      37And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.
        And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of
        God. 
      38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both
        into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 
      39And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord
        caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on
        his way rejoicing. 
      40But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in
        all the cities, till he came to Caesarea. 

       ACTS               Chapter  9
       1And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the
        disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 
       2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he
        found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring
        them bound unto Jerusalem. 
       3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined
        round about him a light from heaven: 
       4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul,
        Saul, why persecutest thou me? 
       5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom
        thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 
       6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to
        do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it
        shall be told thee what thou must do. 
       7And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a
        voice, but seeing no man. 
       8And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw
        no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. 
       9And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 
      10And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to
        him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am
        here, Lord. 
      11And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is
        called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called
        Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, 
      12And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting
        his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. 
      13Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how
        much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem: 
      14And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that
        call on thy name. 
      15But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel
        unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the
        children of Israel: 
      16For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's
        sake. 
      17And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his
        hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared        unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest
        receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. 
      18And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and
        he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. 
      19And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul
        certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. 
      20And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the
        Son of God. 
      21But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that
        destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came
        hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief
        priests? 
      22But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews
        which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. 
      23And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to
        kill him: 
      24But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates
        day and night to kill him. 
      25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in
        a basket. 
      26And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to
        the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that
        he was a disciple. 
      27But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared
        unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken
        to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of
        Jesus. 
      28And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem. 
      29And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed
        against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him. 
      30Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and
        sent him forth to Tarsus. 
      31Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and
        Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and
        in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. 
      32And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came
        down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. 
      33And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed
        eight years, and was sick of the palsy. 
      34And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole:
        arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately. 
      35And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the
        Lord. 
      36Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by
        interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works
        and almsdeeds which she did. 
      37And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom
        when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber. 
      38And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard
        that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that
        he would not delay to come to them. 
      39Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought
        him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping,        and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was
        with them. 
      40But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and
        turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her
        eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 
      41And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called
        the saints and widows, presented her alive. 
      42And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

      43And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one
        Simon a tanner. 

       ACTS               Chapter 10
       1There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of
        the band called the Italian band, 
       2A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave
        much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 
       3He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel
        of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 
       4And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord?
        And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a
        memorial before God. 
       5And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is
        Peter: 
       6He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side:
        he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. 
       7And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called
        two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that
        waited on him continually; 
       8And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to
        Joppa. 
       9On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the
        city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 
      10And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made
        ready, he fell into a trance, 
      11And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as
        it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to
        the earth: 
      12Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild
        beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 
      13And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 
      14But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that
        is common or unclean. 
      15And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath
        cleansed, that call not thou common. 
      16This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into
        heaven. 
      17Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen
        should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made
        inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate, 
      18And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were
        lodged there. 
      19While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold,
        three men seek thee. 
      20Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting
        nothing: for I have sent them. 
      21Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from
        Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause
        wherefore ye are come? 
      22And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that
        feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was
        warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and
        to hear words of thee. 
      23Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went
        away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him. 
      24And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited
        for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends. 
      25And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his
        feet, and worshipped him. 
      26But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. 
      27And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come
        together. 
      28And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a
        man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another
        nation; but God hath showed me that I should not call any man common
        or unclean. 
      29Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent
        for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me? 
      30And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and
        at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood
        before me in bright clothing, 
      31And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in
        remembrance in the sight of God. 
      32Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is
        Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea
        side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee. 
      33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that
        thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to
        hear all things that are commanded thee of God. 
      34Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God
        is no respecter of persons: 
      35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness,
        is accepted with him. 
      36The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace
        by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) 
      37That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea,
        and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; 
      38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with
        power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed
        of the devil; for God was with him. 
      39And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of
        the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: 
      40Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly; 
      41Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even
        to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. 
      42And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it
        is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.       43To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever
        believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. 
      44While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them
        which heard the word. 
      45And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many
        as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out
        the gift of the Holy Ghost. 
      46For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then
        answered Peter, 
      47Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which
        have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 
      48And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then
        prayed they him to tarry certain days. 

       ACTS               Chapter 11
       1And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the
        Gentiles had also received the word of God. 
       2And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the
        circumcision contended with him, 
       3Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with
        them. 
       4But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it
        by order unto them, saying, 
       5I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A
        certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from
        heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: 
       6Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw
        fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things,
        and fowls of the air. 
       7And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat. 
       8But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any
        time entered into my mouth. 
       9But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed,
        that call not thou common. 
      10And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into
        heaven. 
      11And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the
        house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me. 
      12And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these
        six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house: 
      13And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood
        and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose
        surname is Peter; 
      14Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be
        saved. 
      15And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the
        beginning. 
      16Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed
        baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. 
      17Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who
        believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand
        God? 
      18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified
        God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance        unto life. 
      19Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose
        about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch,
        preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. 
      20And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were
        come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus. 
      21And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed,
        and turned unto the Lord. 
      22Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which
        was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as
        far as Antioch. 
      23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and
        exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto
        the Lord. 
      24For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and
        much people was added unto the Lord. 
      25Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: 
      26And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came
        to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church,
        and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians
        first in Antioch. 
      27And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. 
      28And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the
        Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world:
        which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. 
      29Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to
        send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: 
      30Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of
        Barnabas and Saul. 

       ACTS               Chapter 12
       1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex
        certain of the church. 
       2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 
       3And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take
        Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) 
       4And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered
        him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after
        Easter to bring him forth to the people. 
       5Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without
        ceasing of the church unto God for him. 
       6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was
        sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers
        before the door kept the prison. 
       7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined
        in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up,
        saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. 
       8And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals.
        And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee,
        and follow me. 
       9And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true
        which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. 
      10When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the
        iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own        accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and
        forthwith the angel departed from him. 
      11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety,
        that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the
        hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the
        Jews. 
      12And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary
        the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered
        together praying. 
      13And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to
        hearken, named Rhoda. 
      14And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for
        gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate. 
      15And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed
        that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel. 
      16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and
        saw him, they were astonished. 
      17But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace,
        declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison.
        And he said, Go show these things unto James, and to the brethren.
        And he departed, and went into another place. 
      18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the
        soldiers, what was become of Peter. 
      19And 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 Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode. 
      20And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they
        came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's
        chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was
        nourished by the king's country. 
      21And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his
        throne, and made an oration unto them. 
      22And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and
        not of a man. 
      23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not
        God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 
      24But the word of God grew and multiplied. 
      25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had
        fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was
        Mark. 

       ACTS               Chapter 13
       1Now 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, which had been brought up with Herod the
        tetrarch, and Saul. 
       2As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said,
        Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called
        them. 
       3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them,
        they sent them away. 
       4So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia;
        and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. 
       5And 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. 
       6And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a
        certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus: 
       7Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent
        man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word
        of God. 
       8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation)
        withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. 
       9Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set
        his eyes on him, 
      10And said, O full of all subtlety and all mischief, thou child of the
        devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to
        pervert the right ways of the Lord? 
      11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be
        blind, 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. 
      12Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being
        astonished at the doctrine of the Lord. 
      13Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga
        in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. 
      14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
        and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. 
      15And 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. 
      16Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel,
        and ye that fear God, give audience. 
      17The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the
        people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an
        high arm brought he them out of it. 
      18And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the
        wilderness. 
      19And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he
        divided their land to them by lot. 
      20And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four
        hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. 
      21And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the
        son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty
        years. 
      22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their
        king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David
        the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all
        my will. 
      23Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto
        Israel a Saviour, Jesus: 
      24When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of
        repentance to all the people of Israel. 
      25And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I
        am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his
        feet I am not worthy to loose. 
      26Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever
        among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.       27For 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. 
      28And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they
        Pilate that he should be slain. 
      29And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took
        him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. 
      30But God raised him from the dead: 
      31And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee
        to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. 
      32And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was
        made unto the fathers, 
      33God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath
        raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm,
        Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. 
      34And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to
        return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure
        mercies of David. 
      35Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine
        Holy One to see corruption. 
      36For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God,
        fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: 
      37But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption. 
      38Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this
        man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 
      39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which
        ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. 
      40Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the
        prophets; 
      41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in
        your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man
        declare it unto you. 
      42And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
        besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

      43Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and
        religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to
        them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. 
      44And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear
        the word of God. 
      45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and
        spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting
        and blaspheming. 
      46Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that
        the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye
        put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life,
        lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 
      47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a
        light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the
        ends of the earth. 
      48And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the
        word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life
        believed.       49And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region. 
      50But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the
        chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and
        Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts. 
      51But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto
        Iconium. 
      52And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. 

       ACTS               Chapter 14
       1And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the
        synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of
        the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. 
       2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their
        minds evil affected against the brethren. 
       3Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which
        gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and
        wonders to be done by their hands. 
       4But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the
        Jews, and part with the apostles. 
       5And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of
        the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone
        them, 
       6They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of
        Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about: 
       7And there they preached the gospel. 
       8And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a
        cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: 
       9The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and
        perceiving that he had faith to be healed, 
      10Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and
        walked. 
      11And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their
        voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to
        us in the likeness of men. 
      12And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he
        was the chief speaker. 
      13Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen
        and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the
        people. 
      14Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their
        clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, 
      15And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like
        passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these
        vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the
        sea, and all things that are therein: 
      16Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. 
      17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did
        good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our
        hearts with food and gladness. 
      18And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they
        had not done sacrifice unto them. 
      19And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who
        persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the
        city, supposing he had been dead.       20Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came
        into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. 
      21And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught
        many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, 
      22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue
        in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into
        the kingdom of God. 
      23And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had
        prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they
        believed. 
      24And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

      25And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into
        Attalia: 
      26And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended
        to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled. 
      27And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they
        rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the
        door of faith unto the Gentiles. 
      28And there they abode long time with the disciples. 

       ACTS               Chapter 15
       1And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and
        said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot
        be saved. 
       2When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and
        disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and
        certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles
        and elders about this question. 
       3And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through
        Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and
        they caused great joy unto all the brethren. 
       4And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the
        church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things
        that God had done with them. 
       5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which
        believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to
        command them to keep the law of Moses. 
       6And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this
        matter. 
       7And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto
        them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made
        choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word
        of the gospel, and believe. 
       8And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the
        Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 
       9And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by
        faith. 
      10Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the
        disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 
      11But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we
        shall be saved, even as they. 
      12Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas
        and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among        the Gentiles by them. 
      13And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and
        brethren, hearken unto me: 
      14Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to
        take out of them a people for his name. 
      15And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 
      16After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of
        David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins
        thereof, and I will set it up: 
      17That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the
        Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all
        these things. 
      18Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. 
      19Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among
        the Gentiles are turned to God: 
      20But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of
        idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from
        blood. 
      21For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being
        read in the synagogues every sabbath day. 
      22Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to
        send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and
        Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among
        the brethren: 
      23And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and
        elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the
        Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: 
      24Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have
        troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be
        circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment: 
      25It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send
        chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 
      26Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus
        Christ. 
      27We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the
        same things by mouth. 
      28For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no
        greater burden than these necessary things; 
      29That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from
        things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep
        yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. 
      30So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had
        gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle: 
      31Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation. 
      32And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the
        brethren with many words, and confirmed them. 
      33And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace
        from the brethren unto the apostles. 
      34Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. 
      35Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching
        the word of the Lord, with many others also. 
      36And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and
        visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of        the Lord, and see how they do. 
      37And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was
        Mark. 
      38But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from
        them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 
      39And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed
        asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed
        unto Cyprus; 
      40And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren
        unto the grace of God. 
      41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. 

       ACTS               Chapter 16
       1Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was
        there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a
        Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: 
       2Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and
        Iconium. 
       3Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised
        him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew
        all that his father was a Greek. 
       4And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees
        for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were
        at Jerusalem. 
       5And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in
        number daily. 
       6Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia,
        and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 
       7After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but
        the Spirit suffered them not. 
       8And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. 
       9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of
        Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help
        us. 
      10And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go
        into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for
        to preach the gospel unto them. 
      11Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to
        Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; 
      12And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of
        Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain
        days. 
      13And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where
        prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women
        which resorted thither. 
      14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of
        Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord
        opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. 
      15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us,
        saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my
        house, and abide there. And she constrained us. 
      16And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed
        with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much
        gain by soothsaying:       17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the
        servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of
        salvation. 
      18And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said
        to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out
        of her. And he came out the same hour. 
      19And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they
        caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the
        rulers, 
      20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews,
        do exceedingly trouble our city, 
      21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to
        observe, being Romans. 
      22And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates
        rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. 
      23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into
        prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 
      24Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner
        prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. 
      25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and
        the prisoners heard them. 
      26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of
        the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened,
        and every one's bands were loosed. 
      27And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the
        prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed
        himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 
      28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we
        are all here. 
      29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and
        fell down before Paul and Silas, 
      30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 
      31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be
        saved, and thy house. 
      32And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in
        his house. 
      33And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their
        stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. 
      34And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them,
        and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. 
      35And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let
        those men go. 
      36And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The
        magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in
        peace. 
      37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned,
        being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us
        out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us
        out. 
      38And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they
        feared, when they heard that they were Romans. 
      39And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired
        them to depart out of the city.       40And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia:
        and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and
        departed. 

       ACTS               Chapter 17
       1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came
        to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 
       2And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath
        days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 
       3Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen
        again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is
        Christ. 
       4And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of
        the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a
        few. 
       5But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them
        certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and
        set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and
        sought to bring them out to the people. 
       6And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren
        unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world
        upside down are come hither also; 
       7Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of
        Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. 
       8And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they
        heard these things. 
       9And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let
        them go. 
      10And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto
        Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 
      11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they
        received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the
        scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 
      12Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were
        Greeks, and of men, not a few. 
      13But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God
        was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up
        the people. 
      14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to
        the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. 
      15And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a
        commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all
        speed, they departed. 
      16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in
        him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. 
      17Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the
        devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. 
      18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks,
        encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other
        some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he
        preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. 
      19And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we
        know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? 
      20For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know        therefore what these things mean. 
      21(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their
        time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

      22Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of
        Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 
      23For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with
        this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly
        worship, him declare I unto you. 
      24God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is
        Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 
      25Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any
        thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 
      26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the
        face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed,
        and the bounds of their habitation; 
      27That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him,
        and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 
      28For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of
        your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. 
      29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think
        that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by
        art and man's device. 
      30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all
        men every where to repent: 
      31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world
        in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath
        given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the
        dead. 
      32And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and
        others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. 
      33So Paul departed from among them. 
      34Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was
        Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with
        them. 

       ACTS               Chapter 18
       1After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; 
       2And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come
        from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had
        commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. 
       3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and
        wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. 
       4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the
        Jews and the Greeks. 
       5And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was
        pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was
        Christ. 
       6And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his
        raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am
        clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. 
       7And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named
        Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the
        synagogue.        8And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord
        with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and
        were baptized. 
       9Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid,
        but speak, and hold not thy peace: 
      10For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I
        have much people in this city. 
      11And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of
        God among them. 
      12And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection
        with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat, 
      13Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the
        law. 
      14And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the
        Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews,
        reason would that I should bear with you: 
      15But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye
        to it; for I will be no judge of such matters. 
      16And he drave them from the judgment seat. 
      17Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue,
        and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of
        those things. 
      18And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his
        leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him
        Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a
        vow. 
      19And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered
        into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. 
      20When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented
        not; 
      21But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast
        that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God
        will. And he sailed from Ephesus. 
      22And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the
        church, he went down to Antioch. 
      23And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over
        all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all
        the disciples. 
      24And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man,
        and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 
      25This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in
        the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord,
        knowing only the baptism of John. 
      26And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and
        Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him
        the way of God more perfectly. 
      27And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote,
        exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped
        them much which had believed through grace: 
      28For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the
        scriptures that Jesus was Christ. 

       ACTS               Chapter 19
       1And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having        passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain
        disciples, 
       2He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?
        And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be
        any Holy Ghost. 
       3And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they
        said, Unto John's baptism. 
       4Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance,
        saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should
        come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 
       5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord
        Jesus. 
       6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on
        them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. 
       7And all the men were about twelve. 
       8And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of
        three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the
        kingdom of God. 
       9But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of
        that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated
        the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. 
      10And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which
        dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

      11And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 
      12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or
        aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits
        went out of them. 
      13Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call
        over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying,
        We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 
      14And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the
        priests, which did so. 
      15And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know;
        but who are ye? 
      16And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame
        them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house
        naked and wounded. 
      17And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at
        Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus
        was magnified. 
      18And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. 
      19Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books
        together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price
        of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 
      20So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. 
      21After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he
        had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying,
        After I have been there, I must also see Rome. 
      22So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him,
        Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. 
      23And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. 
      24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver        shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; 
      25Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and
        said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. 
      26Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost
        throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much
        people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: 
      27So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but
        also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised,
        and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world
        worshippeth. 
      28And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried
        out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 
      29And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius
        and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they
        rushed with one accord into the theatre. 
      30And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples
        suffered him not. 
      31And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto
        him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the
        theatre. 
      32Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly
        was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come
        together. 
      33And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him
        forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made
        his defence unto the people. 
      34But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the
        space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 
      35And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of
        Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the
        Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the
        image which fell down from Jupiter? 
      36Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to
        be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. 
      37For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of
        churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. 
      38Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a
        matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let
        them implead one another. 
      39But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be
        determined in a lawful assembly. 
      40For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar,
        there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this
        concourse. 
      41And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. 

       ACTS               Chapter 20
       1And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples,
        and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia. 
       2And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much
        exhortation, he came into Greece, 
       3And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as
        he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through
        Macedonia.        4And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the
        Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and
        Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. 
       5These going before tarried for us at Troas. 
       6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread,
        and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. 
       7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together
        to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the
        morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. 
       8And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were
        gathered together. 
       9And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being
        fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk
        down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up
        dead. 
      10And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble
        not yourselves; for his life is in him. 
      11When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten,
        and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. 
      12And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little
        comforted. 
      13And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to
        take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. 
      14And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to
        Mitylene. 
      15And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and
        the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the
        next day we came to Miletus. 
      16For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not
        spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him,
        to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. 
      17And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the
        church. 
      18And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the
        first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with
        you at all seasons, 
      19Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and
        temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: 
      20And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have
        showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, 
      21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance
        toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 
      22And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing
        the things that shall befall me there: 
      23Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds
        and afflictions abide me. 
      24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto
        myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry,
        which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the
        grace of God. 
      25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching
        the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. 
      26Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the        blood of all men. 
      27For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. 
      28Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the
        which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of
        God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 
      29For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter
        in among you, not sparing the flock. 
      30Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to
        draw away disciples after them. 
      31Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I
        ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. 
      32And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his
        grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance
        among all them which are sanctified. 
      33I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. 
      34Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my
        necessities, and to them that were with me. 
      35I have showed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to
        support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he
        said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. 
      36And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them
        all. 
      37And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, 
      38Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should
        see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship. 

