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9003

The Israelites did just as Joshua had commanded them. The 12 men took stones from the middle of the Jordan, one for each of the Israelite tribes, just as the Lord had told Joshua. They carried them to the camp and set them down there.

9004

Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

9005

(Only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed was made of iron. Isn’t it in Rabbah of the Ammonites? It is 13 feet six inches long and six feet wide by a standard measure.)

9007

You are to season each of your grain offerings with salt; you must not omit from your grain offering the salt of the covenant with your God. You are to present salt with each of your offerings.

9008

They piled them in countless heaps, and there was a terrible odor in the land.

9009

The flood continued for 40 days on the earth; the waters increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the earth.

9010

The Emim, a great and numerous people as tall as the Anakim, had previously lived there.

9011

Two men had remained in the camp, one named Eldad and the other Medad; the Spirit rested on them—they were among those listed, but had not gone out to the tent—and they prophesied in the camp.

9012

So Jesus has also become the guarantee of a better covenant.

9013

So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the Lord.

9014

I beg you that when I am present I will not need to be bold with the confidence by which I plan to challenge certain people who think we are behaving in an unspiritual way.

9015

Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and went back to Jerusalem.

9016

How can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.

9018

son of Joshua,
son of Eliezer, son of Jorim,
son of Matthat, son of Levi,

9019

You come out to save Your people,
to save Your anointed.
You crush the leader of the house of the wicked
and strip him from foot to neck.Selah

9020

The Lord God has sworn by His holiness:

Look, the days are coming
when you will be taken away with hooks,
every last one of you with fishhooks.

9021

against every ship of Tarshish,
and against every splendid sea vessel.

9022

before the silver cord is snapped,
and the gold bowl is broken,
and the jar is shattered at the spring,
and the wheel is broken into the well;

9023

I have my own vineyard.
The 1,000 are for you, Solomon,
but 200 for those who guard its fruits.

9024

My dove, in the clefts of the rock,
in the crevices of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.

9025

Lashes and wounds purge away evil,
and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.


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9026

Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”

9027

In my futile life I have seen everything: there is a righteous man who perishes in spite of his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in spite of his evil.

9028

I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,

9030

The desire of the righteous turns out well,
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

9031

It will rescue you from a forbidden woman,
from a stranger with her flattering talk,

9032

No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you!

9033

He made 10 tables and placed them in the sanctuary, five on the right and five on the left. He also made 100 gold bowls.

9034

Then the king of Assyria issued a command: “Send back one of the priests you deported. Have him go and live there so he can teach them the requirements of the God of the land.”

9035

When they were few in number,
very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan

9036

Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grip on the kingdom.

9037

We remember the free fish we ate in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

9038

The rest of the events of Amon’s reign, along with his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.

9039

The war between the house of Saul and the house of David was long and drawn out, with David growing stronger and the house of Saul becoming weaker.

9040

It was reported to Solomon: “Look, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”

9041

The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night never left its place in front of the people.

9042

Solomon has even taken his seat on the royal throne.

9043

Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

9044

There were Hebrews from the area who had gone earlier into the camp to join the Philistines, but even they joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

9045

A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.

9046

Joshua son of Nun, who attends you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit it.

9047

All wildlife, all livestock, every bird, and every creature that crawls on the earth came out of the ark by their groups.

9048

When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, the Lord opened a door for me.

9049

I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

9050

Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim with this message: “Come down to intercept the Midianites and take control of the watercourses ahead of them as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they took control of the watercourses as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.

9052

“The first was like a lion but had eagle’s wings. I continued watching until its wings were torn off. It was lifted up from the ground, set on its feet like a man, and given a human mind.

9053

Peter began to explain to them in an orderly sequence, saying:

9054

Many people spread their robes on the road, and others spread leafy branches cut from the fields.

9055

If a man of wind comes
and invents lies:
“I will preach to you about wine and beer,”
he would be just the preacher for this people!

9056

The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king.

9057

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we’re afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought John was a prophet.”

9058

He called out loudly:

Cut down the tree and chop off its branches;
strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit.
Let the animals flee from under it,
and the birds from its branches.

9059

Then King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in alarm. He said to his advisers, “Didn’t we throw three men, bound, into the fire?”

“Yes, of course, Your Majesty,” they replied to the king.

9060

But look, I am raising up a nation
against you, house of Israel
this is the declaration of the Lord,
the God of Hosts—
and they will oppress you
from the entrance of Hamath
to the Brook of the Arabah.

9061

After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully. He will rise to power with a small nation.

9063

Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had assigned to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He came and said to him, “Don’t kill the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”

9064

Next He said to me: “Son of man, listen carefully to all My words that I speak to you and take them to heart.

9065

In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.

9066

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me.

9068

He makes nations great, then destroys them;
He enlarges nations, then leads them away.

9069

In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

9071

He had been taken into exile from Jerusalem with the other captives when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon took King Jeconiah of Judah into exile.

9072

Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, the goat-demons, and the golden calves he had made.

9073

Then, as if following the sin of Jeroboam son of Nebat were a trivial matter, he married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and then proceeded to serve Baal and worship him.

9074

In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.

9075

The rest of all the events of Asa’s reign, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. But in his old age he developed a disease in his feet.

9076

Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have the young men get up and compete in front of us.”

“Let them get up,” Joab replied.

9077

The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, don’t do this evil, my brothers. After all, this man has come into my house. Don’t do this horrible thing.

9078

Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh.

9079

So Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s control today. Libnah also rebelled at that time.

9080

“Then Aaron is to enter the tent of meeting, take off the linen garments he wore when he entered the most holy place, and leave them there.

9081

When the five Philistine rulers observed this, they returned to Ekron that same day.

9082

Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly, because Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey.

9083

But his hair began to grow back after it had been shaved.

9084

Then her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you gather barley today, and where did you work? May the Lord bless the man who noticed you.”

Ruth told her mother-in-law about the men she had worked with and said, “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz.”

9085

“The Lord said to me at that time, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones and come to Me on the mountain and make a wooden ark.

9086

Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said: “It was necessary that God’s message be spoken to you first. But since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles!

9087

He said to them, “Where is your faith?”

They were fearful and amazed, asking one another, “Who can this be? He commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey Him!”

9088

No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites who inhabited Gibeon; all of them were taken in battle.