       ACTS               Chapter 21
       1And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had
        launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day
        following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: 
       2And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and
        set forth. 
       3Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and
        sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to
        unlade her burden. 
       4And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul
        through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. 
       5And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our
        way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children,
        till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and
        prayed. 
       6And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and
        they returned home again. 
       7And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais,
        and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. 
       8And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came
        unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the
        evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. 
       9And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 
      10And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a
        certain prophet, named Agabus. 
      11And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his
        own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the
        Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall        deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. 
      12And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place,
        besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. 
      13Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for
        I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the
        name of the Lord Jesus. 
      14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of
        the Lord be done. 
      15And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to
        Jerusalem. 
      16There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and
        brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we
        should lodge. 
      17And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 
      18And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the
        elders were present. 
      19And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things
        God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry. 
      20And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him,
        Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which
        believe; and they are all zealous of the law: 
      21And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which
        are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not
        to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. 
      22What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for
        they will hear that thou art come. 
      23Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a
        vow on them; 
      24Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them,
        that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things,
        whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that
        thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. 
      25As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded
        that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves
        from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and
        from fornication. 
      26Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them
        entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of
        purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one
        of them. 
      27And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of
        Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and
        laid hands on him, 
      28Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all
        men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and
        further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this
        holy place. 
      29(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian,
        whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) 
      30And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they
        took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors
        were shut. 
      31And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief
        captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 
      32Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them:
        and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left
        beating of Paul. 
      33Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to
        be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had
        done. 
      34And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when
        he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to
        be carried into the castle. 
      35And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the
        soldiers for the violence of the people. 
      36For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with
        him. 
      37And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief
        captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? 
      38Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar,
        and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were
        murderers? 
      39But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in
        Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to
        speak unto the people. 
      40And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and
        beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a
        great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying, 

       ACTS               Chapter 22
       1Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto
        you. 
       2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they
        kept the more silence: and he saith,) 
       3I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia,
        yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught
        according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was
        zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. 
       4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into
        prisons both men and women. 
       5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of
        the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and
        went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto
        Jerusalem, for to be punished. 
       6And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh
        unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great
        light round about me. 
       7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul,
        Saul, why persecutest thou me? 
       8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus
        of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. 
       9And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but
        they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. 
      10And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise,
        and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things
        which are appointed for thee to do. 
      11And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by
        the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.       12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good
        report of all the Jews which dwelt there, 
      13Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy
        sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 
      14And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou
        shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear
        the voice of his mouth. 
      15For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and
        heard. 
      16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy
        sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 
      17And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even
        while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; 
      18And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of
        Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. 
      19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every
        synagogue them that believed on thee: 
      20And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was
        standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of
        them that slew him. 
      21And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the
        Gentiles. 
      22And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their
        voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is
        not fit that he should live. 
      23And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust
        into the air, 
      24The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and
        bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know
        wherefore they cried so against him. 
      25And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that
        stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and
        uncondemned? 
      26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain,
        saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. 
      27Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a
        Roman? He said, Yea. 
      28And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this
        freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. 
      29Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined
        him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was
        a Roman, and because he had bound him. 
      30On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he
        was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded
        the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul
        down, and set him before them. 

       ACTS               Chapter 23
       1And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I
        have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. 
       2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite
        him on the mouth. 
       3Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for
        sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be        smitten contrary to the law? 
       4And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest? 
       5Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest:
        for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy
        people. 
       6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the
        other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am
        a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of
        the dead I am called in question. 
       7And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the
        Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. 
       8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel,
        nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. 
       9And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the
        Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this
        man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight
        against God. 
      10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing
        lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the
        soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to
        bring him into the castle. 
      11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good
        cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must
        thou bear witness also at Rome. 
      12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound
        themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor
        drink till they had killed Paul. 
      13And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 
      14And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have
        bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until
        we have slain Paul. 
      15Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that
        he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would inquire
        something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come
        near, are ready to kill him. 
      16And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went
        and entered into the castle, and told Paul. 
      17Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this
        young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell
        him. 
      18So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul
        the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young
        man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee. 
      19Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside
        privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me? 
      20And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest
        bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would
        inquire somewhat of him more perfectly. 
      21But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of
        them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath,
        that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and
        now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. 
      22So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him,
        See thou tell no man that thou hast showed these things to me.       23And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred
        soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and
        spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; 
      24And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him
        safe unto Felix the governor. 
      25And he wrote a letter after this manner: 
      26Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth
        greeting. 
      27This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them:
        then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he
        was a Roman. 
      28And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I
        brought him forth into their council: 
      29Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have
        nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. 
      30And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I
        sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also
        to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell. 
      31Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought
        him by night to Antipatris. 
      32On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to
        the castle: 
      33Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the
        governor, presented Paul also before him. 
      34And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province
        he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia; 
      35I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he
        commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall. 

       ACTS               Chapter 24
       1And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the
        elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the
        governor against Paul. 
       2And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying,
        Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy
        deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence, 
       3We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all
        thankfulness. 
       4Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee
        that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. 
       5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of
        sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of
        the sect of the Nazarenes: 
       6Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and
        would have judged according to our law. 
       7But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence
        took him away out of our hands, 
       8Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom
        thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse
        him. 
       9And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. 
      10Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak,
        answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a
        judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:       11Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve
        days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship. 
      12And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man,
        neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the
        city: 
      13Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. 
      14But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call
        heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things
        which are written in the law and in the prophets: 
      15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that
        there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and
        unjust. 
      16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of
        offence toward God, and toward men. 
      17Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and
        offerings. 
      18Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple,
        neither with multitude, nor with tumult. 
      19Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had
        ought against me. 
      20Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in
        me, while I stood before the council, 
      21Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them,
        Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you
        this day. 
      22And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of
        that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain
        shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter. 
      23And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have
        liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to
        minister or come unto him. 
      24And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which
        was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in
        Christ. 
      25And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to
        come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I
        have a convenient season, I will call for thee. 
      26He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he
        might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed
        with him. 
      27But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix,
        willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. 

       ACTS               Chapter 25
       1Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he
        ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem. 
       2Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against
        Paul, and besought him, 
       3And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to
        Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him. 
       4But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that
        he himself would depart shortly thither. 
       5Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with
        me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.        6And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down
        unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat
        commanded Paul to be brought. 
       7And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood
        round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul,
        which they could not prove. 
       8While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews,
        neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended
        any thing at all. 
       9But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and
        said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these
        things before me? 
      10Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to
        be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well
        knowest. 
      11For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death,
        I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof
        these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto
        Caesar. 
      12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast
        thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go. 
      13And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to
        salute Festus. 
      14And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause
        unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:

      15About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders
        of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him. 
      16To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any
        man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to
        face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime
        laid against him. 
      17Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the
        morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be
        brought forth. 
      18Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation
        of such things as I supposed: 
      19But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and
        of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. 
      20And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him
        whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these
        matters. 
      21But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of
        Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

      22Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To
        morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. 
      23And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great
        pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief
        captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul
        was brought forth. 
      24And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present
        with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews
        have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he        ought not to live any longer. 
      25But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and
        that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send
        him. 
      26Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I
        have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king
        Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.

      27For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal
        to signify the crimes laid against him. 

       ACTS               Chapter 26
       1Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself.
        Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: 
       2I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself
        this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of
        the Jews: 
       3Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and
        questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear
        me patiently. 
       4My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine
        own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; 
       5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after
        the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. 
       6And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God
        unto our fathers: 
       7Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and
        night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am
        accused of the Jews. 
       8Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should
        raise the dead? 
       9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary
        to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 
      10Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I
        shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests;
        and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. 
      11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to
        blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them
        even unto strange cities. 
      12Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from
        the chief priests, 
      13At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the
        brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which
        journeyed with me. 
      14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking
        unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest
        thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 
      15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou
        persecutest. 
      16But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for
        this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these
        things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will
        appear unto thee; 
      17Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now        I send thee, 
      18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from
        the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of
        sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that
        is in me. 
      19Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly
        vision: 
      20But showed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and
        throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that
        they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

      21For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to
        kill me. 
      22Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day,
        witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than
        those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: 
      23That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that
        should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people, and
        to the Gentiles. 
      24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice,
        Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. 
      25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the
        words of truth and soberness. 
      26For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak
        freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from
        him; for this thing was not done in a corner. 
      27King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou
        believest. 
      28Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a
        Christian. 
      29And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that
        hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am,
        except these bonds. 
      30And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and
        Bernice, and they that sat with them: 
      31And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves,
        saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. 
      32Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at
        liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar. 

       ACTS               Chapter 27
       1And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they
        delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a
        centurion of Augustus' band. 
       2And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail
        by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica,
        being with us. 
       3And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously
        entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to
        refresh himself. 
       4And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because
        the winds were contrary. 
       5And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came
        to Myra, a city of Lycia.        6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into
        Italy; and he put us therein. 
       7And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over
        against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete,
        over against Salmone; 
       8And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair
        havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. 
       9Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous,
        because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, 
      10And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with
        hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of
        our lives. 
      11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the
        ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. 
      12And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part
        advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to
        Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth
        toward the south west and north west. 
      13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained
        their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. 
      14But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called
        Euroclydon. 
      15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we
        let her drive. 
      16And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had
        much work to come by the boat: 
      17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship;
        and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, struck sail,
        and so were driven. 
      18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they
        lightened the ship; 
      19And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the
        ship. 
      20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small
        tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken
        away. 
      21But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and
        said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed
        from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 
      22And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss
        of any man's life among you, but of the ship. 
      23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and
        whom I serve, 
      24Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo,
        God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. 
      25Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall
        be even as it was told me. 
      26Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. 
      27But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down
        in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to
        some country; 
      28And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a
        little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.       29Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four
        anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. 
      30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had
        let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would
        have cast anchors out of the foreship, 
      31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in
        the ship, ye cannot be saved. 
      32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall
        off. 
      33And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat,
        saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and
        continued fasting, having taken nothing. 
      34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health:
        for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. 
      35And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in
        presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat. 
      36Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. 
      37And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen
        souls. 
      38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out
        the wheat into the sea. 
      39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a
        certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it
        were possible, to thrust in the ship. 
      40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves
        unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoisted up the
        mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. 
      41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship
        aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but
        the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. 
      42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them
        should swim out, and escape. 
      43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their
        purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast
        themselves first into the sea, and get to land: 
      44And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship.
        And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land. 

       ACTS               Chapter 28
       1And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called
        Melita. 
       2And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they
        kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present
        rain, and because of the cold. 
       3And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the
        fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 
       4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they
        said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though
        he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. 
       5And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. 
       6Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead
        suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm
        come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. 
       7In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island,        whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days
        courteously. 
       8And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever
        and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid
        his hands on him, and healed him. 
       9So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island,
        came, and were healed: 
      10Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they
        laded us with such things as were necessary. 
      11And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had
        wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. 
      12And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. 
      13And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after
        one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: 
      14Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven
        days: and so we went toward Rome. 
      15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us
        as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he
        thanked God, and took courage. 
      16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to
        the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself
        with a soldier that kept him. 
      17And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of
        the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto
        them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the
        people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from
        Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 
      18Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there
        was no cause of death in me. 
      19But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto
        Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. 
      20For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to
        speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with
        this chain. 
      21And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea
        concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came showed or
        spake any harm of thee. 
      22But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning
        this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. 
      23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into
        his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God,
        persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and
        out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 
      24And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed
        not. 
      25And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that
        Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the
        prophet unto our fathers, 
      26Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and
        shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 
      27For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull
        of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see
        with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their
        heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 
      28Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent
        unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. 
      29And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great
        reasoning among themselves. 
      30And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received
        all that came in unto him, 
      31Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern
        the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. 

       ROMANS             Chapter  1
       1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated
        unto the gospel of God, 
       2(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

       3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed
        of David according to the flesh; 
       4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit
        of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: 
       5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the
        faith among all nations, for his name: 
       6Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ: 
       7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to
        you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 
       8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your
        faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 
       9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of
        his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my
        prayers; 
      10Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a
        prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. 
      11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual
        gift, to the end ye may be established; 
      12That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual
        faith both of you and me. 
      13Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I
        purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have
        some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. 
      14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the
        wise, and to the unwise. 
      15So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that
        are at Rome also. 
      16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of
        God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and
        also to the Greek. 
      17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith:
        as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 
      18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness
        and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 
      19Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God
        hath showed it unto them. 
      20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
        clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his
        eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:       21Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God,
        neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and
        their foolish heart was darkened. 
      22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 
      23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made
        like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and
        creeping things. 
      24Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of
        their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 
      25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served
        the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 
      26For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their
        women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 
      27And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman,
        burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that
        which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of
        their error which was meet. 
      28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God
        gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not
        convenient; 
      29Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness,
        covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit,
        malignity; whisperers, 
      30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of
        evil things, disobedient to parents, 
      31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection,
        implacable, unmerciful: 
      32Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things
        are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them
        that do them. 

       ROMANS             Chapter  2
       1Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that
        judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself;
        for thou that judgest doest the same things. 
       2But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth
        against them which commit such things. 
       3And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such
        things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of
        God? 
       4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and
        longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to
        repentance? 
       5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto
        thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the
        righteous judgment of God; 
       6Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 
       7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and
        honour and immortality, eternal life: 
       8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but
        obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 
       9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of
        the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 
      10But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the        Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 
      11For there is no respect of persons with God. 
      12For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law:
        and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 
      13(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of
        the law shall be justified. 
      14For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the
        things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law
        unto themselves: 
      15Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their
        conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while
        accusing or else excusing one another;) 
      16In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ
        according to my gospel. 
      17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy
        boast of God, 
      18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more
        excellent, being instructed out of the law; 
      19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light
        of them which are in darkness, 
      20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form
        of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 
      21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself?
        thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 
      22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit
        adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 
      23Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law
        dishonourest thou God? 
      24For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as
        it is written. 
      25For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou
        be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. 
      26Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law,
        shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? 
      27And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the
        law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress
        the law? 
      28For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that
        circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 
      29But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of
        the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not
        of men, but of God. 

       ROMANS             Chapter  3
       1What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of
        circumcision? 
       2Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the
        oracles of God. 
       3For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith
        of God without effect? 
       4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is
        written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest
        overcome when thou art judged.        5But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what
        shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a
        man) 
       6God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? 
       7For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his
        glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? 
       8And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm
        that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is
        just. 
       9What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have
        before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; 
      10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 
      11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after
        God. 
      12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become
        unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 
      13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used
        deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: 
      14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 
      15Their feet are swift to shed blood: 
      16Destruction and misery are in their ways: 
      17And the way of peace have they not known: 
      18There is no fear of God before their eyes. 
      19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them
        who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the
        world may become guilty before God. 
      20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified
        in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 
      21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being
        witnessed by the law and the prophets; 
      22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto
        all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 
      23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 
      24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in
        Christ Jesus: 
      25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his
        blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that
        are past, through the forbearance of God; 
      26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be
        just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. 
      27Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay:
        but by the law of faith. 
      28Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the
        deeds of the law. 
      29Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes,
        of the Gentiles also: 
      30Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith,
        and uncircumcision through faith. 
      31Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we
        establish the law. 

       ROMANS             Chapter  4
       1What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the        flesh, hath found? 
       2For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but
        not before God. 
       3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was
        counted unto him for righteousness. 
       4Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of
        debt. 
       5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the
        ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 
       6Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom
        God imputeth righteousness without works, 
       7Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose
        sins are covered. 
       8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 
       9Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the
        uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham
        for righteousness. 
      10How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in
        uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 
      11And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness
        of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be
        the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised;
        that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: 
      12And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the
        circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of
        our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. 
      13For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to
        Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the
        righteousness of faith. 
      14For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and
        the promise made of none effect: 
      15Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no
        transgression. 
      16Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the
        promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of
        the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is
        the father of us all, 
      17(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before
        him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth
        those things which be not as though they were. 
      18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of
        many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed
        be. 
      19And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead,
        when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of
        Sarah's womb: 
      20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was
        strong in faith, giving glory to God; 
      21And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able
        also to perform. 
      22And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 
      23Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to
        him;       24But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him
        that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 
      25Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our
        justification. 

       ROMANS             Chapter  5
       1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through
        our Lord Jesus Christ: 
       2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we
        stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 
       3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that
        tribulation worketh patience; 
       4And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 
       5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad
        in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 
       6For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for
        the ungodly. 
       7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a
        good man some would even dare to die. 
       8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet
        sinners, Christ died for us. 
       9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved
        from wrath through him. 
      10For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death
        of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his
        life. 
      11And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus
        Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 
      12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by
        sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 
      13(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when
        there is no law. 
      14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that
        had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is
        the figure of him that was to come. 
      15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the
        offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift
        by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

      16And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the
        judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many
        offences unto justification. 
      17For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they
        which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness
        shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 
      18Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to
        condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came
        upon all men unto justification of life. 
      19For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the
        obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 
      20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where
        sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 
      21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign
        through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. 
       ROMANS             Chapter  6
       1What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may
        abound? 
       2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer
        therein? 
       3Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ
        were baptized into his death? 
       4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as
        Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even
        so we also should walk in newness of life. 
       5For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we
        shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 
       6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body
        of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 
       7For he that is dead is freed from sin. 
       8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live
        with him: 
       9Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death
        hath no more dominion over him. 
      10For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he
        liveth unto God. 
      11Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but
        alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
      12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey
        it in the lusts thereof. 
      13Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto
        sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the
        dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. 
      14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the
        law, but under grace. 
      15What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under
        grace? God forbid. 
      16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his
        servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of
        obedience unto righteousness? 
      17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have
        obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 
      18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of
        righteousness. 
      19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your
        flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness
        and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members
        servants to righteousness unto holiness. 
      20For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from
        righteousness. 
      21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed?
        for the end of those things is death. 
      22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have
        your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 
      23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
        through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

       ROMANS             Chapter  7       1Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how
        that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? 
       2For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her
        husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is
        loosed from the law of her husband. 
       3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man,
        she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is
        free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be
        married to another man. 
       4Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the
        body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who
        is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. 
       5For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the
        law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. 
       6But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we
        were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the
        oldness of the letter. 
       7What shall we say then? is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not
        known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law
        had said, Thou shalt not covet. 
       8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner
        of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 
       9For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came,
        sin revived, and I died. 
      10And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto
        death. 
      11For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it
        slew me. 
      12Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and
        good. 
      13Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin,
        that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good;
        that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. 
      14For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under
        sin. 
      15For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but
        what I hate, that do I. 
      16If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it
        is good. 
      17Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 
      18For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing:
        for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good
        I find not. 
      19For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not,
        that I do. 
      20Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin
        that dwelleth in me. 
      21I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with
        me. 
      22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 
      23But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my
        mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my
        members.       24O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this
        death? 
      25I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I
        myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. 