9089

Taking along soldiers and centurions, he immediately ran down to them. Seeing the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

9090

He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was in all God’s household.

9091

However, not everyone has this knowledge. In fact, some have been so used to idolatry up until now that when they eat food offered to an idol, their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

9092

But Aaron replied to Moses, “See, today they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord. Since these things have happened to me, if I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been acceptable in the Lord’s sight?”

9093

She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said, “At last, my husband will become attached to me because I have borne three sons for him.” Therefore he was named Levi.

9094

When they returned to their father Reuel he asked, “Why have you come back so quickly today?”

9095

Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

9096

So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

9098

Jesus went with them, and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to tell Him, “Lord, don’t trouble Yourself, since I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

9100

Then everyone was astounded, and they were giving glory to God. And they were filled with awe and said, “We have seen incredible things today!”

9101

After he said this, he knelt down and prayed with all of them.

9102

Then it came out, shrieking and convulsing him violently. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He’s dead.”

9103

But if that wicked slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’

9104

After spending some time there, they were sent back in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them. But Paul and Barnabas, along with many others, remained in Antioch teaching and proclaiming the message of the Lord.

After some time had passed, Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit the brothers in every town where we have preached the message of the Lord and see how they’re doing.” Barnabas wanted to take along John Mark. But Paul did not think it appropriate to take along this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work. There was such a sharp disagreement that they parted company, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed off to Cyprus. Then Paul chose Silas and departed, after being commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers. He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

9105

He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the land. Then He sat down and was teaching the crowds from the boat.

9106

saying, “Get up! Take the child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, because those who sought the child’s life are dead.”

9107

Is it not from the Lord of Hosts
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?

9108

Because of all your detestable practices, I will do to you what I have never done before and what I will never do again.

9111

Though they offer sacrificial gifts
and eat the flesh,
the Lord does not accept them.
Now He will remember their guilt
and punish their sins;
they will return to Egypt.

9112

Go to your people, the exiles, and speak to them. Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”

9113

Have you not brought this on yourself
by abandoning the Lord your God
while He was leading you along the way?

9114

“The Lord of Hosts who planted you has decreed disaster against you, because of the harm the house of Israel and the house of Judah brought on themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”

9115

A man will go there with bow and arrows
because the whole land will be thorns and briers.

9118

Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent,
discerning when he seals his lips.


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9119

The one who lives with integrity lives securely,
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.

9120

“Then a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord, and said, ‘I will entice him.’

“The Lord asked him, ‘How?’

9123

remove Your hand from me,
and do not let Your terror frighten me.

9124

And I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My name may be there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there at all times.

9125

besides what was brought by the merchants and traders. All the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

9126

He ordered them to celebrate the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar every year

9127

Ulam’s son: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh.

9128

These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri,
son of Jaroah, son of Gilead,
son of Michael, son of Jeshishai,
son of Jahdo, son of Buz.

9129

In addition, I will give you what you did not ask for: both riches and honor, so that no man in any kingdom will be your equal during your entire life.

9130

Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, for the king of Babylon took everything that belonged to the king of Egypt, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

9131

The rest of the events of Ahaz’s reign, along with his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.

9132

The rest of the events of Jehoram’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.

9133

Naaman responded, “If not, please let your servant be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry, for your servant will no longer offer a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but Yahweh.

9134

On the seventh day, before sunset, the men of the city said to him:

What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?


So he said to them:

If you hadn’t plowed with my young cow,
you wouldn’t know my riddle now!

9135

However, Elisha said to King Joram of Israel, “We have nothing in common. Go to the prophets of your father and your mother!”

But the king of Israel replied, “No, because it is the Lord who has summoned these three kings to hand them over to Moab.”

9136

“But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring two quarts of fine flour as an offering for his sin. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.

9137

Now the word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha:

9138

Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

9139

But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions. You said to Him, ‘You must set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.”

9140

Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, that’s good. Let him redeem you. But if he doesn’t want to redeem you, as the Lord lives, I will. Now lie down until morning.”

9141

These are the nations the Lord left in order to test Israel, since the Israelites had fought none of these in any of the wars with Canaan.

9142

When the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of the people.

9143

Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave, and bring those five kings to me out of there.”

9144

This is a permanent statute throughout your generations, wherever you live: you must not eat any fat or any blood.”

9145

Immediately she hurried to the king and said, “I want you to give me John the Baptist’s head on a platter—right now!”

9146

When He finished talking with him, God withdrew from Abraham.

9147

Ever since I went in to Pharaoh to speak in Your name he has caused trouble for this people, and You haven’t delivered Your people at all.”

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9148

“When a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live ox and divide its proceeds; they must also divide the dead animal.

9149

What use is a carved idol
after its craftsman carves it?
It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.
For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it
and makes idols that cannot speak.

9150

But He said to them, “What man among you, if he had a sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, wouldn’t take hold of it and lift it out?

9153

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan’s sons.

9154

They entered it with all the wildlife according to their kinds, all livestock according to their kinds, the creatures that crawl on the earth according to their kinds, all birds, every fowl, and everything with wings according to their kinds.

9155

I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

9156

Then the commander went with the temple police and brought them in without force, because they were afraid the people might stone them.

9157

י YodThe elders of Daughter Zion
sit on the ground in silence.
They have thrown dust on their heads
and put on sackcloth.
The young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.

9158

and said, “I am here to tell you what will happen at the conclusion of the time of wrath, because it refers to the appointed time of the end.

9159

On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear;
Zion, do not let your hands grow weak.

9160

On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who try to lift it will injure themselves severely when all the nations of the earth gather against her.

9161

The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth,

9162

ח KhetThe Lord determined to destroy
the wall of Daughter Zion.
He stretched out a measuring line
and did not restrain Himself from destroying.
He made the ramparts and walls grieve;
together they waste away.

9163

You will be righteous, Lord,
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?

9164

Then Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar, was stunned for a moment, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.”

Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!

9165

Then I will make you a fortified wall of bronze
to this people.
They will fight against you
but will not overcome you,
for I am with you
to save you and deliver you.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

9166

On that day
his burden will fall from your shoulders,
and his yoke from your neck.
The yoke will be broken because of fatness.