       ROMANS             Chapter  8
       1There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ
        Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 
       2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free
        from the law of sin and death. 
       3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh,
        God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin,
        condemned sin in the flesh: 
       4That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk
        not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 
       5For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh;
        but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 
       6For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is
        life and peace. 
       7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject
        to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 
       8So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 
       9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the
        Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of
        Christ, he is none of his. 
      10And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the
        Spirit is life because of righteousness. 
      11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in
        you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your
        mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 
      12Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after
        the flesh. 
      13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the
        Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 
      14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of
        God. 
      15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye
        have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 
      16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the
        children of God: 
      17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with
        Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also
        glorified together. 
      18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy
        to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 
      19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the
        manifestation of the sons of God. 
      20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by
        reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 
      21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage
        of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 
      22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain
        together until now.       23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of
        the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the
        adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. 
      24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what
        a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 
      25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for
        it. 
      26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not
        what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh
        intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 
      27And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the
        Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to
        the will of God. 
      28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love
        God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 
      29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to
        the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many
        brethren. 
      30Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he
        called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also
        glorified. 
      31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be
        against us? 
      32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how
        shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 
      33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that
        justifieth. 
      34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that
        is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh
        intercession for us. 
      35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or
        distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or
        sword? 
      36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are
        accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 
      37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that
        loved us. 
      38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
        principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 
      39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to
        separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

       ROMANS             Chapter  9
       1I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me
        witness in the Holy Ghost, 
       2That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. 
       3For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my
        brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: 
       4Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory,
        and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God,
        and the promises; 
       5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ
        came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. 
       6Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are        not all Israel, which are of Israel: 
       7Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children:
        but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 
       8That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the
        children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the
        seed. 
       9For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah
        shall have a son. 
      10And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even
        by our father Isaac; 
      11(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or
        evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not
        of works, but of him that calleth;) 
      12It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. 
      13As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. 
      14What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God
        forbid. 
      15For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy,
        and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 
      16So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but
        of God that showeth mercy. 
      17For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have
        I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my
        name might be declared throughout all the earth. 
      18Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will
        he hardeneth. 
      19Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath
        resisted his will? 
      20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the
        thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? 
      21Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one
        vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? 
      22What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known,
        endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to
        destruction: 
      23And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels
        of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, 
      24Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the
        Gentiles? 
      25As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not
        my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. 
      26And 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. 
      27Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the
        children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be
        saved: 
      28For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness:
        because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. 
      29And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a
        seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha. 
      30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after
        righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness        which is of faith. 
      31But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not
        attained to the law of righteousness. 
      32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the
        works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; 
      33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of
        offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 

       ROMANS             Chapter 10
       1Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that
        they might be saved. 
       2For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not
        according to knowledge. 
       3For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to
        establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto
        the righteousness of God. 
       4For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that
        believeth. 
       5For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the
        man which doeth those things shall live by them. 
       6But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say
        not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring
        Christ down from above:) 
       7Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ
        again from the dead.) 
       8But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in
        thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 
       9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
        believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou
        shalt be saved. 
      10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the
        mouth confession is made unto salvation. 
      11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be
        ashamed. 
      12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the
        same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 
      13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 
      14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and
        how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how
        shall they hear without a preacher? 
      15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How
        beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and
        bring glad tidings of good things! 
      16But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who
        hath believed our report? 
      17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 
      18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all
        the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. 
      19But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you
        to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I
        will anger you. 
      20But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought
        me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.       21But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands
        unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. 

       ROMANS             Chapter 11
       1I 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. 
       2God 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, 
       3Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars;
        and I am left alone, and they seek my life. 
       4But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself
        seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

       5Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according
        to the election of grace. 
       6And 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. 
       7What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but
        the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded 
       8(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of
        slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not
        hear;) unto this day. 
       9And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a
        stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them: 
      10Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see, and bow down their
        back alway. 
      11I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but
        rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to
        provoke them to jealousy. 
      12Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the
        diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their
        fulness? 
      13For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the
        Gentiles, I magnify mine office: 
      14If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh,
        and might save some of them. 
      15For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what
        shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? 
      16For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root
        be holy, so are the branches. 
      17And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild
        olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of
        the root and fatness of the olive tree; 
      18Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not
        the root, but the root thee. 
      19Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be
        grafted in. 
      20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by
        faith. Be not highminded, but fear: 
      21For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also
        spare not thee. 
      22Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which        fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his
        goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 
      23And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted
        in: for God is able to graft them in again. 
      24For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature,
        and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much
        more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into
        their own olive tree? 
      25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this
        mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness
        in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be
        come in. 
      26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come
        out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from
        Jacob: 
      27For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

      28As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as
        touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 
      29For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 
      30For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained
        mercy through their unbelief: 
      31Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy
        they also may obtain mercy. 
      32For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy
        upon all. 
      33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
        how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 
      34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his
        counsellor? 
      35Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him
        again? 
      36For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be
        glory for ever. Amen. 

       ROMANS             Chapter 12
       1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye
        present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,
        which is your reasonable service. 
       2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the
        renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and
        acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 
       3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is
        among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to
        think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man
        the measure of faith. 
       4For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the
        same office: 
       5So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one
        of another. 
       6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to
        us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of
        faith; 
       7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on        teaching; 
       8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it
        with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth
        mercy, with cheerfulness. 
       9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave
        to that which is good. 
      10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour
        preferring one another; 
      11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 
      12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in
        prayer; 
      13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. 
      14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 
      15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 
      16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but
        condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. 
      17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the
        sight of all men. 
      18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all
        men. 
      19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto
        wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the
        Lord. 
      20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him
        drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 
      21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. 

       ROMANS             Chapter 13
       1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no
        power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 
       2Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of
        God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 
       3For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou
        then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou
        shalt have praise of the same: 
       4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that
        which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for
        he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that
        doeth evil. 
       5Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for
        conscience sake. 
       6For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers,
        attending continually upon this very thing. 
       7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;
        custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. 
       8Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth
        another hath fulfilled the law. 
       9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou
        shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not
        covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly
        comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
        thyself. 
      10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the        fulfilling of the law. 
      11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of
        sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 
      12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off
        the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 
      13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness,
        not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 
      14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the
        flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. 

       ROMANS             Chapter 14
       1Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful
        disputations. 
       2For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak,
        eateth herbs. 
       3Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him
        which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 
       4Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he
        standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to
        make him stand. 
       5One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day
        alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 
       6He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that
        regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that
        eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that
        eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. 
       7For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. 
       8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we
        die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the
        Lord's. 
       9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he
        might be Lord both of the dead and living. 
      10But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought
        thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of
        Christ. 
      11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to
        me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 
      12So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. 
      13Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this
        rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in
        his brother's way. 
      14I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing
        unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean,
        to him it is unclean. 
      15But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not
        charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. 
      16Let not then your good be evil spoken of: 
      17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and
        peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 
      18For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and
        approved of men. 
      19Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and
        things wherewith one may edify another.       20For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but
        it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 
      21It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing
        whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. 
      22Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that
        condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. 
      23And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of
        faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. 

       ROMANS             Chapter 15
       1We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak,
        and not to please ourselves. 
       2Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

       3For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The
        reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. 
       4For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our
        learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures
        might have hope. 
       5Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded
        one toward another according to Christ Jesus: 
       6That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father
        of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
       7Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the
        glory of God. 
       8Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for
        the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: 
       9And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is
        written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles,
        and sing unto thy name. 
      10And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. 
      11And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye
        people. 
      12And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that
        shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles
        trust. 
      13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
        that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. 
      14And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are
        full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish
        one another. 
      15Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in
        some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given
        to me of God, 
      16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles,
        ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles
        might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost. 
      17I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those
        things which pertain to God. 
      18For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath
        not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, 
      19Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God;
        so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully
        preached the gospel of Christ.       20Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was
        named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation: 
      21But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see:
        and they that have not heard shall understand. 
      22For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you. 
      23But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great
        desire these many years to come unto you; 
      24Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I
        trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way
        thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company. 
      25But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints. 
      26For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain
        contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. 
      27It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the
        Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their
        duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things. 
      28When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this
        fruit, I will come by you into Spain. 
      29And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness
        of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. 
      30Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and
        for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your
        prayers to God for me; 
      31That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and
        that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the
        saints; 
      32That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with
        you be refreshed. 
      33Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. 

       ROMANS             Chapter 16
       1I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church
        which is at Cenchrea: 
       2That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye
        assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath
        been a succourer of many, and of myself also. 
       3Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: 
       4Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I
        give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. 
       5Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my
        wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ. 
       6Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us. 
       7Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who
        are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. 
       8Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. 
       9Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. 
      10Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of
        Aristobulus' household. 
      11Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of
        Narcissus, which are in the Lord. 
      12Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the
        beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord. 
      13Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.       14Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the
        brethren which are with them. 
      15Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas,
        and all the saints which are with them. 
      16Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute
        you. 
      17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and
        offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid
        them. 
      18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own
        belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the
        simple. 
      19For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore
        on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is
        good, and simple concerning evil. 
      20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The
        grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. 
      21Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my
        kinsmen, salute you. 
      22I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord. 
      23Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the
        chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. 
      24The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 
      25Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel,
        and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the
        mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 
      26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets,
        according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to
        all nations for the obedience of faith: 
      27To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter  1
       1Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of
        God, and Sosthenes our brother, 
       2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are
        sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in
        every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs
        and ours: 
       3Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord
        Jesus Christ. 
       4I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is
        given you by Jesus Christ; 
       5That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in
        all knowledge; 
       6Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: 
       7So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord
        Jesus Christ: 
       8Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in
        the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
       9God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his
        Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 
      10Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
        that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions
        among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind        and in the same judgment. 
      11For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which
        are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. 
      12Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of
        Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 
      13Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in
        the name of Paul? 
      14I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; 
      15Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. 
      16And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not
        whether I baptized any other. 
      17For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with
        wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none
        effect. 
      18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness;
        but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 
      19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will
        bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 
      20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this
        world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 
      21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God,
        it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that
        believe. 
      22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 
      23But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and
        unto the Greeks foolishness; 
      24But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the
        power of God, and the wisdom of God. 
      25Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of
        God is stronger than men. 
      26For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after
        the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 
      27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the
        wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound
        the things which are mighty; 
      28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God
        chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that
        are: 
      29That no flesh should glory in his presence. 
      30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom,
        and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 
      31That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in
        the Lord. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter  2
       1And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of
        speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. 
       2For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ,
        and him crucified. 
       3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 
       4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's
        wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 
       5That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the        power of God. 
       6Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the
        wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to
        nought: 
       7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom,
        which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 
       8Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it,
        they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 
       9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have
        entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for
        them that love him. 
      10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit
        searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 
      11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man
        which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the
        Spirit of God. 
      12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit
        which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given
        to us of God. 
      13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom
        teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual
        things with spiritual. 
      14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:
        for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because
        they are spiritually discerned. 
      15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged
        of no man. 
      16For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him?
        But we have the mind of Christ. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter  3
       1And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as
        unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 
       2I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not
        able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 
       3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and
        strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 
       4For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are
        ye not carnal? 
       5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye
        believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 
       6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 
       7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that
        watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 
       8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man
        shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 
       9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye
        are God's building. 
      10According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise
        masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth
        thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 
      11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus
        Christ. 
      12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious        stones, wood, hay, stubble; 
      13Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare
        it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try
        every man's work of what sort it is. 
      14If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall
        receive a reward. 
      15If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he
        himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 
      16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God
        dwelleth in you? 
      17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the
        temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 
      18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise
        in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 
      19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is
        written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 
      20And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are
        vain. 
      21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; 
      22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death,
        or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 
      23And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter  4
       1Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and
        stewards of the mysteries of God. 
       2Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. 
       3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you,
        or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. 
       4For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he
        that judgeth me is the Lord. 
       5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who
        both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make
        manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have
        praise of God. 
       6And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself
        and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think
        of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up
        for one against another. 
       7For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that
        thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou
        glory, as if thou hadst not received it? 
       8Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without
        us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with
        you. 
       9For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were
        appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and
        to angels, and to men. 
      10We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are
        weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised. 
      11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are
        naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; 
      12And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless;
        being persecuted, we suffer it: 
      13Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and
        are the offscouring of all things unto this day. 
      14I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn
        you. 
      15For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye
        not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the
        gospel. 
      16Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 
      17For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son,
        and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my
        ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church. 
      18Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. 
      19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not
        the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. 
      20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. 
      21What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in
        the spirit of meekness? 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter  5
       1It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such
        fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one
        should have his father's wife. 
       2And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath
        done this deed might be taken away from among you. 
       3For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged
        already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done
        this deed, 
       4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together,
        and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
       5To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh,
        that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 
       6Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth
        the whole lump? 
       7Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye
        are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 
       8Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with
        the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of
        sincerity and truth. 
       9I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: 
      10Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the
        covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs
        go out of the world. 
      11But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that
        is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or
        a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not
        to eat. 
      12For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye
        judge them that are within? 
      13But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among
        yourselves that wicked person. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter  6
       1Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before
        the unjust, and not before the saints?        2Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the
        world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest
        matters? 
       3Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that
        pertain to this life? 
       4If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them
        to judge who are least esteemed in the church. 
       5I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among
        you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? 
       6But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the
        unbelievers. 
       7Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to
        law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not
        rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? 
       8Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. 
       9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of
        God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor
        adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 
      10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor
        extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 
      11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified,
        but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit
        of our God. 
      12All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all
        things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power
        of any. 
      13Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy
        both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the
        Lord; and the Lord for the body. 
      14And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by
        his own power. 
      15Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then
        take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot?
        God forbid. 
      16What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body?
        for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. 
      17But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 
      18Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but
        he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 
      19What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost
        which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 
      20For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body,
        and in your spirit, which are God's. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter  7
       1Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a
        man not to touch a woman. 
       2Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife,
        and let every woman have her own husband. 
       3Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise
        also the wife unto the husband. 
       4The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and
        likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the
        wife.        5Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time,
        that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together
        again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 
       6But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. 
       7For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath
        his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after
        that. 
       8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if
        they abide even as I. 
       9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry
        than to burn. 
      10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the
        wife depart from her husband: 
      11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to
        her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 
      12But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife
        that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not
        put her away. 
      13And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be
        pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. 
      14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the
        unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your
        children unclean; but now are they holy. 
      15But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister
        is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. 
      16For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband?
        or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? 
      17But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called
        every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches. 
      18Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become
        uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be
        circumcised. 
      19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the
        keeping of the commandments of God. 
      20Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. 
      21Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest
        be made free, use it rather. 
      22For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's
        freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's
        servant. 
      23Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. 
      24Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with
        God. 
      25Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give
        my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be
        faithful. 
      26I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I
        say, that it is good for a man so to be. 
      27Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed
        from a wife? seek not a wife. 
      28But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry,
        she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the
        flesh: but I spare you.       29But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both
        they that have wives be as though they had none; 
      30And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice,
        as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they
        possessed not; 
      31And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of
        this world passeth away. 
      32But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth
        for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 
      33But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world,
        how he may please his wife. 
      34There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried
        woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in
        body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of
        the world, how she may please her husband. 
      35And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare
        upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon
        the Lord without distraction. 
      36But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his
        virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let
        him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. 
      37Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no
        necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in
        his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. 
      38So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth
        her not in marriage doeth better. 
      39The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if
        her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she
        will; only in the Lord. 
      40But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think
        also that I have the Spirit of God. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter  8
       1Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have
        knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. 
       2And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing
        yet as he ought to know. 
       3But if any man love God, the same is known of him. 
       4As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered
        in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the
        world, and that there is none other God but one. 
       5For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in
        earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) 
       6But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things,
        and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and
        we by him. 
       7Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with
        conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto
        an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. 
       8But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the
        better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. 
       9But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a
        stumblingblock to them that are weak. 
      10For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the        idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be
        emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; 
      11And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom
        Christ died? 
      12But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak
        conscience, ye sin against Christ. 
      13Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh
        while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter  9
       1Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our
        Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 
       2If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for
        the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. 
       3Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, 
       4Have we not power to eat and to drink? 
       5Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other
        apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 
       6Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? 
       7Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a
        vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a
        flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 
       8Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? 
       9For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the
        mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for
        oxen? 
      10Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt,
        this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that
        he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. 
      11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we
        shall reap your carnal things? 
      12If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather?
        Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest
        we should hinder the gospel of Christ. 
      13Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the
        things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers
        with the altar? 
      14Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel
        should live of the gospel. 
      15But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these
        things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me
        to die, than that any man should make my glorying void. 
      16For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for
        necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the
        gospel! 
      17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my
        will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. 
      18What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may
        make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power
        in the gospel. 
      19For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant
        unto all, that I might gain the more. 
      20And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to
        them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them        that are under the law; 
      21To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law
        to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are
        without law. 
      22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made
        all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 
      23And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof
        with you. 
      24Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth
        the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 
      25And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all
        things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an
        incorruptible. 
      26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that
        beateth the air: 
      27But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by
        any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a
        castaway. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter 10
       1Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that
        all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

       2And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 
       3And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 
       4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that
        spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. 
       5But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were
        overthrown in the wilderness. 
       6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust
        after evil things, as they also lusted. 
       7Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The
        people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 
       8Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and
        fell in one day three and twenty thousand. 
       9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were
        destroyed of serpents. 
      10Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed
        of the destroyer. 
      11Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are
        written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

      12Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 
      13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but
        God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye
        are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape,
        that ye may be able to bear it. 
      14Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. 
      15I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. 
      16The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the
        blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of
        the body of Christ? 
      17For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all        partakers of that one bread. 
      18Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the
        sacrifices partakers of the altar? 
      19What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered
        in sacrifice to idols is any thing? 
      20But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they
        sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should
        have fellowship with devils. 
      21Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot
        be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. 
      22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? 
      23All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all
        things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 
      24Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. 
      25Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for
        conscience sake: 
      26For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. 
      27If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be
        disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question
        for conscience sake. 
      28But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols,
        eat not for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake: for the
        earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: 
      29Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my
        liberty judged of another man's conscience? 
      30For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for
        which I give thanks? 
      31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to
        the glory of God. 
      32Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to
        the church of God: 
      33Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit,
        but the profit of many, that they may be saved. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter 11
       1Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 
       2Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and
        keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 
       3But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and
        the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 
       4Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered,
        dishonoureth his head. 
       5But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered
        dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were
        shaven. 
       6For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be
        a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. 
       7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the
        image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. 
       8For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. 
       9Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

      10For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of        the angels. 
      11Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman
        without the man, in the Lord. 
      12For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman;
        but all things of God. 
      13Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God
        uncovered? 
      14Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair,
        it is a shame unto him? 
      15But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is
        given her for a covering. 
      16But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom,
        neither the churches of God. 
      17Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come
        together not for the better, but for the worse. 
      18For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that
        there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. 
      19For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are
        approved may be made manifest among you. 
      20When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat
        the Lord's supper. 
      21For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one
        is hungry, and another is drunken. 
      22What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the
        church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you?
        shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. 
      23For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you,
        That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took
        bread: 
      24And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this
        is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 
      25After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped,
        saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft
        as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 
      26For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the
        Lord's death till he come. 
      27Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the
        Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 
      28But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and
        drink of that cup. 
      29For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh
        damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 
      30For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 
      31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 
      32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should
        not be condemned with the world. 
      33Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for
        another. 
      34And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together
        unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter 12
       1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you        ignorant. 
       2Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols,
        even as ye were led. 
       3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the
        Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that
        Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 
       4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 
       5And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 
       6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which
        worketh all in all. 
       7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit
        withal. 
       8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the
        word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 
       9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing
        by the same Spirit; 
      10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another
        discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another
        the interpretation of tongues: 
      11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to
        every man severally as he will. 
      12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of
        that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 
      13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be
        Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made
        to drink into one Spirit. 
      14For the body is not one member, but many. 
      15If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the
        body; is it therefore not of the body? 
      16And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the
        body; is it therefore not of the body? 
      17If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole
        were hearing, where were the smelling? 
      18But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it
        hath pleased him. 
      19And if they were all one member, where were the body? 
      20But now are they many members, yet but one body. 
      21And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor
        again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 
      22Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more
        feeble, are necessary: 
      23And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable,
        upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts
        have more abundant comeliness. 
      24For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body
        together, having given more abundant honour to that part which
        lacked: 
      25That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members
        should have the same care one for another. 
      26And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one
        member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 
      27Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.       28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily
        prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of
        healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 
      29Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers
        of miracles? 
      30Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all
        interpret? 
      31But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more
        excellent way. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter 13
       1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not
        charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 
       2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries,
        and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could
        remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 
       3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give
        my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 
       4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
        vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 
       5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily
        provoked, thinketh no evil; 
       6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 
       7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth
        all things. 
       8Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall
        fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be
        knowledge, it shall vanish away. 
       9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 
      10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part
        shall be done away. 
      11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I
        thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish
        things. 
      12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I
        know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 
      13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest
        of these is charity. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter 14
       1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye
        may prophesy. 
       2For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but
        unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he
        speaketh mysteries. 
       3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and
        exhortation, and comfort. 
       4He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that
        prophesieth edifieth the church. 
       5I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye
        prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh
        with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive
        edifying. 
       6Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I        profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by
        knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? 
       7And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp,
        except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known
        what is piped or harped? 
       8For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself
        to the battle? 
       9So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be
        understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak
        into the air. 
      10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none
        of them is without signification. 
      11Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him
        that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian
        unto me. 
      12Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that
        ye may excel to the edifying of the church. 
      13Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may
        interpret. 
      14For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my
        understanding is unfruitful. 
      15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with
        the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing
        with the understanding also. 
      16Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that
        occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks,
        seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? 
      17For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. 
      18I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: 
      19Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my
        understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten
        thousand words in an unknown tongue. 
      20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye
        children, but in understanding be men. 
      21In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips
        will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not
        hear me, saith the Lord. 
      22Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to
        them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that
        believe not, but for them which believe. 
      23If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and
        all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned,
        or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? 
      24But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one
        unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: 
      25And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling
        down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you
        of a truth. 
      26How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you
        hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath
        an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 
      27If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the
        most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.       28But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church;
        and let him speak to himself, and to God. 
      29Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. 
      30If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first
        hold his peace. 
      31For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may
        be comforted. 
      32And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 
      33For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all
        churches of the saints. 
      34Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted
        unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as
        also saith the law. 
      35And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at
        home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. 
      36What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? 
      37If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him
        acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the
        commandments of the Lord. 
      38But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 
      39Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with
        tongues. 
      40Let all things be done decently and in order. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter 15
       1Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached
        unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 
       2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto
        you, unless ye have believed in vain. 
       3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how
        that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 
       4And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day
        according to the scriptures: 
       5And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 
       6After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of
        whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen
        asleep. 
       7After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 
       8And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due
        time. 
       9For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an
        apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 
      10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was
        bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than
        they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 
      11Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye
        believed. 
      12Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some
        among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 
      13But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not
        risen: 
      14And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your
        faith is also vain.       15Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have
        testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if
        so be that the dead rise not. 
      16For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 
      17And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your
        sins. 
      18Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 
      19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most
        miserable. 
      20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of
        them that slept. 
      21For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the
        dead. 
      22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 
      23But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward
        they that are Christ's at his coming. 
      24Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to
        God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all
        authority and power. 
      25For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 
      26The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 
      27For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all
        things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which
        did put all things under him. 
      28And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son
        also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that
        God may be all in all. 
      29Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead
        rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? 
      30And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? 
      31I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I
        die daily. 
      32If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what
        advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to
        morrow we die. 
      33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 
      34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge
        of God: I speak this to your shame. 
      35But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body
        do they come? 
      36Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 
      37And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,
        but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: 
      38But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed
        his own body. 
      39All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of
        men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of
        birds. 
      40There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the
        glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is
        another. 
      41There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and
        another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star        in glory. 
      42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it
        is raised in incorruption: 
      43It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in
        weakness; it is raised in power: 
      44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a
        natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 
      45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the
        last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 
      46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is
        natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 
      47The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord
        from heaven. 
      48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the
        heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 
      49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the
        image of the heavenly. 
      50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the
        kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 
      51Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall
        all be changed, 
      52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the
        trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and
        we shall be changed. 
      53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must
        put on immortality. 
      54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this
        mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass
        the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 
      55O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 
      56The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 
      57But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord
        Jesus Christ. 
      58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always
        abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your
        labour is not in vain in the Lord. 

       ICORINTHIANS       Chapter 16
       1Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order
        to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. 
       2Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in
        store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I
        come. 
       3And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them
        will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem. 
       4And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me. 
       5Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I
        do pass through Macedonia. 
       6And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye
        may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go. 
       7For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while
        with you, if the Lord permit. 
       8But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.        9For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many
        adversaries. 
      10Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for
        he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do. 
      11Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace,
        that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren. 
      12As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto
        you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this
        time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time. 
      13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 
      14Let all your things be done with charity. 
      15I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is
        the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to
        the ministry of the saints,) 
      16That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth
        with us, and laboureth. 
      17I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for
        that which was lacking on your part they have supplied. 
      18For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye
        them that are such. 
      19The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much
        in the Lord, with the church that is in their house. 
      20All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss. 
      21The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. 
      22If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema
        Maranatha. 
      23The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 
      24My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter  1
       1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our
        brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the
        saints which are in all Achaia: 
       2Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord
        Jesus Christ. 
       3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father
        of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 
       4Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to
        comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we
        ourselves are comforted of God. 
       5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also
        aboundeth by Christ. 
       6And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and
        salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings
        which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your
        consolation and salvation. 
       7And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of
        the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation. 
       8For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which
        came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above
        strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 
       9But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not
        trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:       10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we
        trust that he will yet deliver us; 
      11Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed
        upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on
        our behalf. 
      12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in
        simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the
        grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more
        abundantly to you-ward. 
      13For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or
        acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end; 
      14As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing,
        even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus. 
      15And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye
        might have a second benefit; 
      16And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia
        unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea. 
      17When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things
        that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me
        there should be yea yea, and nay nay? 
      18But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. 
      19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us,
        even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in
        him was yea. 
      20For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the
        glory of God by us. 
      21Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us,
        is God; 
      22Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our
        hearts. 
      23Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I
        came not as yet unto Corinth. 
      24Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of
        your joy: for by faith ye stand. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter  2
       1But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you
        in heaviness. 
       2For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the
        same which is made sorry by me? 
       3And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have
        sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you
        all, that my joy is the joy of you all. 
       4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with
        many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the
        love which I have more abundantly unto you. 
       5But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part:
        that I may not overcharge you all. 
       6Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of
        many. 
       7So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him,
        lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. 
       8Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him. 
       9For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you,        whether ye be obedient in all things. 
      10To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any
        thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the
        person of Christ; 
      11Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of
        his devices. 
      12Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a
        door was opened unto me of the Lord, 
      13I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but
        taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia. 
      14Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ,
        and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

      15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved,
        and in them that perish: 
      16To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other
        the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

      17For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of
        sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter  3
       1Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others,
        epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

       2Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: 
       3Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ
        ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the
        living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the
        heart. 
       4And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: 
       5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of
        ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; 
       6Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the
        letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit
        giveth life. 
       7But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was
        glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold
        the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was
        to be done away: 
       8How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? 
       9For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the
        ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. 
      10For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect,
        by reason of the glory that excelleth. 
      11For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which
        remaineth is glorious. 
      12Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

      13And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children
        of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is
        abolished: 
      14But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same
        veil untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is        done away in Christ. 
      15But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their
        heart. 
      16Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken
        away. 
      17Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is,
        there is liberty. 
      18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the
        Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by
        the Spirit of the Lord. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter  4
       1Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we
        faint not; 
       2But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in
        craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by
        manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's
        conscience in the sight of God. 
       3But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 
       4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which
        believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is
        the image of God, should shine unto them. 
       5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves
        your servants for Jesus' sake. 
       6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath
        shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory
        of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 
       7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of
        the power may be of God, and not of us. 
       8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed,
        but not in despair; 
       9Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 
      10Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that
        the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. 
      11For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake,
        that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal
        flesh. 
      12So then death worketh in us, but life in you. 
      13We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I
        believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore
        speak; 
      14Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also
        by Jesus, and shall present us with you. 
      15For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might
        through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. 
      16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet
        the inward man is renewed day by day. 
      17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a
        far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 
      18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things
        which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but
        the things which are not seen are eternal. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter  5       1For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were
        dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands,
        eternal in the heavens. 
       2For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our
        house which is from heaven: 
       3If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 
       4For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for
        that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be
        swallowed up of life. 
       5Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also
        hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. 
       6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at
        home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 
       7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 
       8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the
        body, and to be present with the Lord. 
       9Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be
        accepted of him. 
      10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every
        one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he
        hath done, whether it be good or bad. 
      11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are
        made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your
        consciences. 
      12For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to
        glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which
        glory in appearance, and not in heart. 
      13For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be
        sober, it is for your cause. 
      14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that
        if one died for all, then were all dead: 
      15And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth
        live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose
        again. 
      16Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we
        have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no
        more. 
      17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things
        are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 
      18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus
        Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 
      19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself,
        not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us
        the word of reconciliation. 
      20Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you
        by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. 
      21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might
        be made the righteousness of God in him. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter  6
       1We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye
        receive not the grace of God in vain. 
       2(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day
        of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time;        behold, now is the day of salvation.) 
       3Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: 
       4But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in
        much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 
       5In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings,
        in fastings; 
       6By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy
        Ghost, by love unfeigned, 
       7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of
        righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 
       8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as
        deceivers, and yet true; 
       9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as
        chastened, and not killed; 
      10As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as
        having nothing, and yet possessing all things. 
      11O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. 
      12Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own
        bowels. 
      13Now for a recompense in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be
        ye also enlarged. 
      14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what
        fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what
        communion hath light with darkness? 
      15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that
        believeth with an infidel? 
      16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the
        temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and
        walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 
      17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the
        Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 
      18And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters,
        saith the Lord Almighty. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter  7
       1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse
        ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting
        holiness in the fear of God. 
       2Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have
        defrauded no man. 
       3I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are
        in our hearts to die and live with you. 
       4Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of
        you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our
        tribulation. 
       5For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we
        were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were
        fears. 
       6Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted
        us by the coming of Titus; 
       7And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was
        comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning,
        your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.        8For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I
        did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry,
        though it were but for a season. 
       9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to
        repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye
        might receive damage by us in nothing. 
      10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented
        of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 
      11For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort,
        what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves,
        yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire,
        yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved
        yourselves to be clear in this matter. 
      12Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that
        had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that
        our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you. 
      13Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the
        more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed
        by you all. 
      14For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but
        as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I
        made before Titus, is found a truth. 
      15And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he
        remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye
        received him. 
      16I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter  8
       1Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on
        the churches of Macedonia; 
       2How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy
        and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. 
       3For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they
        were willing of themselves; 
       4Praying us with much entreaty that we would receive the gift, and
        take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. 
       5And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves
        to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God. 
       6Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would
        also finish in you the same grace also. 
       7Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and
        knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye
        abound in this grace also. 
       8I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of
        others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. 
       9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was
        rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty
        might be rich. 
      10And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have
        begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago. 
      11Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness
        to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye
        have. 
      12For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to        that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. 
      13For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: 
      14But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a
        supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for
        your want: that there may be equality: 
      15As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he
        that had gathered little had no lack. 
      16But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart
        of Titus for you. 
      17For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of
        his own accord he went unto you. 
      18And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel
        throughout all the churches; 
      19And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel
        with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of
        the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind: 
      20Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is
        administered by us: 
      21Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but
        also in the sight of men. 
      22And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes
        proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the
        great confidence which I have in you. 
      23Whether any do inquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper
        concerning you: or our brethren be inquired of, they are the
        messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ. 
      24Wherefore show ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your
        love, and of our boasting on your behalf. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter  9
       1For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for
        me to write to you: 
       2For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to
        them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal
        hath provoked very many. 
       3Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in
        vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready: 
       4Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you
        unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same
        confident boasting. 
       5Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they
        would go before unto you, and make up before hand your bounty,
        whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a
        matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness. 
       6But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly;
        and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 
       7Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give;
        not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 
       8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always
        having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 
       9(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the
        poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 
      10Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for
        your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of        your righteousness;) 
      11Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth
        through us thanksgiving to God. 
      12For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of
        the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God; 
      13Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for
        your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your
        liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men; 
      14And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding
        grace of God in you. 
      15Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter 10
       1Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of
        Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold
        toward you: 
       2But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that
        confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of
        us as if we walked according to the flesh. 
       3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 
       4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through
        God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 
       5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
        against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every
        thought to the obedience of Christ; 
       6And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your
        obedience is fulfilled. 
       7Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust
        to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again,
        that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. 
       8For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the
        Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I
        should not be ashamed: 
       9That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. 
      10For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily
        presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. 
      11Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters
        when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.

      12For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves
        with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by
        themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. 
      13But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to
        the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure
        to reach even unto you. 
      14For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached
        not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the
        gospel of Christ: 
      15Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's
        labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall
        be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly, 
      16To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in
        another man's line of things made ready to our hand. 
      17But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.       18For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord
        commendeth. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter 11
       1Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed
        bear with me. 
       2For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused
        you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to
        Christ. 
       3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through
        his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity
        that is in Christ. 
       4For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not
        preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not
        received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might
        well bear with him. 
       5For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 
       6But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have
        been thoroughly made manifest among you in all things. 
       7Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be
        exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? 
       8I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service. 
       9And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no
        man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from
        Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being
        burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself. 
      10As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this
        boasting in the regions of Achaia. 
      11Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth. 
      12But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them
        which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found
        even as we. 
      13For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming
        themselves into the apostles of Christ. 
      14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of
        light. 
      15Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed
        as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to
        their works. 
      16I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool
        receive me, that I may boast myself a little. 
      17That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were
        foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. 
      18Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. 
      19For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. 
      20For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you,
        if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on
        the face. 
      21I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit
        whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also. 
      22Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the
        seed of Abraham? so am I. 
      23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in
        labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more        frequent, in deaths oft. 
      24Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. 
      25Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered
        shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; 
      26In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in
        perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in
        the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in
        perils among false brethren; 
      27In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and
        thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 
      28Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me
        daily, the care of all the churches. 
      29Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? 
      30If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine
        infirmities. 
      31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for
        evermore, knoweth that I lie not. 
      32In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the
        Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me: 
      33And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and
        escaped his hands. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter 12
       1It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions
        and revelations of the Lord. 
       2I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the
        body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God
        knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 
       3And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I
        cannot tell: God knoweth;) 
       4How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words,
        which it is not lawful for a man to utter. 
       5Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in
        mine infirmities. 
       6For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will
        say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me
        above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. 
       7And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of
        the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the
        messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above
        measure. 
       8For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from
        me. 
       9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength
        is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather
        glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 
      10Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in
        necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for
        when I am weak, then am I strong. 
      11I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to
        have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very
        chiefest apostles, though I be nothing. 
      12Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience,
        in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.       13For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it
        be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong. 
      14Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be
        burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children
        ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the
        children. 
      15And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more
        abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. 
      16But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I
        caught you with guile. 
      17Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you? 
      18I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain
        of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same
        steps? 
      19Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before
        God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your
        edifying. 
      20For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would,
        and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there
        be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings,
        swellings, tumults: 
      21And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and
        that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not
        repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which
        they have committed. 

       IICORINTHIANS      Chapter 13
       1This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or
        three witnesses shall every word be established. 
       2I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second
        time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have
        sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare: 
       3Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is
        not weak, but is mighty in you. 
       4For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the
        power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him
        by the power of God toward you. 
       5Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own
        selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you,
        except ye be reprobates? 
       6But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. 
       7Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear
        approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as
        reprobates. 
       8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. 
       9For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also
        we wish, even your perfection. 
      10Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I
        should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath
        given me to edification, and not to destruction. 
      11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of
        one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with
        you. 
      12Greet one another with an holy kiss.       13All the saints salute you. 
      14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
        communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. 

       GALATIONS          Chapter  1
       1Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ,
        and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) 
       2And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:

       3Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord
        Jesus Christ, 
       4Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this
        present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 
       5To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 
       6I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into
        the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 
       7Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would
        pervert the gospel of Christ. 
       8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto
        you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 
       9As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other
        gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. 
      10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if
        I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. 
      11But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me
        is not after man. 
      12For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the
        revelation of Jesus Christ. 
      13For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews'
        religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and
        wasted it: 
      14And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own
        nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my
        fathers. 
      15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and
        called me by his grace, 
      16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen;
        immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: 
      17Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me;
        but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. 
      18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode
        with him fifteen days. 
      19But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. 
      20Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

      21Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; 
      22And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in
        Christ: 
      23But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past
        now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. 
      24And they glorified God in me. 

       GALATIONS          Chapter  2       1Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas,
        and took Titus with me also. 
       2And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel
        which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were
        of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain. 
       3But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to
        be circumcised: 
       4And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in
        privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that
        they might bring us into bondage: 
       5To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the
        truth of the gospel might continue with you. 
       6But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it
        maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who
        seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me: 
       7But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision
        was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto
        Peter; 
       8(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the
        circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:) 
       9And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived
        the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the
        right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and
        they unto the circumcision. 
      10Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I
        also was forward to do. 
      11But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face,
        because he was to be blamed. 
      12For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the
        Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself,
        fearing them which were of the circumcision. 
      13And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that
        Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation. 
      14But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth
        of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a
        Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why
        compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? 
      15We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, 
      16Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by
        the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ,
        that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the
        works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be
        justified. 
      17But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also
        are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God
        forbid. 
      18For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a
        transgressor. 
      19For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

      20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but
        Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I
        live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself
        for me.       21I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the
        law, then Christ is dead in vain. 

       GALATIONS          Chapter  3
       1O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey
        the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set
        forth, crucified among you? 
       2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works
        of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 
       3Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made
        perfect by the flesh? 
       4Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 
       5He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles
        among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of
        faith? 
       6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for
        righteousness. 
       7Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the
        children of Abraham. 
       8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen
        through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In
        thee shall all nations be blessed. 
       9So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. 
      10For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for
        it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things
        which are written in the book of the law to do them. 
      11But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is
        evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 
      12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live
        in them. 
      13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse
        for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a
        tree: 
      14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus
        Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through
        faith. 
      15Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's
        covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth
        thereto. 
      16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And
        to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is
        Christ. 
      17And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God
        in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after,
        cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. 
      18For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but
        God gave it to Abraham by promise. 
      19Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of
        transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was
        made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. 
      20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. 
      21Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there
        had been a law given which could have given life, verily
        righteousness should have been by the law.       22But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by
        faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 
      23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the
        faith which should afterwards be revealed. 
      24Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that
        we might be justified by faith. 
      25But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 
      26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 
      27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on
        Christ. 
      28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there
        is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 
      29And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs
        according to the promise. 

       GALATIONS          Chapter  4
       1Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing
        from a servant, though he be lord of all; 
       2But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the
        father. 
       3Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements
        of the world: 
       4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son,
        made of a woman, made under the law, 
       5To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the
        adoption of sons. 
       6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son
        into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 
       7Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then
        an heir of God through Christ. 
       8Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by
        nature are no gods. 
       9But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God,
        how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye
        desire again to be in bondage? 
      10Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. 
      11I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. 
      12Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not
        injured me at all. 
      13Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto
        you at the first. 
      14And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor
        rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. 
      15Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record,
        that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own
        eyes, and have given them to me. 
      16Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? 
      17They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you,
        that ye might affect them. 
      18But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and
        not only when I am present with you. 
      19My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be
        formed in you,       20I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I
        stand in doubt of you. 
      21Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? 
      22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid,
        the other by a freewoman. 
      23But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of
        the freewoman was by promise. 
      24Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the
        one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. 
      25For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem
        which now is, and is in bondage with her children. 
      26But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. 
      27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth
        and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more
        children than she which hath an husband. 
      28Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. 
      29But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was
        born after the Spirit, even so it is now. 
      30Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her
        son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of
        the freewoman. 
      31So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the
        free. 