9168

At the end of your life, you will lament
when your physical body has been consumed,

9169

For the discerning the path of life leads upward,
so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

9170

May the day I was born perish,
and the night when they said,
“A boy is conceived.”

9171

He will completely destroy
the glory of its forests and orchards
as a sickness consumes a person.

9172

The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits the malicious.

9174

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic psalm.Answer me when I call,
God, who vindicates me.
You freed me from affliction;
be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

9175

The Ammonites and Moabites turned against the inhabitants of Mount Seir and completely annihilated them. When they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped destroy each other.

9176

David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged by him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”

9177

Samuel told them, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, get rid of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths that are among you, dedicate yourselves to the Lord, and worship only Him. Then He will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”

9178

King David answered Ornan, “No, I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the Lord what belongs to you or offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”

9179

Listen to Your servant’s prayer and his petition,
Lord my God,
so that You may hear the cry and the prayer
that Your servant prays before You today,

9181

But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed 700 of their charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach commander of their army, who died there.

9183

Reuel’s sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

9184

The Philistines came up again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

9185

The rest of the events of Menahem’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

9186

Now choose 12 men from the tribes of Israel, one man for each tribe.

9187

all that the Lord has commanded you through Moses, from the day the Lord issued the commands and onward throughout your generations—

9188

When she got up to gather grain, Boaz ordered his young men, “Let her even gather grain among the bundles, and don’t humiliate her.

9189

“Therefore we said: Let us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offering or sacrifice.

9190

not to act corruptly and make an idol for yourselves in the shape of any figure: a male or female form,

9191

The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from my native land, who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘I will give this land to your offspring’—He will send His angel before you, and you can take a wife for my son from there.

9192

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also subject to weakness.

9193

Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of Simeon’s tribe,

9194

“If his offering as a fellowship sacrifice to the Lord is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.

9195

No straw has been given to your servants, yet they say to us, ‘Make bricks!’ Look, your servants are being beaten, but it is your own people who are at fault.”

9196

“Who made you a leader and judge over us?” the man replied. “Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?”

Then Moses became afraid and thought: What I did is certainly known.

9198

All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

9199

At that very moment, three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea arrived at the house where we were.

9200

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

9201

So he swore oaths to her: “Whatever you ask me I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

9203

And just as Isaiah predicted:

If the Lord of Hosts had not left us offspring,
we would have become like Sodom,
and we would have been made like Gomorrah.

9204

For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

9207

“I already told you,” he said, “and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t want to become His disciples too, do you?”

9208

(He had been thrown into prison for a rebellion that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)

9209

On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—to shave the head, the hair on the legs, and to remove the beard as well.

9210

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

9211

son of Simeon, son of Judah,
son of Joseph, son of Jonam,
son of Eliakim,

9212

Then He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has abandoned the land.’”

9213

Only acknowledge your guilt
you have rebelled against the Lord your God.
You have scattered your favors to strangers
under every green tree
and have not obeyed My voice.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

9214

Look, I am about to crush you in your place
as a wagon full of sheaves crushes grain.

9215

for the customs of the peoples are worthless.
Someone cuts down a tree from the forest;
it is worked by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel.

9216

Nations will see and be ashamed
of all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths,
and their ears will become deaf.

9217

Infuriated, the king of the South will march out to fight with the king of the North who will raise a large army but they will be handed over to his enemy.

9218

Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of Yahweh. The God who answers with fire, He is God.”

All the people answered, “That sounds good.”

9219

The one who brings ruin on his household
will inherit the wind,
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.

9220

Why is light given to one burdened with grief,
and life to those whose existence is bitter,

9221

Because your raging against Me
and your arrogance have reached My ears,
I will put My hook in your nose
and My bit in your mouth;
I will make you go back
the way you came.

9222

The struggles of fools weary them,
for they don’t know how to go to the city.

9223

A feast is prepared for laughter,
and wine makes life happy,
and money is the answer for everything.

9224

My fruit is better than solid gold,
and my harvest than pure silver.

9225

The Israelites were subdued at that time. The Judahites succeeded because they depended on the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

9226

“The Lord was devoted to you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

9227

Samuel replied to Saul, “I will not return with you. Because you rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.”

9228

Abner sent messengers as his representatives to say to David, “Whose land is it? Make your covenant with me, and you can be certain I am on your side to hand all Israel over to you.”

9229

When Baasha heard about it, he quit building Ramah and stayed in Tirzah.

9230

“Awake! Awake, Deborah!
Awake! Awake, sing a song!
Arise, Barak,
and take hold of your captives,
son of Abinoam!”

9231

Then the Spirit of the Lord began to direct him in the Camp of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

9232

They took possession of all the territory of the Amorites from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan.

9233

Ehud made himself a double-edged sword 18 inches long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes

9234

“Therefore, love the Lord your God and always keep His mandate and His statutes, ordinances, and commands.

9235

From Libnah, Joshua and all Israel with him crossed to Lachish. They laid siege to it and attacked it.

9236

Joshua waged war with all these kings for a long time.

9237

“A man is not to marry his father’s wife; he must not violate his father’s marriage bed.

9238

“See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,

9239

For it is written:

Rejoice, childless woman,
who does not give birth.
Burst into song and shout,
you who are not in labor,
for the children of the desolate are many,
more numerous than those
of the woman who has a husband.

9240

The king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring John’s head. So he went and beheaded him in prison,

9241

He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord.”

9242

Food will not make us acceptable to God. We are not inferior if we don’t eat, and we are not better if we do eat.

9243

Immediately Jesus reached out His hand, caught hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

9245

and again, The Lord knows that the reasonings of the wise are meaningless.

9246

Now in Midian the Lord told Moses, “Return to Egypt, for all the men who wanted to kill you are dead.”

9247

Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

9248

So Kenan’s life lasted 910 years; then he died.

9249

“Aren’t there 12 hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

9250

She gave birth to a son whom he named Gershom, for he said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”

9251

And representatives from the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will view their bodies for three and a half days and not permit their bodies to be put into a tomb.

9252

Neither are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants. On the contrary, your offspring will be traced through Isaac.

9253

and after they flog Him, they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day.”

9254

You will be driven away from people to live with the wild animals. You will feed on grass like cattle and be drenched with dew from the sky for seven periods of time, until you acknowledge that the Most High is ruler over the kingdom of men, and He gives it to anyone He wants.