       GALATIONS          Chapter  5
       1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us
        free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. 
       2Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall
        profit you nothing. 
       3For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a
        debtor to do the whole law. 
       4Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are
        justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 
       5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by
        faith. 
       6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor
        uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. 
       7Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the
        truth? 
       8This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. 
       9A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 
      10I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none
        otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment,
        whosoever he be. 
      11And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer
        persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. 
      12I would they were even cut off which trouble you. 
      13For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty
        for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. 
      14For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt
        love thy neighbour as thyself. 
      15But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not
        consumed one of another.       16This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust
        of the flesh. 
      17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the
        flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot
        do the things that ye would. 
      18But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 
      19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery,
        fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 
      20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife,
        seditions, heresies, 
      21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the
        which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that
        they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 
      22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
        gentleness, goodness, faith, 
      23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 
      24And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the
        affections and lusts. 
      25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 
      26Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying
        one another. 

       GALATIONS          Chapter  6
       1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual,
        restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself,
        lest thou also be tempted. 
       2Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 
       3For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he
        deceiveth himself. 
       4But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have
        rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 
       5For every man shall bear his own burden. 
       6Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth
        in all good things. 
       7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that
        shall he also reap. 
       8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;
        but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life
        everlasting. 
       9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall
        reap, if we faint not. 
      10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men,
        especially unto them who are of the household of faith. 
      11Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.

      12As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they constrain
        you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for
        the cross of Christ. 
      13For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but
        desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh. 
      14But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord
        Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the
        world.       15For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor
        uncircumcision, but a new creature. 
      16And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and
        mercy, and upon the Israel of God. 
      17From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the
        marks of the Lord Jesus. 
      18Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
        Amen. 

       EPHESIANS          Chapter  1
       1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints
        which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: 
       2Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord
        Jesus Christ. 
       3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
        blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

       4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the
        world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 
       5Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ
        to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 
       6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us
        accepted in the beloved. 
       7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of
        sins, according to the riches of his grace; 
       8Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 
       9Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his
        good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 
      10That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather
        together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and
        which are on earth; even in him: 
      11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated
        according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the
        counsel of his own will: 
      12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in
        Christ. 
      13In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the
        gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye
        were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 
      14Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the
        purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. 
      15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and
        love unto all the saints, 
      16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my
        prayers; 
      17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give
        unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

      18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know
        what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of
        his inheritance in the saints, 
      19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who
        believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 
      20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set        him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 
      21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and
        every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that
        which is to come: 
      22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head
        over all things to the church, 
      23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. 

       EPHESIANS          Chapter  2
       1And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins: 
       2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world,
        according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now
        worketh in the children of disobedience: 
       3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the
        lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the
        mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. 
       4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved
        us, 
       5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with
        Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 
       6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly
        places in Christ Jesus: 
       7That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his
        grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 
       8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:
        it is the gift of God: 
       9Not of works, lest any man should boast. 
      10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
        which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. 
      11Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh,
        who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the
        Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; 
      12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the
        commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise,
        having no hope, and without God in the world: 
      13But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh
        by the blood of Christ. 
      14For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the
        middle wall of partition between us; 
      15Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of
        commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain
        one new man, so making peace; 
      16And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross,
        having slain the enmity thereby: 
      17And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them
        that were nigh. 
      18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. 
      19Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but
        fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 
      20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus
        Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 
      21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy
        temple in the Lord:       22In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through
        the Spirit. 

       EPHESIANS          Chapter  3
       1For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

       2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is
        given me to you-ward: 
       3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote
        afore in few words, 
       4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery
        of Christ) 
       5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is
        now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 
       6That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and
        partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: 
       7Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of
        God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. 
       8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace
        given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable
        riches of Christ; 
       9And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which
        from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all
        things by Jesus Christ: 
      10To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly
        places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, 
      11According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus
        our Lord: 
      12In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of
        him. 
      13Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you,
        which is your glory. 
      14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus
        Christ, 
      15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 
      16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be
        strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 
      17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted
        and grounded in love, 
      18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and
        length, and depth, and height; 
      19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye
        might be filled with all the fulness of God. 
      20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that
        we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 
      21Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages,
        world without end. Amen. 

       EPHESIANS          Chapter  4
       1I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk
        worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 
       2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one
        another in love; 
       3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.        4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope
        of your calling; 
       5One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 
       6One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in
        you all. 
       7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of
        the gift of Christ. 
       8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity
        captive, and gave gifts unto men. 
       9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first
        into the lower parts of the earth? 
      10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all
        heavens, that he might fill all things.) 
      11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some,
        evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 
      12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for
        the edifying of the body of Christ: 
      13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of
        the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature
        of the fulness of Christ: 
      14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and
        carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and
        cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 
      15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things,
        which is the head, even Christ: 
      16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that
        which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in
        the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the
        edifying of itself in love. 
      17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth
        walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 
      18Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of
        God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness
        of their heart: 
      19Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto
        lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 
      20But ye have not so learned Christ; 
      21If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the
        truth is in Jesus: 
      22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which
        is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 
      23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 
      24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in
        righteousness and true holiness. 
      25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his
        neighbour: for we are members one of another. 
      26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 
      27Neither give place to the devil. 
      28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working
        with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to
        him that needeth. 
      29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that
        which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto        the hearers. 
      30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the
        day of redemption. 
      31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil
        speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 
      32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
        even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. 

       EPHESIANS          Chapter  5
       1Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 
       2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given
        himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling
        savour. 
       3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be
        once named among you, as becometh saints; 
       4Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not
        convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 
       5For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor
        covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom
        of Christ and of God. 
       6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things
        cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. 
       7Be not ye therefore partakers with them. 
       8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord:
        walk as children of light: 
       9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and
        truth;) 
      10Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 
      11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but
        rather reprove them. 
      12For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of
        them in secret. 
      13But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for
        whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 
      14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the
        dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 
      15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 
      16Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 
      17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the
        Lord is. 
      18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the
        Spirit; 
      19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
        singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 
      20Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the
        name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 
      21Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 
      22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 
      23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head
        of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 
      24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be
        to their own husbands in every thing. 
      25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and        gave himself for it; 
      26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by
        the word, 
      27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having
        spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and
        without blemish. 
      28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth
        his wife loveth himself. 
      29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and
        cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 
      30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 
      31For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be
        joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 
      32This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the
        church. 
      33Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even
        as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. 

       EPHESIANS          Chapter  6
       1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 
       2Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with
        promise; 
       3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the
        earth. 
       4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them
        up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 
       5Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the
        flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto
        Christ; 
       6Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ,
        doing the will of God from the heart; 
       7With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 
       8Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he
        receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. 
       9And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing
        threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is
        there respect of persons with him. 
      10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his
        might. 
      11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against
        the wiles of the devil. 
      12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
        principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
        this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 
      13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able
        to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 
      14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having
        on the breastplate of righteousness; 
      15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 
      16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to
        quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 
      17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which
        is the word of God:       18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and
        watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all
        saints; 
      19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my
        mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 
      20For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak
        boldly, as I ought to speak. 
      21But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a
        beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known
        to you all things: 
      22Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know
        our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts. 
      23Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father
        and the Lord Jesus Christ. 
      24Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.
        Amen. 

       PHILIPPIANS        Chapter  1
       1Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints
        in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 
       2Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord
        Jesus Christ. 
       3I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 
       4Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 
       5For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 
       6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good
        work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: 
       7Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have
        you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and
        confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. 
       8For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels
        of Jesus Christ. 
       9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in
        knowledge and in all judgment; 
      10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere
        and without offence till the day of Christ; 
      11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus
        Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. 
      12But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which
        happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the
        gospel; 
      13So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all
        other places; 
      14And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds,
        are much more bold to speak the word without fear. 
      15Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of
        good will: 
      16The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add
        affliction to my bonds: 
      17But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the
        gospel. 
      18What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in
        truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will        rejoice. 
      19For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer,
        and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 
      20According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I
        shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also
        Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by
        death. 
      21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 
      22But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what
        I shall choose I wot not. 
      23For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to
        be with Christ; which is far better: 
      24Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 
      25And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue
        with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith; 
      26That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my
        coming to you again. 
      27Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ:
        that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of
        your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind
        striving together for the faith of the gospel; 
      28And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an
        evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

      29For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe
        on him, but also to suffer for his sake; 
      30Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in
        me. 

       PHILIPPIANS        Chapter  2
       1If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of
        love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 
       2Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being
        of one accord, of one mind. 
       3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of
        mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 
       4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the
        things of others. 
       5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 
       6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal
        with God: 
       7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a
        servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 
       8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became
        obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 
       9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name
        which is above every name: 
      10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven,
        and things in earth, and things under the earth; 
      11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to
        the glory of God the Father. 
      12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my
        presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own        salvation with fear and trembling. 
      13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good
        pleasure. 
      14Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 
      15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without
        rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye
        shine as lights in the world; 
      16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of
        Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 
      17Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your
        faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. 
      18For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me. 
      19But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you,
        that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. 
      20For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.

      21For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. 
      22But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath
        served with me in the gospel. 
      23Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it
        will go with me. 
      24But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly. 
      25Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother,
        and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and
        he that ministered to my wants. 
      26For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that
        ye had heard that he had been sick. 
      27For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and
        not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon
        sorrow. 
      28I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again,
        ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. 
      29Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in
        reputation: 
      30Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding
        his life, to supply your lack of service toward me. 

       PHILIPPIANS        Chapter  3
       1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things
        to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. 
       2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. 
       3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and
        rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 
       4Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man
        thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: 
       5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of
        Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 
       6Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness
        which is in the law, blameless. 
       7But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 
       8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of
        the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the
        loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win        Christ, 
       9And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of
        the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the
        righteousness which is of God by faith: 
      10That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the
        fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 
      11If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 
      12Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect:
        but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am
        apprehended of Christ Jesus. 
      13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing
        I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth
        unto those things which are before, 
      14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in
        Christ Jesus. 
      15Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in
        any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto
        you. 
      16Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the
        same rule, let us mind the same thing. 
      17Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as
        ye have us for an ensample. 
      18(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even
        weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 
      19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory
        is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 
      20For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the
        Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 
      21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto
        his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even
        to subdue all things unto himself. 

       PHILIPPIANS        Chapter  4
       1Therefore, my brethren, dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and
        crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. 
       2I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same
        mind in the Lord. 
       3And I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which
        laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my
        fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life. 
       4Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 
       5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 
       6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication
        with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 
       7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep
        your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 
       8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are
        honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
        whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report;
        if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these
        things. 
       9Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard,
        and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. 
      10But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of        me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked
        opportunity. 
      11Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in
        whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 
      12I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where
        and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry,
        both to abound and to suffer need. 
      13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 
      14Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my
        affliction. 
      15Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel,
        when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as
        concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. 
      16For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. 
      17Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to
        your account. 
      18But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of
        Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet
        smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. 
      19But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in
        glory by Christ Jesus. 
      20Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 
      21Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me
        greet you. 
      22All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's
        household. 
      23The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 

       COLOSSIANS         Chapter  1
       1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus
        our brother, 
       2To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse:
        Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
        Christ. 
       3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
        praying always for you, 
       4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which
        ye have to all the saints, 
       5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard
        before in the word of the truth of the gospel; 
       6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth
        fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew
        the grace of God in truth: 
       7As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you
        a faithful minister of Christ; 
       8Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. 
       9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to
        pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the
        knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 
      10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being
        fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 
      11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto
        all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;       12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be
        partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 
      13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
        us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 
      14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of
        sins: 
      15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every
        creature: 
      16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are
        in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or
        dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by
        him, and for him: 
      17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 
      18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the
        firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the
        preeminence. 
      19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 
      20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to
        reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be
        things in earth, or things in heaven. 
      21And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by
        wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 
      22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and
        unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 
      23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved
        away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was
        preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am
        made a minister; 
      24Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is
        behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake,
        which is the church: 
      25Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God
        which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; 
      26Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations,
        but now is made manifest to his saints: 
      27To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this
        mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of
        glory: 
      28Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all
        wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: 
      29Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which
        worketh in me mightily. 

       COLOSSIANS         Chapter  2
       1For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for
        them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the
        flesh; 
       2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love,
        and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the
        acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of
        Christ; 
       3In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 
       4And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. 
       5For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit,        joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith
        in Christ. 
       6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in
        him: 
       7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have
        been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 
       8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit,
        after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not
        after Christ. 
       9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 
      10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and
        power: 
      11In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without
        hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the
        circumcision of Christ: 
      12Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him
        through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from
        the dead. 
      13And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your
        flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all
        trespasses; 
      14Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which
        was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his
        cross; 
      15And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them
        openly, triumphing over them in it. 
      16Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of
        an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 
      17Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. 
      18Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and
        worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not
        seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 
      19And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands
        having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the
        increase of God. 
      20Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world,
        why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, 
      21(Touch not; taste not; handle not; 
      22Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and
        doctrines of men? 
      23Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will worship, and
        humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the
        satisfying of the flesh. 

       COLOSSIANS         Chapter  3
       1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above,
        where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 
       2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 
       3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 
       4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear
        with him in glory. 
       5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication,
        uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and
        covetousness, which is idolatry: 
       6For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of
        disobedience: 
       7In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. 
       8But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy,
        filthy communication out of your mouth. 
       9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with
        his deeds; 
      10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the
        image of him that created him: 
      11Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor
        uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is
        all, and in all. 
      12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of
        mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 
      13Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a
        quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 
      14And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of
        perfectness. 
      15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
        are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 
      16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching
        and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
        singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 
      17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord
        Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 
      18Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the
        Lord. 
      19Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 
      20Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing
        unto the Lord. 
      21Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be
        discouraged. 
      22Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not
        with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing
        God: 
      23And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto
        men; 
      24Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the
        inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. 
      25But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath
        done: and there is no respect of persons. 

       COLOSSIANS         Chapter  4
       1Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal;
        knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. 
       2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 
       3Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of
        utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in
        bonds: 
       4That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. 
       5Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 
       6Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may
        know how ye ought to answer every man.        7All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved
        brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord: 
       8Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know
        your estate, and comfort your hearts; 
       9With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.
        They shall make known unto you all things which are done here. 
      10Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son
        to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto
        you, receive him;) 
      11And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These
        only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a
        comfort unto me. 
      12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you,
        always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand
        perfect and complete in all the will of God. 
      13For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them
        that are in Laodicea and them in Hierapolis. 
      14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you. 
      15Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the
        church which is in his house. 
      16And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also
        in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the
        epistle from Laodicea. 
      17And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast
        received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. 
      18The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be
        with you. Amen. 

       ITHESSALONIANS     Chapter  1
       1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the
        Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus
        Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the
        Lord Jesus Christ. 
       2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in
        our prayers; 
       3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love,
        and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God
        and our Father; 
       4Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 
       5For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and
        in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of
        men we were among you for your sake. 
       6And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the
        word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: 
       7So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and
        Achaia. 
       8For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia
        and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread
        abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. 
       9For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had unto
        you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true
        God; 
      10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead,
        even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. 
       ITHESSALONIANS     Chapter  2
       1For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was
        not in vain: 
       2But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully
        entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak
        unto you the gospel of God with much contention. 
       3For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in
        guile: 
       4But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel,
        even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our
        hearts. 
       5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a
        cloak of covetousness; God is witness: 
       6Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when
        we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. 
       7But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her
        children: 
       8So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have
        imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own
        souls, because ye were dear unto us. 
       9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring
        night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we
        preached unto you the gospel of God. 
      10Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably
        we behaved ourselves among you that believe: 
      11As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of
        you, as a father doth his children, 
      12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his
        kingdom and glory. 
      13For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye
        received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as
        the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which
        effectually worketh also in you that believe. 
      14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in
        Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of
        your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: 
      15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have
        persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: 
      16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to
        fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the
        uttermost. 
      17But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence,
        not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with
        great desire. 
      18Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again;
        but Satan hindered us. 
      19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye
        in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? 
      20For ye are our glory and joy. 

       ITHESSALONIANS     Chapter  3
       1Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be
        left at Athens alone;        2And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our
        fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to
        comfort you concerning your faith: 
       3That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know
        that we are appointed thereunto. 
       4For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should
        suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know. 
       5For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your
        faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our
        labour be in vain. 
       6But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good
        tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance
        of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: 
       7Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction
        and distress by your faith: 
       8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 
       9For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy
        wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 
      10Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and
        might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? 
      11Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our
        way unto you. 
      12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward
        another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 
      13To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before
        God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all
        his saints. 

       ITHESSALONIANS     Chapter  4
       1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord
        Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to
        please God, so ye would abound more and more. 
       2For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 
       3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should
        abstain from fornication: 
       4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in
        sanctification and honour; 
       5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not
        God: 
       6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because
        that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned
        you and testified. 
       7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. 
       8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath
        also given unto us his holy Spirit. 
       9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for
        ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. 
      10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all
        Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and
        more; 
      11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to
        work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 
      12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye
        may have lack of nothing. 
      13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them
        which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no
        hope. 
      14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also
        which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 
      15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are
        alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them
        which are asleep. 
      16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the
        voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in
        Christ shall rise first: 
      17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with
        them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever
        be with the Lord. 
      18Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 

       ITHESSALONIANS     Chapter  5
       1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I
        write unto you. 
       2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a
        thief in the night. 
       3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction
        cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall
        not escape. 
       4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake
        you as a thief. 
       5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are
        not of the night, nor of darkness. 
       6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be
        sober. 
       7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are
        drunken in the night. 
       8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate
        of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 
       9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by
        our Lord Jesus Christ, 
      10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live
        together with him. 
      11Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as
        also ye do. 
      12And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you,
        and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 
      13And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be
        at peace among yourselves. 
      14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the
        feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 
      15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that
        which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 
      16Rejoice evermore. 
      17Pray without ceasing. 
      18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ
        Jesus concerning you. 
      19Quench not the Spirit.       20Despise not prophesyings. 
      21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 
      22Abstain from all appearance of evil. 
      23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your
        whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming
        of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
      24Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 
      25Brethren, pray for us. 
      26Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. 
      27I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy
        brethren. 
      28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. 

       IITHESSALONIANS    Chapter  1
       1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the
        Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 
       2Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
        Christ. 
       3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet,
        because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every
        one of you all toward each other aboundeth; 
       4So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your
        patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye
        endure: 
       5Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye
        may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also
        suffer: 
       6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to
        them that trouble you; 
       7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall
        be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 
       8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that
        obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 
       9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence
        of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 
      10When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired
        in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was
        believed) in that day. 
      11Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you
        worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his
        goodness, and the work of faith with power: 
      12That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and
        ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus
        Christ. 

       IITHESSALONIANS    Chapter  2
       1Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
        and by our gathering together unto him, 
       2That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by
        spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of
        Christ is at hand. 
       3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come,
        except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be
        revealed, the son of perdition;        4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or
        that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God,
        showing himself that he is God. 
       5Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these
        things? 
       6And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his
        time. 
       7For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now
        letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 
       8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume
        with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness
        of his coming: 
       9Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power
        and signs and lying wonders, 
      10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
        because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be
        saved. 
      11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they
        should believe a lie: 
      12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had
        pleasure in unrighteousness. 
      13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren
        beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you
        to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the
        truth: 
      14Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory
        of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
      15Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye
        have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. 
      16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which
        hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good
        hope through grace, 
      17Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. 