9255

So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove;
they call to Egypt, and they go to Assyria.

9256

“I scattered them with a windstorm over all the nations that had not known them, and the land was left desolate behind them, with no one coming or going. They turned a pleasant land into a desolation.”

9257

The statutes of Omri
and all the practices of Ahab’s house
have been observed;
you have followed their policies.
Therefore, I will make you a desolate place
and the city’s residents an object of contempt;
you will bear the scorn of My people.”

9259

Thistles had come up everywhere,
weeds covered the ground,
and the stone wall was ruined.

9260

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment,
for he is determined to follow what is worthless.

9261

This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can make the interpretation known to me. But you can, because you have the spirit of the holy gods.”

9262

He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

9263

I am about to gather them from all the lands where I have banished them in My anger, rage and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them live in safety.

9264

Now what will you gain
by traveling along the way to Egypt
to drink the waters of the Nile?
What will you gain
by traveling along the way to Assyria
to drink the waters of the Euphrates?

9265

“As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not offer a cry or a prayer on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you.

9266

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

9267

against every high tower,
against every fortified wall,

9268

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink;
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

9269

I acquired male and female servants and had slaves who were born in my house. I also owned many herds of cattle and flocks, more than all who were before me in Jerusalem.

9270

The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

9271

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned 33 years over all Israel and Judah.

9272

Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah from Pashhur’s descendants.

9273

We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and bring them to you as rafts by sea to Joppa. You can then take them up to Jerusalem.

9274

So David did exactly as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.

9276

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine sons.

9277

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

9278

Elijah replied, “You have asked for something difficult. If you see me being taken from you, you will have it. If not, you won’t.”

9279

The real widow, left all alone, has put her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers;

9280

When Solomon finished building the temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all that Solomon desired to do,

9281

He was still speaking when Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest, suddenly arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in, for you are an excellent man, and you must be bringing good news.”

9282

Now isn’t Boaz our relative? Haven’t you been working with his female servants? This evening he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.

9283

Joab fell with his face to the ground in homage and praised the king. “Today,” Joab said, “your servant knows I have found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your servant.”

9284

However, if you continue to do what is evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”

9285

Moses told Aaron, “Take a container and put two quarts of manna in it. Then place it before the Lord to be preserved throughout your generations.”

9287

After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo became judge and began to deliver Israel. He was from Issachar and lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.

9288

When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border at the edge of his territory.

9289

I will send the hornet in front of you, and it will drive the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites away from you.

9290

Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; they beat some and they killed some.

9291

The Lord spoke to Moses:

9292

But if you want something else, it must be decided in a legal assembly.

9294

He lived in the tombs. No one was able to restrain him anymore—even with chains

9295

But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!

9296

son of Amminadab,
son of Ram, son of Hezron,
son of Perez, son of Judah,

9297

son of Melchi, son of Addi,
son of Cosam, son of Elmadam,
son of Er,

9298

Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

9299

If I say to the wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him—you don’t speak out to warn him about his wicked way in order to save his life—that wicked person will die for his iniquity. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.

9300

Yes, at that time
I will deal with all who afflict you.
I will save the lame and gather the scattered;
I will make those who were disgraced
throughout the earth
receive praise and fame.

9301

The Spirit then lifted me up, and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me—praise the glory of the Lord in His place!—

9303

When He unrolled it before me, it was written on the front and back; words of lamentation, mourning, and woe were written on it.

9304

When I considered all that I had accomplished and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

9305

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

9306

The remaining trees of its forest
will be so few in number
that a child could count them.

9307

The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.

9308

I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.

9309

The Lord rises to argue the case
and stands to judge the people.

9310

But my dove, my virtuous one, is unique;
she is the favorite of her mother,
perfect to the one who gave her birth.
Women see her and declare her fortunate;
queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:

9311

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and afflicted.

9312

Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and left. Then the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

9313

Who would denounce his behavior to his face?
Who would repay him for what he has done?

9314

It is a land of blackness like the deepest darkness,
gloomy and chaotic,
where even the light is like the darkness.”

9315

Azgad’s descendants1,222

9316

Abishai, Joab’s brother, was the leader of the Three. He raised his spear against 300 men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three.

9317

Only grant these two things to me, God,
so that I will not have to hide from Your presence:

9318

Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal. I was engaged to her for the price of 100 Philistine foreskins.”

9319

and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath: “The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

9320

In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to battle Israel.

9321

When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans lined up in formation to engage David in battle and fought against him.

9322

When all the Israelite men who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined Saul and Jonathan in the battle.

9323

The battle that day was extremely fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.

9324

So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hand of any of the troops who were with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.

9325

They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter—that is why it was named Marah.

9326

The Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.

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9327

Some sailors tried to escape from the ship; they had let down the skiff into the sea, pretending that they were going to put out anchors from the bow.

9328

The Levites will do the work of the tent of meeting, and they will bear the consequences of their sin. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.

9329

but Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.”

“Here I am,” answered Samuel.

9330

Be careful to obey all these things I command you, so that you and your children after you may prosper forever, because you will be doing what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.

9331

And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters.

9332

Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

9333

The Lord said to me, ‘Show no hostility toward Moab, and do not provoke them to battle, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, since I have given Ar as a possession to the descendants of Lot.’”

9334

Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites.

9335

After he fathered Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and fathered other sons and daughters.

9337

While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack against Paul and brought him to the judge’s bench.

9338

And Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

9339

Jared was 162 years old when he fathered Enoch.

9340

because he often had been bound with shackles and chains, but had snapped off the chains and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

9341

But as soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

9342

Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

9343

The one who has accepted His testimony has affirmed that God is true.

9344

A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”

9345

That’s why I came without any objection when I was sent for. So I ask: Why did you send for me?”

9346

I will see Him myself;
my eyes will look at Him, and not as a stranger.
My heart longs within me.

9347

But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine, and plague so they can tell about all their detestable practices among the nations where they go. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”

9348

But Judah will be inhabited forever,
and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

9349

Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is enormous and spread out, and we are separated far from one another along the wall.

9350

Therefore, here is what the Lord says concerning the people of Anathoth who want to take your life. They warn, “You must not prophesy in the name of Yahweh, or you will certainly die at our hand.”