       IITHESSALONIANS    Chapter  3
       1Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have
        free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 
       2And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for
        all men have not faith. 
       3But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from
        evil. 
       4And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and
        will do the things which we command you. 
       5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the
        patient waiting for Christ. 
       6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
        that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh
        disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. 
       7For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not
        ourselves disorderly among you; 
       8Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with
        labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to
        any of you: 
       9Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto        you to follow us. 
      10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any
        would not work, neither should he eat. 
      11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly,
        working not at all, but are busybodies. 
      12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus
        Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. 
      13But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. 
      14And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and
        have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. 
      15Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 
      16Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The
        Lord be with you all. 
      17The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in
        every epistle: so I write. 
      18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 

       ITIMOTHY           Chapter  1
       1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our
        Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; 
       2Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from
        God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. 
       3As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into
        Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other
        doctrine, 
       4Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister
        questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. 
       5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of
        a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: 
       6From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; 
       7Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they
        say, nor whereof they affirm. 
       8But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 
       9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for
        the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for
        unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of
        mothers, for manslayers, 
      10For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for
        menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any
        other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; 
      11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was
        committed to my trust. 
      12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he
        counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 
      13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I
        obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 
      14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love
        which is in Christ Jesus. 
      15This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ
        Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. 
      16Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus
        Christ might show forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them
        which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.       17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be
        honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 
      18This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the
        prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war
        a good warfare; 
      19Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away
        concerning faith have made shipwreck: 
      20Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan,
        that they may learn not to blaspheme. 

       ITIMOTHY           Chapter  2
       1I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
        intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 
       2For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a
        quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 
       3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 
       4Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of
        the truth. 
       5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man
        Christ Jesus; 
       6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. 
       7Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the
        truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and
        verity. 
       8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands,
        without wrath and doubting. 
       9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel,
        with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or
        pearls, or costly array; 
      10But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 
      11Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 
      12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the
        man, but to be in silence. 
      13For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 
      14And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the
        transgression. 
      15Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue
        in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety. 

       ITIMOTHY           Chapter  3
       1This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he
        desireth a good work. 
       2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,
        sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 
       3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but
        patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 
       4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection
        with all gravity; 
       5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take
        care of the church of God?) 
       6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the
        condemnation of the devil. 
       7Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest
        he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 
       8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to
        much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 
       9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 
      10And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a
        deacon, being found blameless. 
      11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in
        all things. 
      12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children
        and their own houses well. 
      13For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to
        themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in
        Christ Jesus. 
      14These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: 
      15But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to
        behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living
        God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 
      16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was
        manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels,
        preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up
        into glory. 

       ITIMOTHY           Chapter  4
       1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some
        shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and
        doctrines of devils; 
       2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot
        iron; 
       3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God
        hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe
        and know the truth. 
       4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it
        be received with thanksgiving: 
       5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. 
       6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt
        be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of
        faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. 
       7But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather
        unto godliness. 
       8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable
        unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that
        which is to come. 
       9This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. 
      10For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in
        the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those
        that believe. 
      11These things command and teach. 
      12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the
        believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith,
        in purity. 
      13Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

      14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by
        prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.       15Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy
        profiting may appear to all. 
      16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for
        in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. 

       ITIMOTHY           Chapter  5
       1Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men
        as brethren; 
       2The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. 
       3Honour widows that are widows indeed. 
       4But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to
        show piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good
        and acceptable before God. 
       5Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and
        continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. 
       6But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. 
       7And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless. 
       8But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his
        own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 
       9Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old,
        having been the wife of one man, 
      10Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if
        she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if
        she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed
        every good work. 
      11But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton
        against Christ, they will marry; 
      12Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith. 
      13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to
        house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking
        things which they ought not. 
      14I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide
        the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak
        reproachfully. 
      15For some are already turned aside after Satan. 
      16If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve
        them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them
        that are widows indeed. 
      17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour,
        especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. 
      18For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth
        out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward. 
      19Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three
        witnesses. 
      20Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. 
      21I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect
        angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before
        another, doing nothing by partiality. 
      22Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's
        sins: keep thyself pure. 
      23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake
        and thine often infirmities. 
      24Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and        some men they follow after. 
      25Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and
        they that are otherwise cannot be hid. 

       ITIMOTHY           Chapter  6
       1Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters
        worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not
        blasphemed. 
       2And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them,
        because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they
        are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things
        teach and exhort. 
       3If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even
        the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is
        according to godliness; 
       4He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes
        of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 
       5Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the
        truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. 
       6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 
       7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can
        carry nothing out. 
       8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 
       9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into
        many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and
        perdition. 
      10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
        coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves
        through with many sorrows. 
      11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after
        righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 
      12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto
        thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before
        many witnesses. 
      13I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things,
        and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good
        confession; 
      14That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the
        appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: 
      15Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only
        Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 
      16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can
        approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour
        and power everlasting. Amen. 
      17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded,
        nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us
        richly all things to enjoy; 
      18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to
        distribute, willing to communicate; 
      19Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time
        to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 
      20O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding
        profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so
        called:       21Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with
        thee. Amen. 

       IITIMOTHY          Chapter  1
       1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the
        promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, 
       2To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God
        the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 
       3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience,
        that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night
        and day; 
       4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may
        be filled with joy; 
       5When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which
        dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am
        persuaded that in thee also. 
       6Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of
        God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 
       7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of
        love, and of a sound mind. 
       8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me
        his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel
        according to the power of God; 
       9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according
        to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was
        given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 
      10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus
        Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and
        immortality to light through the gospel: 
      11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of
        the Gentiles. 
      12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not
        ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is
        able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. 
      13Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in
        faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 
      14That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost
        which dwelleth in us. 
      15This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away
        from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. 
      16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft
        refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: 
      17But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found
        me. 
      18The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that
        day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou
        knowest very well. 

       IITIMOTHY          Chapter  2
       1Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ
        Jesus. 
       2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the
        same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others
        also.        3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 
       4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life;
        that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 
       5And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except
        he strive lawfully. 
       6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. 
       7Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all
        things. 
       8Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the
        dead according to my gospel: 
       9Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the
        word of God is not bound. 
      10Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may
        also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal
        glory. 
      11It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also
        live with him: 
      12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also
        will deny us: 
      13If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. 
      14Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the
        Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the
        subverting of the hearers. 
      15Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not
        to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 
      16But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more
        ungodliness. 
      17And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and
        Philetus; 
      18Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is
        past already; and overthrow the faith of some. 
      19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal,
        The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth
        the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 
      20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of
        silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some
        to dishonour. 
      21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel
        unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared
        unto every good work. 
      22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity,
        peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 
      23But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do
        gender strifes. 
      24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all
        men, apt to teach, patient, 
      25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God
        peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the
        truth; 
      26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil,
        who are taken captive by him at his will. 

       IITIMOTHY          Chapter  3       1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 
       2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters,
        proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 
       3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers,
        incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 
       4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of
        God; 
       5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such
        turn away. 
       6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive
        silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 
       7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 
       8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist
        the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 
       9But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest
        unto all men, as theirs also was. 
      10But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose,
        faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 
      11Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium,
        at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord
        delivered me. 
      12Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer
        persecution. 
      13But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and
        being deceived. 
      14But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been
        assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 
      15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are
        able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in
        Christ Jesus. 
      16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
        doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
        righteousness: 
      17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all
        good works. 

       IITIMOTHY          Chapter  4
       1I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who
        shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 
       2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove,
        rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 
       3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but
        after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having
        itching ears; 
       4And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be
        turned unto fables. 
       5But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an
        evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 
       6For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at
        hand. 
       7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept
        the faith: 
       8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which        the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to
        me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 
       9Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: 
      10For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is
        departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

      11Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is
        profitable to me for the ministry. 
      12And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. 
      13The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring
        with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. 
      14Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him
        according to his works: 
      15Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. 
      16At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I
        pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. 
      17Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by
        me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles
        might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 
      18And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve
        me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever.
        Amen. 
      19Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. 
      20Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. 
      21Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and
        Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. 
      22The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. 

       TITUS              Chapter  1
       1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to
        the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is
        after godliness; 
       2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before
        the world began; 
       3But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is
        committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; 
       4To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and
        peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. 
       5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order
        the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I
        had appointed thee: 
       6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful
        children not accused of riot or unruly. 
       7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not
        selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given
        to filthy lucre; 
       8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy,
        temperate; 
       9Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be
        able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

      10For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially
        they of the circumcision:       11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching
        things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. 
      12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians
        are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 
      13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be
        sound in the faith; 
      14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn
        from the truth. 
      15Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and
        unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is
        defiled. 
      16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being
        abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. 

       TITUS              Chapter  2
       1But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 
       2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in
        charity, in patience. 
       3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh
        holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of
        good things; 
       4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their
        husbands, to love their children, 
       5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own
        husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. 
       6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. 
       7In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine
        showing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 
       8Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the
        contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. 
       9Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please
        them well in all things; not answering again; 
      10Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn
        the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. 
      11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all
        men, 
      12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should
        live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 
      13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the
        great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 
      14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity,
        and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 
      15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no
        man despise thee. 

       TITUS              Chapter  3
       1Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey
        magistrates, to be ready to every good work, 
       2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all
        meekness unto all men. 
       3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived,
        serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy,
        hateful, and hating one another. 
       4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man        appeared, 
       5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to
        his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing
        of the Holy Ghost; 
       6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 
       7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according
        to the hope of eternal life. 
       8This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm
        constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to
        maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. 
       9But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and
        strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. 
      10A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition
        reject; 
      11Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being
        condemned of himself. 
      12When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come
        unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter. 
      13Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that
        nothing be wanting unto them. 
      14And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses,
        that they be not unfruitful. 
      15All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the
        faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. 

       PHILEMON           Chapter  1
       1Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto
        Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer, 
       2And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to
        the church in thy house: 
       3Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus
        Christ. 
       4I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, 
       5Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus,
        and toward all saints; 
       6That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the
        acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. 
       7For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels
        of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. 
       8Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that
        which is convenient, 
       9Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul
        the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. 
      10I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

      11Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to
        thee and to me: 
      12Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own
        bowels: 
      13Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have
        ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: 
      14But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not
        be as it were of necessity, but willingly.       15For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest
        receive him for ever; 
      16Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved,
        specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and
        in the Lord? 
      17If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. 
      18If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine
        account; 
      19I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I
        do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self
        besides. 
      20Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels
        in the Lord. 
      21Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that
        thou wilt also do more than I say. 
      22But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your
        prayers I shall be given unto you. 
      23There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; 
      24Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers. 
      25The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter  1
       1God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past
        unto the fathers by the prophets, 
       2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath
        appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 
       3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his
        person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he
        had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
        Majesty on high; 
       4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance
        obtained a more excellent name than they. 
       5For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son,
        this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father,
        and he shall be to me a Son? 
       6And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he
        saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 
       7And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his
        ministers a flame of fire. 
       8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a
        sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 
       9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God,
        even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy
        fellows. 
      10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the
        earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 
      11They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as
        doth a garment; 
      12And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed:
        but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 
      13But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand,
        until I make thine enemies thy footstool? 
      14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them        who shall be heirs of salvation? 

       HEBREWS            Chapter  2
       1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which
        we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. 
       2For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every
        transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; 
       3How 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; 
       4God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with
        divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own
        will? 
       5For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come,
        whereof we speak. 
       6But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou
        art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 
       7Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him
        with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

       8Thou 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. 
       9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the
        suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the
        grace of God should taste death for every man. 
      10For 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. 
      11For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of
        one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 
      12Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the
        church will I sing praise unto thee. 
      13And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the
        children which God hath given me. 
      14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, 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; 
      15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime
        subject to bondage. 
      16For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on
        him the seed of Abraham. 
      17Wherefore 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. 
      18For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to
        succour them that are tempted. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter  3
       1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider
        the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; 
       2Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was
        faithful in all his house.        3For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as
        he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. 
       4For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things
        is God. 
       5And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a
        testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; 
       6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we
        hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the
        end. 
       7Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

       8Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of
        temptation in the wilderness: 
       9When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty
        years. 
      10Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway
        err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. 
      11So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) 
      12Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of
        unbelief, in departing from the living God. 
      13But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of
        you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 
      14For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our
        confidence stedfast unto the end; 
      15While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your
        hearts, as in the provocation. 
      16For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came
        out of Egypt by Moses. 
      17But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that
        had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? 
      18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to
        them that believed not? 
      19So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter  4
       1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into
        his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 
       2For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the
        word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them
        that heard it. 
       3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, 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. 
       4For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And
        God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 
       5And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. 
       6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they
        to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: 
       7Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so
        long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden
        not your hearts. 
       8For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have
        spoken of another day.        9There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 
      10For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his
        own works, as God did from his. 
      11Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall
        after the same example of unbelief. 
      12For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any
        twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and
        spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
        thoughts and intents of the heart. 
      13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but
        all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we
        have to do. 
      14Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the
        heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. 
      15For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the
        feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we
        are, yet without sin. 
      16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may
        obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter  5
       1For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in
        things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices
        for sins: 
       2Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of
        the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. 
       3And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for
        himself, to offer for sins. 
       4And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of
        God, as was Aaron. 
       5So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but
        he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. 
       6As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after
        the order of Melchisedec. 
       7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and
        supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to
        save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; 
       8Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he
        suffered; 
       9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation
        unto all them that obey him; 
      10Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. 
      11Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye
        are dull of hearing. 
      12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one
        teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God;
        and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 
      13For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of
        righteousness: for he is a babe. 
      14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those
        who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good
        and evil. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter  6       1Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go
        on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance
        from dead works, and of faith toward God, 
       2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of
        resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 
       3And this will we do, if God permit. 
       4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have
        tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy
        Ghost, 
       5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to
        come, 
       6If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing
        they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an
        open shame. 
       7For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and
        bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth
        blessing from God: 
       8But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh
        unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. 
       9But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that
        accompany salvation, though we thus speak. 
      10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love,
        which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to
        the saints, and do minister. 
      11And we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the
        full assurance of hope unto the end: 
      12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and
        patience inherit the promises. 
      13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no
        greater, he sware by himself, 
      14Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will
        multiply thee. 
      15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 
      16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is
        to them an end of all strife. 
      17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of
        promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 
      18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to
        lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to
        lay hold upon the hope set before us: 
      19Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast,
        and which entereth into that within the veil; 
      20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high
        priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter  7
       1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who
        met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed
        him; 
       2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by
        interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of
        Salem, which is, King of peace; 
       3Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither
        beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of        God; abideth a priest continually. 
       4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch
        Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 
       5And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office
        of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people
        according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come
        out of the loins of Abraham: 
       6But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of
        Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. 
       7And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. 
       8And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of
        whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 
       9And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in
        Abraham. 
      10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him. 
      11If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under
        it the people received the law,) what further need was there that
        another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be
        called after the order of Aaron? 
      12For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change
        also of the law. 
      13For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe,
        of which no man gave attendance at the altar. 
      14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe
        Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. 
      15And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of
        Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, 
      16Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the
        power of an endless life. 
      17For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of
        Melchisedec. 
      18For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before
        for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. 
      19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better
        hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. 
      20And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest: 
      21(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath
        by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou
        art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) 
      22By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. 
      23And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to
        continue by reason of death: 
      24But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable
        priesthood. 
      25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come
        unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

      26For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled,
        separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 
      27Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice,
        first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did
        once, when he offered up himself. 
      28For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the        word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is
        consecrated for evermore. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter  8
       1Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such
        an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the
        Majesty in the heavens; 
       2A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the
        Lord pitched, and not man. 
       3For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices:
        wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to
        offer. 
       4For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there
        are priests that offer gifts according to the law: 
       5Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses
        was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for,
        See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern
        showed to thee in the mount. 
       6But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also
        he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon
        better promises. 
       7For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place
        have been sought for the second. 
       8For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith
        the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel
        and with the house of Judah: 
       9Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the
        day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of
        Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them
        not, saith the Lord. 
      10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
        after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind,
        and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they
        shall be to me a people: 
      11And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his
        brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least
        to the greatest. 
      12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and
        their iniquities will I remember no more. 
      13In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now
        that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter  9
       1Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service,
        and a worldly sanctuary. 
       2For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the
        candlestick, and the table, and the showbread; which is called the
        sanctuary. 
       3And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest
        of all; 
       4Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid
        round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and
        Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; 
       5And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which
        we cannot now speak particularly.        6Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always
        into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. 
       7But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not
        without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of
        the people: 
       8The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all
        was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet
        standing: 
       9Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered
        both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the
        service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; 
      10Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal
        ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. 
      11But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a
        greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to
        say, not of this building; 
      12Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he
        entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal
        redemption for us. 
      13For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer
        sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: 
      14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal
        Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience
        from dead works to serve the living God? 
      15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by
        means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were
        under the first testament, they which are called might receive the
        promise of eternal inheritance. 
      16For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death
        of the testator. 
      17For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no
        strength at all while the testator liveth. 
      18Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. 
      19For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according
        to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and
        scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the
        people, 
      20Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined
        unto you. 
      21Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the
        vessels of the ministry. 
      22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without
        shedding of blood is no remission. 
      23It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens
        should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves
        with better sacrifices than these. 
      24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which
        are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in
        the presence of God for us: 
      25Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest
        entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; 
      26For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the
        world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put
        away sin by the sacrifice of himself. 
      27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the
        judgment: 
      28So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them
        that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto
        salvation. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter 10
       1For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very
        image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they
        offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. 
       2For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the
        worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. 
       3But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins
        every year. 
       4For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should
        take away sins. 
       5Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and
        offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: 
       6In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 
       7Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of
        me,) to do thy will, O God. 
       8Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and
        offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein;
        which are offered by the law; 
       9Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the
        first, that he may establish the second. 
      10By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body
        of Jesus Christ once for all. 
      11And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes
        the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 
      12But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever,
        sat down on the right hand of God; 
      13From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. 
      14For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are
        sanctified. 
      15Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had
        said before, 
      16This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days,
        saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their
        minds will I write them; 
      17And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. 
      18Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. 
      19Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the
        blood of Jesus, 
      20By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through
        the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 
      21And having an high priest over the house of God; 
      22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having
        our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed
        with pure water. 
      23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for
        he is faithful that promised;) 
      24And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good        works: 
      25Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of
        some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see
        the day approaching. 
      26For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of
        the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 
      27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation,
        which shall devour the adversaries. 
      28He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three
        witnesses: 
      29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy,
        who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the
        blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing,
        and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? 
      30For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will
        recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his
        people. 
      31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. 
      32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were
        illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; 
      33Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and
        afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that
        were so used. 
      34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the
        spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven
        a better and an enduring substance. 
      35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense
        of reward. 
      36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of
        God, ye might receive the promise. 
      37For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will
        not tarry. 
      38Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul
        shall have no pleasure in him. 
      39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that
        believe to the saving of the soul. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter 11
       1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of
        things not seen. 
       2For by it the elders obtained a good report. 
       3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word
        of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which
        do appear. 
       4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,
        by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of
        his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 
       5By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was
        not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation
        he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 
       6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh
        to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them
        that diligently seek him. 
       7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved        with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which
        he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is
        by faith. 
       8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he
        should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not
        knowing whither he went. 
       9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange
        country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with
        him of the same promise: 
      10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and
        maker is God. 
      11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed,
        and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she
        judged him faithful who had promised. 
      12Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many
        as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the
        sea shore innumerable. 
      13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having
        seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them,
        and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 
      14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a
        country. 
      15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they
        came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 
      16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore
        God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for
        them a city. 
      17By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that
        had received the promises offered up his only begotten son. 
      18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: 
      19Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead;
        from whence also he received him in a figure. 
      20By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 
      21By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph;
        and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff. 
      22By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the
        children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. 
      23By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his
        parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not
        afraid of the king's commandment. 
      24By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the
        son of Pharaoh's daughter; 
      25Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to
        enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 
      26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in
        Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward. 
      27By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he
        endured, as seeing him who is invisible. 
      28Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest
        he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. 
      29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the
        Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. 
      30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed        about seven days. 
      31By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not,
        when she had received the spies with peace. 
      32And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of
        Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also,
        and Samuel, and of the prophets: 
      33Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained
        promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 
      34Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of
        weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight
        the armies of the aliens. 
      35Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were
        tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better
        resurrection: 
      36And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover
        of bonds and imprisonment: 
      37They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain
        with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins;
        being destitute, afflicted, tormented; 
      38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in
        mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. 
      39And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received
        not the promise: 
      40God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us
        should not be made perfect. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter 12
       1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of
        witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so
        easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set
        before us, 
       2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the
        joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame,
        and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 
       3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against
        himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 
       4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 
       5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto
        children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor
        faint when thou art rebuked of him: 
       6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom
        he receiveth. 
       7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what
        son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 
       8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then
        are ye bastards, and not sons. 
       9Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and
        we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection
        unto the Father of spirits, and live? 
      10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure;
        but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 
      11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous:
        nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of
        righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.       12Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; 
      13And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be
        turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. 
      14Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall
        see the Lord: 
      15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any
        root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be
        defiled; 
      16Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one
        morsel of meat sold his birthright. 
      17For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the
        blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance,
        though he sought it carefully with tears. 
      18For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that
        burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 
      19And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they
        that heard entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any
        more: 
      20(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much
        as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through
        with a dart: 
      21And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear
        and quake:) 
      22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God,
        the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, 
      23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are
        written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of
        just men made perfect, 
      24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of
        sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. 
      25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who
        refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we
        turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: 
      26Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying,
        Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 
      27And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things
        that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which
        cannot be shaken may remain. 
      28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have
        grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly
        fear: 
      29For our God is a consuming fire. 