9351

But will God indeed live on earth with man?
Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,
much less this temple I have built.

9352

David said, “I would never do such a thing in the presence of God! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” For they brought it at the risk of their lives. So he would not drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.

9353

He put the reservoir on the right side, toward the southeast.

9354

He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt.

9355

So David did exactly as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

9356

Micaiah replied, “You will soon see when you go to hide yourself in an inner chamber on that day.”

9357

there were even male cult prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.

9358

Fifty men from the sons of the prophets came and stood facing them from a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

9359

Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

9360

‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘so will I repay you on this plot of land’—this is the Lord’s declaration. So now, according to the word of the Lord, pick him up and throw him on the plot of land.”

9361

Some time later the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place.

9362

Because of Your word and according to Your will, You have revealed all these great things to Your servant.

9363

The one who is caught with the things set apart must be burned, along with everything he has, because he has violated the Lord’s covenant and committed an outrage in Israel.”

9364

Then I heard something like a voice among the four living creatures say, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius—but do not harm the olive oil and the wine.”

9365

Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against Hazael king of Aram in Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.

9366

David’s oldest brother Eliab listened as he spoke to the men, and became angry with him. “Why did you come down here?” he asked. “Who did you leave those few sheep with in the wilderness? I know your arrogance and your evil heart—you came down to see the battle!”

9367

then the man is to bring his wife to the priest. He is also to bring an offering for her of two quarts of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering for remembrance that brings sin to mind.

9368

“These creatures that swarm on the ground are unclean for you:

the weasel, the mouse,
any kind of large lizard,

9369

It is to be prepared with oil on a griddle; you are to bring it well-kneaded. You must present it as a grain offering of baked pieces, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

9370

“When the Lord your God annihilates the nations before you, which you are entering to take possession of, and you drive them out and live in their land,

9371

One person could not see another, and for three days they did not move from where they were. Yet all the Israelites had light where they lived.

9372

and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.

9373

Instead, he is under guardians and stewards until the time set by his father.

9375

If it gores a son or a daughter, he is to be dealt with according to this same law.

9376

Go to Pharaoh in the morning. When you see him walking out to the water, stand ready to meet him by the bank of the Nile. Take in your hand the staff that turned into a snake.

9377

Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of the nomadic herdsmen.

9378

If anyone destroys God’s sanctuary, God will destroy him; for God’s sanctuary is holy, and that is what you are.

9379

When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king in his place.

9380

Then the crowd replied to Him, “We have heard from the scripture that the Messiah will remain forever. So how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

9381

Nineveh has been like a pool of water
from her first days,
but they are fleeing.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.

9382

Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,
and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.
Moab will die with a tumult,
with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.

9383

For I will remove the names of the Baals
from her mouth;
they will no longer be remembered by their names.

9384

Suddenly, a hand touched me and raised me to my hands and knees.

9385

When he reached the den, he cried out in anguish to Daniel. “Daniel, servant of the living God,” the king said, “has your God whom you serve continually been able to rescue you from the lions?”

9386

Can a man embrace fire
and his clothes not be burned?

9387

Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy—all in Jerusalem who are destined to live

9388

Rejoice, young man, while you are young,
and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.
And walk in the ways of your heart
and in the sight of your eyes;
but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.

9389

Also, if two lie down together, they can keep warm; but how can one person alone keep warm?

9391

“And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you: Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”

9392

When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,
and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.

9393

She sits by the doorway of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,

9394

But the Lord told him, “Listen to the people and everything they say to you. They have not rejected you; they have rejected Me as their king.

9395

And because of the cloud, the priests were not able to continue ministering, for the glory of the Lord filled God’s temple.

9396

Can anyone indict me?
If so, I will be silent and die.

9397

Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to tell Mordecai,

9398

Then he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired sheepshearers. Will the king and his servants please come with your servant?”

9399

suppose the 50 righteous lack five. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?”

He replied, “I will not destroy it if I find 45 there.”

9400

The king removed his signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jewish people.

9401

The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He handed them over to marauders who raided them. He sold them to the enemies around them, and they could no longer resist their enemies.

9402

They assembled in the Valley of Beracah on the fourth day, for there they praised the Lord. Therefore, that place is still called the Valley of Beracah today.

9403

But the people of each nation were still making their own gods in the cities where they lived and putting them in the shrines of the high places that the people of Samaria had made.

9404

Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

9405

These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. He is not listed in the genealogy according to birthright.

9406

Adonijah and all the invited guests who were with him heard the noise as they finished eating. Joab heard the sound of the ram’s horn and said, “Why is the town in such an uproar?”

9407

who went before you on the journey to seek out a place for you to camp. He went in the fire by night and in the cloud by day to guide you on the road you were to travel.

9408

“But I will be with you,” the Lord said to him. “You will strike Midian down as if it were one man.”

9409

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was a fast runner, like one of the wild gazelles.

9410

But she replied to Him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

9411

At that time, the Philistines brought their military units together into one army to fight against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You know, of course, that you and your men must march out in the army with me.”

9412

If the ox gores a male or female slave, he must give 30 shekels of silver to the slave’s master, and the ox must be stoned.

9413

No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites, except for some remaining in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

9415

If instead a ransom is demanded of him, he can pay a redemption price for his life in the full amount demanded from him.

9416

The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Kohath lived 133 years.

9417

Mahalalel lived 830 years after the birth of Jared, and he fathered other sons and daughters.

9418

Mahalalel was 65 years old when he fathered Jared.

9419

You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, recognized and read by everyone.

9420

If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

9421

ט TetZion’s gates have fallen to the ground;
He has destroyed and shattered the bars on her gates.
Her king and her leaders live among the nations,
instruction is no more,
and even her prophets receive
no vision from the Lord.

9422

And if Satan rebels against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished!

9423

The Lord will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.

9424

“Now, reflect back from this day: Before one stone was placed on another in the Lord’s temple,

9425

He rescues and delivers;
He performs signs and wonders
in the heavens and on the earth,
for He has rescued Daniel
from the power of the lions.”

9426

I have seen Ephraim like Tyre,
planted in a meadow,
so Ephraim will bring out his children
to the executioner.

9427

Then I, Daniel, looked, and two others were standing there, one on this bank of the river and one on the other.

9428

Just as you don’t know the path of the wind,
or how bones develop in the womb of a pregnant woman,
so you don’t know the work of God who makes everything.

9429

So the Three broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the Lord.

9430

Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, six quarts of fine meal will sell for a shekel and 12 quarts of barley will sell for a shekel.’”

9431

“His sons will mobilize for war and assemble a large number of armed forces. They will advance, sweeping through like a flood, and will again wage war as far as his fortress.

9432

He feels only the pain of his own body
and mourns only for himself.

9433

and if it was done unintentionally without the community’s awareness, the entire community is to prepare one young bull for a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat as a sin offering.

9434

So a horseman went to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Do you come in peace?’”

Jehu replied, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me.”

The watchman reported, “The messenger reached them but hasn’t started back.”

9435

Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:

9436

When Gideon arrived, there was a man telling his friend about a dream. He said, “Listen, I had a dream: a loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp, struck a tent, and it fell. The loaf turned the tent upside down so that it collapsed.”

9437

About the time for the grain offering the next morning, water suddenly came from the direction of Edom and filled the land.

9438

He will bathe his body with water in a holy place and put on his clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering; he will make atonement for himself and for the people.

9439

Remember, I’ll wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

9440

So the Philistines came and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.

9441

That same day, a Benjaminite man ran from the battle and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn, and there was dirt on his head.

9442

The Lord paid attention to Hannah’s need, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.

9443

At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelite men again.”

9444

Be alert and strengthen what remains, which is about to die, for I have not found your works complete before My God.

9445

“Yes, Lord,” she said, “yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table!”

9446

Any person who does any of these detestable practices must be cut off from his people.

9447

Having heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His robe.

9448

Take with you every kind of food that is eaten; gather it as food for you and for them.”

9449

and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything;
first, his name means king of righteousness,
then also, king of Salem,
meaning king of peace;

9450

That is, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but the children of the promise are considered to be the offspring.

9451

Aaron repeated everything the Lord had said to Moses and performed the signs before the people.

9452

I also saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”

9454

These are the heads of their fathers’ families:

The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel:
Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
These are the clans of Reuben.

9455

Arriving in Salamis, they proclaimed God’s message in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their assistant.

9456

We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man—we don’t know where He’s from!”

9457

So they went out and traveled from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.

9458

Ask the Lord for rain
in the season of spring rain.
The Lord makes the rain clouds,
and He will give them showers of rain
and crops in the field for everyone.

9459

As they were coming down from the mountain, He ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

9460

So they went and found a young donkey outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it,

9462

If they dig down to Sheol,
from there My hand will take them;
if they climb up to heaven,
from there I will bring them down.

9463

we have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from Your commands and ordinances.

9464

For your violence against Lebanon
will overwhelm you;
the destruction of animals will terrify you
because of your human bloodshed and violence
against lands, cities, and all who live in them.

9465

Cursing, lying, murder, stealing,
and adultery are rampant;
one act of bloodshed follows another.

9466

You pierce his head
with his own spears;
his warriors storm out to scatter us,
gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak.

9467

He gives orders to his officers;
they stumble as they advance.
They race to its wall;
the protective shield is set in place.

9468

I’ve heard that you have the spirit of the gods in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.

9469

“The king saw an observer, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground and with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with dew from the sky, and share food with the wild animals for seven periods of time.’

9470

Her priests do violence to My instruction and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they do not explain the difference between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

9471

In those days the house of Judah will join with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land I have given your ancestors to inherit.”

9472

The young lions have roared at him;
they have roared loudly.
They have laid waste his land.
His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.

9473

For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those of integrity will remain in it;

9474

They will hang on him the whole burden of his father’s house: the descendants and the offshoots—all the small vessels, from bowls to every kind of jar.

9475

The royal scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded. It was intended for the royal satraps, the governors of each of the provinces, and the officials of each ethnic group and written for each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the royal signet ring.

9476

When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites, they were greatly displeased.

9477

until I come and take you away to a land like your own land—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But don’t listen to Hezekiah when he misleads you, saying: The Lord will deliver us.

9478

He will even rescue the guilty one,
who will be rescued by the purity of your hands.

9479

However, if you turn away and abandon My statutes and My commands that I have set before you and if you go and serve other gods and worship them,

9480

Then you must attack every fortified city and every choice city. You must cut down every good tree and stop up every spring of water. You must ruin every good piece of land with stones.”

9481

Solomon followed Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom, the detestable idol of the Ammonites.

9482

Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet, and its width was 30 feet. He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds of fine gold.

9483

Finally, the Lord removed Israel from His presence just as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel has been exiled to Assyria from their homeland until today.

9484

Some time later, when King Ahasuerus’s rage had cooled down, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what was decided against her.

9485

After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom. She bore Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith to him.

9486

Kohath’s sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

9487

The child grew and one day went out to his father and the harvesters.

9488

When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and there was a black horse. The horseman on it had a set of scales in his hand.

9489

Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” He pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the leaders and all the people in it. And the dead he killed at his death were more than those he had killed in his life.

9490

Solomon loved the Lord by walking in the statutes of his father David, but he also sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

9491

Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also had married a daughter of Solomon—Basemath);

9492

‘Your brother is here,’ he told him, ‘and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

9493

The people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.

9495

He chased Abner and did not turn to the right or the left in his pursuit of him.

9496

So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to worship in Jerusalem

9497

What David said was overheard and reported to Saul, so he had David brought to him.

9498

Then the land was peaceful 40 years, and Othniel son of Kenaz died.

9499

But keep yourselves from the things set apart, or you will be set apart for destruction. If you take any of those things, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster on it.

9500

Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez.

9501

After he fathered Arpachshad, Shem lived 500 years and fathered other sons and daughters.

9502

He was unable to see for three days and did not eat or drink.

9503

If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he is to present it before the Lord.

9504

I issue a decree that in all my royal dominion, people must tremble in fear before the God of Daniel:

For He is the living God,
and He endures forever;
His kingdom will never be destroyed,
and His dominion has no end.

9505

“While I was watching, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard with four wings of a bird on its back. It had four heads and was given authority to rule.

9506

Just as He had called, and they would not listen, so when they called, I would not listen,” says the Lord of Hosts.

9507

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.

9508

and He took it and ate in their presence.