       HEBREWS            Chapter 13
       1Let brotherly love continue. 
       2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have
        entertained angels unawares. 
       3Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which
        suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. 
       4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but
        whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. 
       5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with
        such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee,
        nor forsake thee.        6So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear
        what man shall do unto me. 
       7Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you
        the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their
        conversation. 
       8Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. 
       9Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a
        good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats,
        which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. 
      10We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the
        tabernacle. 
      11For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the
        sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. 
      12Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own
        blood, suffered without the gate. 
      13Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his
        reproach. 
      14For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. 
      15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God
        continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his
        name. 
      16But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such
        sacrifices God is well pleased. 
      17Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for
        they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they
        may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for
        you. 
      18Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things
        willing to live honestly. 
      19But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to
        you the sooner. 
      20Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord
        Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the
        everlasting covenant, 
      21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you
        that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to
        whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 
      22And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I
        have written a letter unto you in few words. 
      23Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he
        come shortly, I will see you. 
      24Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They
        of Italy salute you. 
      25Grace be with you all. Amen. 

       JAMES              Chapter  1
       1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve
        tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. 
       2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 
       3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 
       4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and
        entire, wanting nothing. 
       5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men        liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 
       6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is
        like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 
       7For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the
        Lord. 
       8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. 
       9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 
      10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the
        grass he shall pass away. 
      11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth
        the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the
        fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his
        ways. 
      12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he
        shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them
        that love him. 
      13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God
        cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 
      14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and
        enticed. 
      15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when
        it is finished, bringeth forth death. 
      16Do not err, my beloved brethren. 
      17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down
        from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither
        shadow of turning. 
      18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be
        a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 
      19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow
        to speak, slow to wrath: 
      20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 
      21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness,
        and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save
        your souls. 
      22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own
        selves. 
      23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a
        man beholding his natural face in a glass: 
      24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway
        forgetteth what manner of man he was. 
      25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth
        therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work,
        this man shall be blessed in his deed. 
      26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his
        tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. 
      27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To
        visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep
        himself unspotted from the world. 

       JAMES              Chapter  2
       1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of
        glory, with respect of persons. 
       2For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in        goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 
       3And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say
        unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand
        thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 
       4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil
        thoughts? 
       5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this
        world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised
        to them that love him? 
       6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw
        you before the judgment seats? 
       7Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? 
       8If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt
        love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 
       9But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced
        of the law as transgressors. 
      10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point,
        he is guilty of all. 
      11For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now
        if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a
        transgressor of the law. 
      12So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of
        liberty. 
      13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath showed no mercy;
        and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. 
      14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and
        have not works? can faith save him? 
      15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 
      16And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and
        filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are
        needful to the body; what doth it profit? 
      17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 
      18Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy
        faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. 
      19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils
        also believe, and tremble. 
      20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 
      21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered
        Isaac his son upon the altar? 
      22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith
        made perfect? 
      23And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God,
        and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the
        Friend of God. 
      24Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith
        only. 
      25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she
        had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 
      26For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is
        dead also. 

       JAMES              Chapter  3
       1My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the        greater condemnation. 
       2For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the
        same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 
       3Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and
        we turn about their whole body. 
       4Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven
        of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm,
        whithersoever the governor listeth. 
       5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.
        Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 
       6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among
        our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the
        course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 
       7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of
        things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 
       8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly
        poison. 
       9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men,
        which are made after the similitude of God. 
      10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren,
        these things ought not so to be. 
      11Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? 
      12Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine,
        figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. 
      13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show
        out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 
      14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not,
        and lie not against the truth. 
      15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual,
        devilish. 
      16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil
        work. 
      17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable,
        gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits,
        without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 
      18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make
        peace. 

       JAMES              Chapter  4
       1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence,
        even of your lusts that war in your members? 
       2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot
        obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 
       3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it
        upon your lusts. 
       4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of
        the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of
        the world is the enemy of God. 
       5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that
        dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 
       6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the
        proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 
       7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will        flee from you. 
       8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands,
        ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 
       9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to
        mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 
      10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

      11Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his
        brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and
        judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of
        the law, but a judge. 
      12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art
        thou that judgest another? 
      13Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a
        city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 
      14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your
        life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then
        vanisheth away. 
      15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do
        this, or that. 
      16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 
      17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it
        is sin. 

       JAMES              Chapter  5
       1Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall
        come upon you. 
       2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. 
       3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a
        witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye
        have heaped treasure together for the last days. 
       4Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields,
        which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them
        which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. 
       5Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have
        nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. 
       6Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you. 
       7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold,
        the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath
        long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 
       8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord
        draweth nigh. 
       9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned:
        behold, the judge standeth before the door. 
      10Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the
        Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. 
      11Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the
        patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is
        very pitiful, and of tender mercy. 
      12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven,
        neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be
        yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. 
      13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing
        psalms. 
      14Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and
        let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the
        Lord: 
      15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise
        him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 
      16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye
        may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man
        availeth much. 
      17Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed
        earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by
        the space of three years and six months. 
      18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought
        forth her fruit. 
      19Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 
      20Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of
        his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of
        sins. 

       IPETER             Chapter  1
       1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered
        throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 
       2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through
        sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the
        blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. 
       3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
        according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively
        hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 
       4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not
        away, reserved in heaven for you, 
       5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready
        to be revealed in the last time. 
       6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye
        are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 
       7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold
        that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto
        praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 
       8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not,
        yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: 
       9Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. 
      10Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched
        diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: 
      11Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was
        in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of
        Christ, and the glory that should follow. 
      12Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they
        did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that
        have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from
        heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. 
      13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the
        end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of
        Jesus Christ; 
      14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the
        former lusts in your ignorance: 
      15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner        of conversation; 
      16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 
      17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth
        according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here
        in fear: 
      18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible
        things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by
        tradition from your fathers; 
      19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish
        and without spot: 
      20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but
        was manifest in these last times for you, 
      21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and
        gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. 
      22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the
        Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one
        another with a pure heart fervently: 
      23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by
        the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 
      24For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of
        grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 
      25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word
        which by the gospel is preached unto you. 

       IPETER             Chapter  2
       1Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies,
        and envies, and all evil speakings, 
       2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may
        grow thereby: 
       3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 
       4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but
        chosen of God, and precious, 
       5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy
        priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by
        Jesus Christ. 
       6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in
        Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on
        him shall not be confounded. 
       7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which
        be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is
        made the head of the corner, 
       8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which
        stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were
        appointed. 
       9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
        peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who
        hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 
      10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God:
        which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 
      11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from
        fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 
      12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas
        they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works,
        which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.       13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake:
        whether it be to the king, as supreme; 
      14Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the
        punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. 
      15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence
        the ignorance of foolish men: 
      16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but
        as the servants of God. 
      17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. 
      18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the
        good and gentle, but also to the froward. 
      19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure
        grief, suffering wrongfully. 
      20For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye
        shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it,
        ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 
      21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for
        us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 
      22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 
      23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he
        threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth
        righteously: 
      24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we,
        being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes
        ye were healed. 
      25For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the
        Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 

       IPETER             Chapter  3
       1Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if
        any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the
        conversation of the wives; 
       2While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. 
       3Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the
        hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 
       4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not
        corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is
        in the sight of God of great price. 
       5For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who
        trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their
        own husbands: 
       6Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye
        are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. 
       7Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving
        honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs
        together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. 
       8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,
        love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: 
       9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise
        blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should
        inherit a blessing. 
      10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his
        tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: 
      11Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.       12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are
        open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them
        that do evil. 
      13And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is
        good? 
      14But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be
        not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; 
      15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give
        an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is
        in you with meekness and fear: 
      16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of
        evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good
        conversation in Christ. 
      17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well
        doing, than for evil doing. 
      18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust,
        that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but
        quickened by the Spirit: 
      19By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 
      20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God
        waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein
        few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 
      21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the
        putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good
        conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: 
      22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and
        authorities and powers being made subject unto him. 

       IPETER             Chapter  4
       1Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm
        yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in
        the flesh hath ceased from sin; 
       2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to
        the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 
       3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will
        of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of
        wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: 
       4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same
        excess of riot, speaking evil of you: 
       5Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and
        the dead. 
       6For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are
        dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but
        live according to God in the spirit. 
       7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and
        watch unto prayer. 
       8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for
        charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 
       9Use hospitality one to another without grudging. 
      10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to
        another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 
      11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man
        minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God
        in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be        praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 
      12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to
        try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 
      13But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings;
        that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with
        exceeding joy. 
      14If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the
        spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil
        spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 
      15But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an
        evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. 
      16Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let
        him glorify God on this behalf. 
      17For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God:
        and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey
        not the gospel of God? 
      18And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and
        the sinner appear? 
      19Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit
        the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful
        Creator. 

       IPETER             Chapter  5
       1The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a
        witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory
        that shall be revealed: 
       2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight
        thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but
        of a ready mind; 
       3Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to
        the flock. 
       4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of
        glory that fadeth not away. 
       5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of
        you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God
        resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 
       6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may
        exalt you in due time: 
       7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 
       8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
        lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 
       9Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions
        are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 
      10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory
        by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you
        perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 
      11To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 
      12By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have
        written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true
        grace of God wherein ye stand. 
      13The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth
        you; and so doth Marcus my son. 
      14Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all
        that are in Christ Jesus. Amen. 
       IIPETER            Chapter  1
       1Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that
        have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness
        of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 
       2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God,
        and of Jesus our Lord, 
       3According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that
        pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that
        hath called us to glory and virtue: 
       4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that
        by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped
        the corruption that is in the world through lust. 
       5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and
        to virtue knowledge; 
       6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to
        patience godliness; 
       7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness
        charity. 
       8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye
        shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord
        Jesus Christ. 
       9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off,
        and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 
      10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling
        and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 
      11For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the
        everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
      12Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of
        these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present
        truth. 
      13Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you
        up by putting you in remembrance; 
      14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our
        Lord Jesus Christ hath showed me. 
      15Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to
        have these things always in remembrance. 
      16For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known
        unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were
        eyewitnesses of his majesty. 
      17For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came
        such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son,
        in whom I am well pleased. 
      18And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him
        in the holy mount. 
      19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that
        ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the
        day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 
      20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any
        private interpretation. 
      21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy
        men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 

       IIPETER            Chapter  2       1But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there
        shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in
        damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring
        upon themselves swift destruction. 
       2And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the
        way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 
       3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make
        merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not,
        and their damnation slumbereth not. 
       4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to
        hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto
        judgment; 
       5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a
        preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of
        the ungodly; 
       6And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned
        them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after
        should live ungodly; 
       7And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the
        wicked: 
       8(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing,
        vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 
       9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to
        reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: 
      10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of
        uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they,
        selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 
      11Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not
        railing accusation against them before the Lord. 
      12But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed,
        speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly
        perish in their own corruption; 
      13And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count
        it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes,
        sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with
        you; 
      14Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin;
        beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous
        practices; cursed children: 
      15Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the
        way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of
        unrighteousness; 
      16But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's
        voice forbad the madness of the prophet. 
      17These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a
        tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. 
      18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure
        through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that
        were clean escaped from them who live in error. 
      19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of
        corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought
        in bondage. 
      20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through
        the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again        entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them
        than the beginning. 
      21For it had been better for them not to have known the way of
        righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy
        commandment delivered unto them. 
      22But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog
        is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her
        wallowing in the mire. 

       IIPETER            Chapter  3
       1This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I
        stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 
       2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the
        holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord
        and Saviour: 
       3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers,
        walking after their own lusts, 
       4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers
        fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of
        the creation. 
       5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the
        heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in
        the water: 
       6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water,
        perished: 
       7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are
        kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and
        perdition of ungodly men. 
       8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with
        the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 
       9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count
        slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any
        should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 
      10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the
        which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the
        elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works
        that are therein shall be burned up. 
      11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of
        persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 
      12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein
        the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall
        melt with fervent heat? 
      13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a
        new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 
      14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent
        that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 
      15And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as
        our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him
        hath written unto you; 
      16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in
        which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are
        unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures,
        unto their own destruction. 
      17Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware        lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from
        your own stedfastness. 
      18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
        Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. 

       IJOHN              Chapter  1
       1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have
        seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have
        handled, of the Word of life; 
       2(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness,
        and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and
        was manifested unto us;) 
       3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also
        may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the
        Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 
       4And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 
       5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto
        you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 
       6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we
        lie, and do not the truth: 
       7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
        fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son
        cleanseth us from all sin. 
       8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
        not in us. 
       9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our
        sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 
      10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word
        is not in us. 

       IJOHN              Chapter  2
       1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not.
        And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ
        the righteous: 
       2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but
        also for the sins of the whole world. 
       3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 
       4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a
        liar, and the truth is not in him. 
       5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God
        perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 
       6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even
        as he walked. 
       7Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment
        which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word
        which ye have heard from the beginning. 
       8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him
        and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now
        shineth. 
       9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in
        darkness even until now. 
      10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none
        occasion of stumbling in him. 
      11But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in        darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness
        hath blinded his eyes. 
      12I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you
        for his name's sake. 
      13I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the
        beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the
        wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known
        the Father. 
      14I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is
        from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye
        are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome
        the wicked one. 
      15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any
        man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 
      16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of
        the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the
        world. 
      17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth
        the will of God abideth for ever. 
      18Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that
        antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby
        we know that it is the last time. 
      19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been
        of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out,
        that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. 
      20But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 
      21I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but
        because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 
      22Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is
        antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 
      23Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he
        that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 
      24Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the
        beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall
        remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. 
      25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. 
      26These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.

      27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and
        ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing
        teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as
        it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. 
      28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear,
        we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 
      29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth
        righteousness is born of him. 

       IJOHN              Chapter  3
       1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we
        should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,
        because it knew him not. 
       2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what
        we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like
        him; for we shall see him as he is.        3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as
        he is pure. 
       4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the
        transgression of the law. 
       5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him
        is no sin. 
       6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen
        him, neither known him. 
       7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness
        is righteous, even as he is righteous. 
       8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from
        the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that
        he might destroy the works of the devil. 
       9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth
        in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 
      10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the
        devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he
        that loveth not his brother. 
      11For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we
        should love one another. 
      12Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And
        wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his
        brother's righteous. 
      13Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 
      14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the
        brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 
      15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no
        murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 
      16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for
        us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 
      17But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need,
        and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the
        love of God in him? 
      18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but
        in deed and in truth. 
      19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our
        hearts before him. 
      20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and
        knoweth all things. 
      21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward
        God. 
      22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his
        commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 
      23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of
        his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us
        commandment. 
      24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him.
        And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath
        given us. 

       IJOHN              Chapter  4
       1Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they
        are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 
       2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that        Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 
       3And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the
        flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof
        ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the
        world. 
       4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because
        greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 
       5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the
        world heareth them. 
       6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God
        heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of
        error. 
       7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one
        that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 
       8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 
       9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God
        sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through
        him. 
      10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent
        his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 
      11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 
      12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God
        dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 
      13Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath
        given us of his Spirit. 
      14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be
        the Saviour of the world. 
      15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in
        him, and he in God. 
      16And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is
        love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 
      17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day
        of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 
      18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because
        fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 
      19We love him, because he first loved us. 
      20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for
        he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God
        whom he hath not seen? 
      21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love
        his brother also. 

       IJOHN              Chapter  5
       1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and
        every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten
        of him. 
       2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God,
        and keep his commandments. 
       3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his
        commandments are not grievous. 
       4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the
        victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 
       5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus        is the Son of God? 
       6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by
        water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth
        witness, because the Spirit is truth. 
       7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word,
        and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 
       8And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the
        water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 
       9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for
        this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 
      10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he
        that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not
        the record that God gave of his Son. 
      11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and
        this life is in his Son. 
      12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God
        hath not life. 
      13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the
        Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye
        may believe on the name of the Son of God. 
      14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any
        thing according to his will, he heareth us: 
      15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we
        have the petitions that we desired of him. 
      16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he
        shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto
        death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for
        it. 
      17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. 
      18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is
        begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him
        not. 
      19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in
        wickedness. 
      20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an
        understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him
        that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and
        eternal life. 
      21Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. 

       IIJOHN             Chapter  1
       1The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the
        truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; 
       2For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for
        ever. 
       3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from
        the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 
       4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as
        we have received a commandment from the Father. 
       5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment
        unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one
        another. 
       6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the
        commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should        walk in it. 
       7For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that
        Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an
        antichrist. 
       8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have
        wrought, but that we receive a full reward. 
       9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ,
        hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both
        the Father and the Son. 
      10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him
        not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 
      11For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. 
      12Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper
        and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that
        our joy may be full. 
      13The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. 

       IIIJOHN            Chapter  1
       1The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 
       2Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in
        health, even as thy soul prospereth. 
       3For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the
        truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. 
       4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 
       5Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren,
        and to strangers; 
       6Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if
        thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do
        well: 
       7Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of
        the Gentiles. 
       8We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to
        the truth. 
       9I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the
        preeminence among them, receiveth us not. 
      10Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth,
        prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith,
        neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them
        that would, and casteth them out of the church. 
      11Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He
        that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. 
      12Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea,
        and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true. 
      13I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write
        unto thee: 
      14But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to
        face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by
        name. 