9509

Were they ashamed when they acted so abhorrently?
They weren’t at all ashamed.
They can no longer feel humiliation.
Therefore, they will fall among the fallen.
When I punish them, they will collapse,
says the Lord.

9510

I will pardon their bloodguilt,
which I have not pardoned,
for the Lord dwells in Zion.

9511

But leave the stump with its roots in the ground,
and with a band of iron and bronze around it,
in the tender grass of the field.
Let him be drenched with dew from the sky
and share the plants of the earth
with the animals.

9512

Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain?
Or can the skies alone give showers?
Are You not the Lord our God?
We therefore put our hope in You,
for You have done all these things.

9513

Those who eat his provisions will destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.

9514

The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob,
to the Mighty God.

9516

Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the Judean exiles who can let the king know the interpretation.”

9518

Return their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses to them immediately, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and olive oil that you have been assessing them.”

9519

Therefore, the Lord God of Hosts says this: “My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, though he strikes you with a rod and raises his staff over you as the Egyptians did.

9521

Trouble and distress terrify him,
overwhelming him like a king prepared for battle.

9522

I give up! I will not live forever.
Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.

9523

so that I prefer strangling
death rather than life in this body.

9524

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

9525

The Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew. Then he spoke: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.

9526

The throne had six steps; there was a rounded top at the back of the throne, armrests on either side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests.

9527

The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

9528

Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

9529

David was 30 years old when he began his reign; he reigned 40 years.

9531

These were all David’s sons, with their sister Tamar, in addition to the sons by his concubines.

9532

“Show loyalty to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite and let them be among those who eat at your table because they supported me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

9533

This is why You are great, Lord God. There is no one like You, and there is no God besides You, as all we have heard confirms.

9534

These were Israel’s sons:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi,
Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

9535

So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?”

Gehazi answered, “Well, she has no son, and her husband is old.”

9536

I thought I should inform you: Buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you do not want to redeem it, tell me so that I will know, because there isn’t anyone other than you to redeem it, and I am next after you.”

“I want to redeem it,” he answered.

9537

And Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

9538

How much more when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house on his own bed! So now, should I not require his blood from your hands and wipe you off the earth?”

9539

when the person told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ he thought he was a bearer of good news, but I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was my reward to him for his news!

9540

and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass that extended as far as Adam, a city next to Zarethan. The water flowing downstream into the Sea of the Arabah (the Dead Sea) was completely cut off, and the people crossed opposite Jericho.

9541

David replied, “Good, I will make a covenant with you. However, there’s one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal here when you come to see me.”

9542

While Israel lived 300 years in Heshbon and its villages, in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, why didn’t you take them back at that time?

9543

But as for the rest of you, don’t stay there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Don’t let them enter their cities, for the Lord your God has handed them over to you.”

9544

The Lord instructed Moses,

9545

which the Sidonians call Sirion, but the Amorites call Senir,

9546

Every creature perished—those that crawl on the earth, birds, livestock, wildlife, and those that swarm on the earth, as well as all mankind.

9547

If they do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”

9548

For she said, “If I can just touch His robes, I’ll be made well!”

9549

The military divisions of the camp of Reuben with their banner set out, and Elizur son of Shedeur was over Reuben’s division.

9550

After they had made a covenant at Beer-sheba, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, left and returned to the land of the Philistines.

9551

When Moses heard this, it was acceptable to him.

9552

I have great confidence in you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overcome with joy in all our afflictions.

9553

Abraham was 99 years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised,

9554

Aram’s sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

9556

If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and consumes their enemies; if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.

9557

I sent you to reap what you didn’t labor for; others have labored, and you have benefited from their labor.”

9558

We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”

9559

If not, while the other is still far off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.

9560

Therefore the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus also

9561

I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

9562

Daniel distinguished himself above the administrators and satraps because he had an extraordinary spirit, so the king planned to set him over the whole realm.

9563

But each man will sit under his grapevine
and under his fig tree
with no one to frighten him.
For the mouth of the Lord of Hosts
has promised this.

9565

But after I have been resurrected, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

9566

However, I have heard about you that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain around your neck, and have the third highest position in the kingdom.”

9567

I was formed before ancient times,
from the beginning, before the earth began.

9568

Then Haggai asked, “If someone defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?”

The priests answered, “It becomes defiled.”

9569

My soul has been deprived of peace;
I have forgotten what happiness is.

9570

And every stroke of the appointed staff
that the Lord brings down on him
will be to the sound of tambourines and lyres;
He will fight against him with brandished weapons.

9571

They will be life for you
and adornment for your neck.

9572

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, responded to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the surrounding peoples, but there is still hope for Israel in spite of this.

9573

The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food,
but without justice, it is swept away.

9574

What is man, that You think so highly of him
and pay so much attention to him?

9575

Then call, and I will answer,
or I will speak, and You can respond to me.

9576

When the king’s command and edict became public knowledge, many young women gathered at the fortress of Susa under Hegai’s care. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.

9577

Hiram also said:

May the Lord God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth, be praised! He gave King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

9578

But when the matter was brought before the king, he commanded by letter that the evil plan Haman had devised against the Jews return on his own head and that he should be hanged with his sons on the gallows.

9579

Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants 2,818

9580

The rich man had a large number of sheep and cattle,

9581

Rehoboam married Mahalath, daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.

9582

When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it, so she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from the window.

9583

He is to present an offering to the Lord of one unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, one unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, one unblemished ram as a fellowship offering,

9584

Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;

9585

At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the detestable idol of Moab, and for Milcom, the detestable idol of the Ammonites, on the hill across from Jerusalem.

9586

his son Tahath,
his son Uriel, his son Uzziah,
and his son Shaul.

9587

Since Ahab had 70 sons in Samaria, Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab’s sons, saying:

9588

his son Joah, his son Iddo,
his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.

9589

The messengers took two chariots with horses, and the king sent them after the Aramean army, saying, “Go and see.”

9590

then he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for 150 pounds of silver, and he built up the hill. He named the city he built Samaria based on the name Shemer, the owner of the hill.

9591

While they were sitting at the table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back,

9592

With the faithful
You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless man
You prove Yourself blameless;

9593

Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the tabernacle of the Lord, where the ark of God was located.