       JUDE               Chapter  1
       1Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that
        are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and
        called: 
       2Mercy unto you, and peace and love, be multiplied.        3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common
        salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you
        that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once
        delivered unto the saints. 
       4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old
        ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our
        God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord
        Jesus Christ. 
       5I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this,
        how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt,
        afterward destroyed them that believed not. 
       6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own
        habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness
        unto the judgment of the great day. 
       7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner,
        giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh,
        are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal
        fire. 
       8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise
        dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 
       9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed
        about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing
        accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. 
      10But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what
        they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt
        themselves. 
      11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran
        greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the
        gainsaying of Core. 
      12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you,
        feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water,
        carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit,
        twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 
      13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering
        stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. 
      14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying,
        Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 
      15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly
        among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly
        committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have
        spoken against him. 
      16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and
        their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in
        admiration because of advantage. 
      17But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the
        apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 
      18How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who
        should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 
      19These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the
        Spirit. 
      20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith,
        praying in the Holy Ghost, 
      21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord
        Jesus Christ unto eternal life.       22And of some have compassion, making a difference: 
      23And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even
        the garment spotted by the flesh. 
      24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present
        you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 
      25To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and
        power, both now and for ever. Amen. 

       REVELATION         Chapter  1
       1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto
        his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and
        signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 
       2Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus
        Christ, and of all things that he saw. 
       3Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this
        prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the
        time is at hand. 
       4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and
        peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and
        from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 
       5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first
        begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto
        him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 
       6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be
        glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 
       7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they
        also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail
        because of him. Even so, Amen. 
       8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord,
        which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. 
       9I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and
        in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is
        called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus
        Christ. 
      10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great
        voice, as of a trumpet, 
      11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou
        seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are
        in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto
        Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. 
      12And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I
        saw seven golden candlesticks; 
      13And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of
        man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps
        with a golden girdle. 
      14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and
        his eyes were as a flame of fire; 
      15And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace;
        and his voice as the sound of many waters. 
      16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a
        sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in
        his strength. 
      17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right
        hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:       18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for
        evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. 
      19Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and
        the things which shall be hereafter; 
      20The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand,
        and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of
        the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are
        the seven churches. 

       REVELATION         Chapter  2
       1Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he
        that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the
        midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 
       2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou
        canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which
        say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 
       3And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast
        laboured, and hast not fainted. 
       4Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy
        first love. 
       5Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do
        the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will
        remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 
       6But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes,
        which I also hate. 
       7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
        churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of
        life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. 
       8And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith
        the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; 
       9I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich)
        and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are
        not, but are the synagogue of Satan. 
      10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil
        shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye
        shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I
        will give thee a crown of life. 
      11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
        churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. 
      12And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith
        he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 
      13I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is:
        and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in
        those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain
        among you, where Satan dwelleth. 
      14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them
        that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a
        stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things
        sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. 
      15So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes,
        which thing I hate. 
      16Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against
        them with the sword of my mouth. 
      17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the        churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden
        manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name
        written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. 
      18And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things
        saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire,
        and his feet are like fine brass; 
      19I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy
        patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. 
      20Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou
        sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to
        teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat
        things sacrificed unto idols. 
      21And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented
        not. 
      22Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery
        with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. 
      23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall
        know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will
        give unto every one of you according to your works. 
      24But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have
        not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as
        they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. 
      25But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. 
      26And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him
        will I give power over the nations: 
      27And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter
        shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. 
      28And I will give him the morning star. 
      29He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
        churches. 

       REVELATION         Chapter  3
       1And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith
        he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know
        thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 
       2Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready
        to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. 
       3Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast,
        and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as
        a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. 
       4Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their
        garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. 
       5He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I
        will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will
        confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 
       6He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
        churches. 
       7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things
        saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of
        David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man
        openeth; 
       8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no
        man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my
        word, and hast not denied my name.        9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they
        are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come
        and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 
      10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee
        from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to
        try them that dwell upon the earth. 
      11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man
        take thy crown. 
      12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and
        he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my
        God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem,
        which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon
        him my new name. 
      13He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
        churches. 
      14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These
        things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning
        of the creation of God; 
      15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou
        wert cold or hot. 
      16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will
        spue thee out of my mouth. 
      17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have
        need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and
        miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 
      18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest
        be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the
        shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with
        eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 
      19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and
        repent. 
      20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and
        open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he
        with me. 
      21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even
        as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. 
      22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
        churches. 

       REVELATION         Chapter  4
       1After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and
        the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking
        with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things
        which must be hereafter. 
       2And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in
        heaven, and one sat on the throne. 
       3And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone:
        and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an
        emerald. 
       4And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the
        seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment;
        and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 
       5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and
        voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne,        which are the seven Spirits of God. 
       6And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and
        in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four
        beasts full of eyes before and behind. 
       7And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a
        calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast
        was like a flying eagle. 
       8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they
        were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying,
        Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to
        come. 
       9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that
        sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 
      10The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the
        throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their
        crowns before the throne, saying, 
      11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for
        thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were
        created. 

       REVELATION         Chapter  5
       1And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book
        written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 
       2And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy
        to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 
       3And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able
        to open the book, neither to look thereon. 
       4And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read
        the book, neither to look thereon. 
       5And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of
        the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the
        book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 
       6And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four
        beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been
        slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits
        of God sent forth into all the earth. 
       7And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat
        upon the throne. 
       8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty
        elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and
        golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 
       9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book,
        and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed
        us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people,
        and nation; 
      10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign
        on the earth. 
      11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the
        throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten
        thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 
      12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to
        receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and
        glory, and blessing. 
      13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under        the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them,
        heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto
        him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and
        ever. 
      14And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell
        down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. 

       REVELATION         Chapter  6
       1And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it
        were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and
        see. 
       2And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a
        bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering,
        and to conquer. 
       3And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say,
        Come and see. 
       4And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to
        him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they
        should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. 
       5And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say,
        Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on
        him had a pair of balances in his hand. 
       6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of
        wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see
        thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 
       7And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the
        fourth beast say, Come and see. 
       8And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him
        was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them
        over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
        hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 
       9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the
        souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the
        testimony which they held: 
      10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and
        true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on
        the earth? 
      11And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said
        unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their
        fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they
        were, should be fulfilled. 
      12And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a
        great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and
        the moon became as blood; 
      13And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree
        casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 
      14And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and
        every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 
      15And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and
        the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every
        free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the
        mountains; 
      16And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the
        face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the
        Lamb: 
      17For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to
        stand? 

       REVELATION         Chapter  7
       1And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners
        of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind
        should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 
       2And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of
        the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to
        whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 
       3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we
        have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 
       4And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were
        sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of
        the children of Israel. 
       5Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
        Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed
        twelve thousand. 
       6Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
        Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were
        sealed twelve thousand. 
       7Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
        Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were
        sealed twelve thousand. 
       8Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
        Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were
        sealed twelve thousand. 
       9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could
        number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood
        before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and
        palms in their hands; 
      10And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which
        sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 
      11And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders
        and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and
        worshipped God, 
      12Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and
        honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever.
        Amen. 
      13And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which
        are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 
      14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are
        they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their
        robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 
      15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and
        night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell
        among them. 
      16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the
        sun light on them, nor any heat. 
      17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and
        shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe
        away all tears from their eyes. 

       REVELATION         Chapter  8
       1And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven        about the space of half an hour. 
       2And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were
        given seven trumpets. 
       3And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden
        censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should
        offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which
        was before the throne. 
       4And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the
        saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. 
       5And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar,
        and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings,
        and lightnings, and an earthquake. 
       6And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves
        to sound. 
       7The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled
        with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of
        trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. 
       8And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning
        with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became
        blood; 
       9And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had
        life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. 
      10And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven,
        burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the
        rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 
      11And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of
        the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because
        they were made bitter. 
      12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was
        smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the
        stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone
        not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. 
      13And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven,
        saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the
        earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three
        angels, which are yet to sound! 

       REVELATION         Chapter  9
       1And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto
        the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 
       2And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the
        pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were
        darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 
       3And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them
        was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 
       4And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the
        earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men
        which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. 
       5And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that
        they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the
        torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. 
       6And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and
        shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. 
       7And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto        battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and
        their faces were as the faces of men. 
       8And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the
        teeth of lions. 
       9And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the
        sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses
        running to battle. 
      10And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in
        their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 
      11And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless
        pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek
        tongue hath his name Apollyon. 
      12One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. 
      13And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns
        of the golden altar which is before God, 
      14Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four
        angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. 
      15And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and
        a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. 
      16And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand
        thousand: and I heard the number of them. 
      17And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them,
        having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the
        heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their
        mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. 
      18By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by
        the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. 
      19For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their
        tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do
        hurt. 
      20And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet
        repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not
        worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone,
        and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 
      21Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor
        of their fornication, nor of their thefts. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 10
       1And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a
        cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were
        the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 
       2And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot
        upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, 
       3And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had
        cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. 
       4And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to
        write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those
        things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. 
       5And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth
        lifted up his hand to heaven, 
       6And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven,
        and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that
        therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that
        there should be time no longer:        7But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall
        begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath
        declared to his servants the prophets. 
       8And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and
        said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the
        angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 
       9And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little
        book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make
        thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. 
      10And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up;
        and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it,
        my belly was bitter. 
      11And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples,
        and nations, and tongues, and kings. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 11
       1And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood,
        saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them
        that worship therein. 
       2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it
        not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they
        tread under foot forty and two months. 
       3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy
        a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 
       4These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing
        before the God of the earth. 
       5And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth,
        and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must
        in this manner be killed. 
       6These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of
        their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and
        to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. 
       7And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that
        ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and
        shall overcome them, and kill them. 
       8And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city,
        which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was
        crucified. 
       9And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see
        their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their
        dead bodies to be put in graves. 
      10And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make
        merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two
        prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. 
      11And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered
        into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon
        them which saw them. 
      12And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up
        hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies
        beheld them. 
      13And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of
        the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven
        thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God
        of heaven.       14The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. 
      15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven,
        saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our
        Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. 
      16And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats,
        fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 
      17Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and
        wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great
        power, and hast reigned. 
      18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of
        the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give
        reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them
        that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which
        destroy the earth. 
      19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his
        temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and
        voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 12
       1And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the
        sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve
        stars: 
       2And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be
        delivered. 
       3And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red
        dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his
        heads. 
       4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast
        them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was
        ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was
        born. 
       5And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a
        rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

       6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place
        prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two
        hundred and threescore days. 
       7And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against
        the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 
       8And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 
       9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the
        Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out
        into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 
      10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and
        strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ:
        for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them
        before our God day and night. 
      11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of
        their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 
      12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the
        inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down
        unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a
        short time. 
      13And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he        persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 
      14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she
        might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished
        for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

      15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the
        woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 
      16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and
        swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 
      17And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with
        the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have
        the testimony of Jesus Christ. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 13
       1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of
        the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten
        crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 
       2And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were
        as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the
        dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 
       3And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his
        deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 
       4And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and
        they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is
        able to make war with him? 
       5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and
        blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two
        months. 
       6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his
        name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 
       7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to
        overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and
        tongues, and nations. 
       8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are
        not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation
        of the world. 
       9If any man have an ear, let him hear. 
      10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that
        killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the
        patience and the faith of the saints. 
      11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two
        horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 
      12And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and
        causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first
        beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 
      13And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from
        heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 
      14And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those
        miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying
        to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to
        the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 
      15And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the
        image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would
        not worship the image of the beast should be killed.       16And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and
        bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 
      17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the
        name of the beast, or the number of his name. 
      18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of
        the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six
        hundred threescore and six. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 14
       1And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him
        an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written
        in their foreheads. 
       2And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as
        the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers
        harping with their harps: 
       3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the
        four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the
        hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the
        earth. 
       4These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are
        virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.
        These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God
        and to the Lamb. 
       5And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault
        before the throne of God. 
       6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the
        everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and
        to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 
       7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the
        hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and
        earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 
       8And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is
        fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the
        wine of the wrath of her fornication. 
       9And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any
        man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his
        forehead, or in his hand, 
      10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured
        out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be
        tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels,
        and in the presence of the Lamb: 
      11And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and
        they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image,
        and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 
      12Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the
        commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 
      13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are
        the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the
        Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do
        follow them. 
      14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat
        like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in
        his hand a sharp sickle. 
      15And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to
        him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the        time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 
      16And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and
        the earth was reaped. 
      17And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also
        having a sharp sickle. 
      18And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire;
        and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying,
        Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of
        the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 
      19And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the
        vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath
        of God. 
      20And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of
        the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a
        thousand and six hundred furlongs. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 15
       1And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels
        having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of
        God. 
       2And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that
        had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over
        his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass,
        having the harps of God. 
       3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of
        the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God
        Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 
       4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only
        art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy
        judgments are made manifest. 
       5And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of
        the testimony in heaven was opened: 
       6And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven
        plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts
        girded with golden girdles. 
       7And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden
        vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. 
       8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from
        his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the
        seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 16
       1And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven
        angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon
        the earth. 
       2And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there
        fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of
        the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. 
       3And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became
        as the blood of a dead man; and every living soul died in the sea. 
       4And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains
        of waters; and they became blood. 
       5And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord,
        which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. 
       6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast        given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 
       7And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty,
        true and righteous are thy judgments. 
       8And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was
        given unto him to scorch men with fire. 
       9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of
        God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to
        give him glory. 
      10And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast;
        and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues
        for pain, 
      11And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their
        sores, and repented not of their deeds. 
      12And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river
        Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the
        kings of the east might be prepared. 
      13And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of
        the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth
        of the false prophet. 
      14For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth
        unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to
        the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 
      15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth
        his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 
      16And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew
        tongue Armageddon. 
      17And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there
        came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne,
        saying, It is done. 
      18And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a
        great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so
        mighty an earthquake, and so great. 
      19And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of
        the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God,
        to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 
      20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 
      21And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about
        the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague
        of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 17
       1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and
        talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee
        the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 
       2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the
        inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her
        fornication. 
       3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a
        woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy,
        having seven heads and ten horns. 
       4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked
        with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her
        hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 
       5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,        THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 
       6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with
        the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered
        with great admiration. 
       7And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell
        thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her,
        which hath the seven heads and ten horns. 
       8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of
        the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the
        earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life
        from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that
        was, and is not, and yet is. 
       9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven
        mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 
      10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other
        is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 
      11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of
        the seven, and goeth into perdition. 
      12And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have
        received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with
        the beast. 
      13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the
        beast. 
      14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them:
        for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with
        him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 
      15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore
        sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 
      16And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate
        the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her
        flesh, and burn her with fire. 
      17For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree,
        and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall
        be fulfilled. 
      18And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth
        over the kings of the earth. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 18
       1And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven,
        having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 
       2And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great
        is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the
        hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful
        bird. 
       3For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her
        fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication
        with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the
        abundance of her delicacies. 
       4And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my
        people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not
        of her plagues. 
       5For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her
        iniquities. 
       6Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double        according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her
        double. 
       7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much
        torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a
        queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 
       8Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and
        famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the
        Lord God who judgeth her. 
       9And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived
        deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they
        shall see the smoke of her burning, 
      10Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas
        that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy
        judgment come. 
      11And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no
        man buyeth their merchandise any more: 
      12The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of
        pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all
        thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels
        of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 
      13And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine,
        and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and
        horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 
      14And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and
        all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and
        thou shalt find them no more at all. 
      15The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall
        stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 
      16And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine
        linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious
        stones, and pearls! 
      17For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every
        shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as
        trade by sea, stood afar off, 
      18And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city
        is like unto this great city! 
      19And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing,
        saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that
        had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is
        she made desolate. 
      20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for
        God hath avenged you on her. 
      21And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast
        it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city
        Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. 
      22And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and
        trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman,
        of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the
        sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; 
      23And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the
        voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at
        all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for
        by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 
      24And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all        that were slain upon the earth. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 19
       1And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in
        heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and
        power, unto the Lord our God: 
       2For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the
        great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and
        hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. 
       3And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and
        ever. 
       4And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and
        worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. 
       5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye
        his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. 
       6And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the
        voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying,
        Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 
       7Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage
        of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 
       8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen,
        clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 
       9And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto
        the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the
        true sayings of God. 
      10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou
        do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the
        testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the
        spirit of prophecy. 
      11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat
        upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth
        judge and make war. 
      12His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns;
        and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 
      13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is
        called The Word of God. 
      14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses,
        clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 
      15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should
        smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he
        treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 
      16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF
        KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 
      17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud
        voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come
        and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 
      18That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and
        the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that
        sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small
        and great. 
      19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies,
        gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and
        against his army. 
      20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought        miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received
        the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both
        were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 
      21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the
        horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were
        filled with their flesh. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 20
       1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the
        bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 
       2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil,
        and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 
       3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal
        upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the
        thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed
        a little season. 
       4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given
        unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the
        witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not
        worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his
        mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and
        reigned with Christ a thousand years. 
       5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years
        were finished. This is the first resurrection. 
       6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on
        such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God
        and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. 
       7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of
        his prison, 
       8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four
        quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to
        battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 
       9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp
        of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from
        God out of heaven, and devoured them. 
      10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and
        brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be
        tormented day and night for ever and ever. 
      11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose
        face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place
        for them. 
      12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books
        were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life:
        and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in
        the books, according to their works. 
      13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell
        delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every
        man according to their works. 
      14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the
        second death. 
      15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into
        the lake of fire. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 21
       1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the        first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 
       2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out
        of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 
       3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the
        tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they
        shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their
        God. 
       4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be
        no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any
        more pain: for the former things are passed away. 
       5And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.
        And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 
       6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning
        and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of
        the water of life freely. 
       7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God,
        and he shall be my son. 
       8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers,
        and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall
        have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:
        which is the second death. 
       9And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven
        vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying,
        Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 
      10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain,
        and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of
        heaven from God, 
      11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most
        precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 
      12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates
        twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the
        twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 
      13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three
        gates; and on the west three gates. 
      14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the
        names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 
      15And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and
        the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 
      16And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the
        breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand
        furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. 
      17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four
        cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. 
      18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was
        pure gold, like unto clear glass. 
      19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all
        manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the
        second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 
      20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the
        eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the
        eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 
      21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of
        one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were
        transparent glass. 
      22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
        are the temple of it. 
      23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in
        it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light
        thereof. 
      24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of
        it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into
        it. 
      25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall
        be no night there. 
      26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 
      27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth,
        neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they
        which are written in the Lamb's book of life. 

       REVELATION         Chapter 22
       1And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal,
        proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 
       2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river,
        was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and
        yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for
        the healing of the nations. 
       3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the
        Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 
       4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their
        foreheads. 
       5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither
        light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall
        reign for ever and ever. 
       6And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the
        Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his
        servants the things which must shortly be done. 
       7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the
        prophecy of this book. 
       8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and
        seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which
        showed me these things. 
       9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy
        fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which
        keep the sayings of this book: worship God. 
      10And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this
        book: for the time is at hand. 
      11He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy,
        let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be
        righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 
      12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every
        man according as his work shall be. 
      13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the
        last. 
      14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right
        to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the
        city. 
      15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers,
        and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.       16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the
        churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright
        and morning star. 
      17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say,
        Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him
        take the water of life freely. 
      18For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy
        of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add
        unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 
      19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this
        prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and
        out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this
        book. 
      20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen.
        Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 
      21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 