9594

It came between the Egyptian and Israelite forces. The cloud was there in the darkness, yet it lit up the night. So neither group came near the other all night long.

9596

So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.

9597

The Lord also handed it and its king over to Israel. He struck it down, putting everyone in it to the sword, and left no survivors in it. He treated Libnah’s king as he had the king of Jericho.

9598

When the grape harvest drew near, he sent his slaves to the farmers to collect his fruit.

9600

She went to her mother-in-law, Naomi, who asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?”

Then Ruth told her everything the man had done for her.

9601

But the king of the Ammonites would not listen to Jephthah’s message that he sent him.

9602

“Tell the Israelites: You may eat all these kinds of land animals.

9603

When Noah awoke from his drinking and learned what his youngest son had done to him,

9604

It also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in an orderly sequence, most honorable Theophilus,

9605

The Lord spoke to Moses:

9607

Even if you offer Me
your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
I will have no regard
for your fellowship offerings of fattened cattle.

9608

Saul was coming and going with them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

9609

Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift you promised, so that it will be ready as a gift and not as an extortion.

9610

The Lord of Hosts says this: “In those days, 10 men from nations of every language will grab the robe of a Jewish man tightly, urging: Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”

9611

The Lord said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you out of here.

9612

And returning, it finds the house swept and put in order.

9613

His body was like topaz, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.

9614

He will also stretch out His hand against the north
and destroy Assyria;
He will make Nineveh a desolate ruin,
dry as the desert.

9615

Four huge beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other.

9616

The angel who was speaking with me then returned and roused me as one awakened out of sleep.

9617

Escape will fail the swift,
the strong one will not prevail by his strength,
and the brave will not save his life.

9618

Jacob struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought His favor.
He found him at Bethel,
and there He spoke with him.

9619

King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

9620

This is the plan prepared
for the whole earth,
and this is the hand stretched out
against all the nations.

9621

She is loud and defiant;
her feet do not stay at home.

9622

One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long until the end of these extraordinary things?”

9624

The king was overjoyed and gave orders to take Daniel out of the den. So Daniel was taken out of the den, uninjured, for he trusted in his God.

9625

Don’t be excessively wicked, and don’t be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

9626

Why then have you despised the command of the Lord by doing what I consider evil? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife as your own wife—you murdered him with the Ammonite’s sword.

9627

for her house sinks down to death
and her ways to the land of the departed spirits.

9630

During the year before each young woman’s turn to go to King Ahasuerus, the harem regulation required her to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.

9632

Then Job answered:

9633

Throughout the time Jehoiada the priest instructed him, Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight.

9634

Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. He acquired 18 wives and 60 concubines and was the father of 28 sons and 60 daughters.

9635

However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests were.

9636

He was more honored than the Three and became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.

9637

Berechiah and Elkanah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

9638

that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and save us from death.”

9639

Destroy completely all the places where the nations that you are driving out worship their gods—on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

9640

These were the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. Bela’s town was named Dinhabah.

9641

So they followed them as far as the Jordan. They saw that the whole way was littered with clothes and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in their haste. The messengers returned and told the king.

9642

But one of his servants responded, “Please, let messengers take five of the horses that are left in the city. Their fate is like the entire Israelite community who will die, so let’s send them and see.”

9643

“The Lord spoke these commands in a loud voice to your entire assembly from the fire, cloud, and thick darkness on the mountain; He added nothing more. He wrote them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

9644

God raised up Rezon son of Eliada as an enemy against Solomon. Rezon had fled from his master Hadadezer king of Zobah

9645

The manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of bdellium.

9646

He is to burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.

9647

Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth—

9648

And Obed fathered Jesse,
who fathered David.

9649

“When anyone presents a grain offering as a gift to the Lord, his gift must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,

9650

Then also, some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him. Some said, “What is this pseudo-intellectual trying to say?”

Others replied, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities”—because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the Resurrection.

9652

The Lord told Moses, “Each day have one leader present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

9653

The priest, who is one of Aaron’s sons and will be anointed to take his place, is to prepare it. It must be completely burned as a permanent portion for the Lord.

9654

“I will cause the people ahead of you to feel terror and throw into confusion all the nations you come to. I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you in retreat.

9655

Anyone who blends something like it or puts some of it on an unauthorized person must be cut off from his people.”

9656

I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love.

9657

Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Two quarts of it are to be preserved throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

9658

“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

9659

Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered just as God had commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.

9660

Those who live on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another because these two prophets brought judgment to those who live on the earth.

9661

By now I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague, and you would have been obliterated from the earth.

9662

So Mahalalel’s life lasted 895 years; then he died.

9663

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.

9664

Then she went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?”

“John the Baptist’s head!” she said.

9665

Then I also heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat!’

9667

While He was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the temple complex, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,

9668

So these men, in their trousers, robes, head coverings, and other clothes, were tied up and thrown into the furnace of blazing fire.

9669

At that time I will bring you back,
yes, at the time I will gather you.
I will give you fame and praise
among all the peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes before your eyes.
Yahweh has spoken.

9671

On that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that on that day the one who is weakest among them will be like David on that day, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the Lord, before them.

9672

Now the wise men and mediums were brought before me to read this inscription and make its interpretation known to me, but they could not give its interpretation.

9673

As a result, fathers will eat their sons within Jerusalem, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your survivors to every direction of the wind.

9674

Now at the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me:

9676

I am about to bring a nation
from far away against you,
house of Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
It is an established nation,
an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know
and whose speech you do not understand.

9678

Because of Your name, don’t despise us.
Don’t disdain Your glorious throne.
Remember Your covenant with us;
do not break it.

9679

Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Look, My anger—My burning wrath—is about to be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the tree of the field, and on the produce of the land. My wrath will burn and not be quenched.”

9680

I have now sent Huram-abi, a skillful man who has understanding.

9682

“All the royal officials and the people of the royal provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner courtyard and who has not been summoned—the death penalty. Only if the king extends the gold scepter will that person live. I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the last 30 days.”

9683

Therefore, Lord God of Israel,
keep what You promised
to Your servant, my father David:
“You will never fail to have a man
to sit before Me on the throne of Israel,
if only your sons guard their way to walk in My Law
as you have walked before Me.”

9684

With them were their relatives second in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

9685

and he built an altar with the stones in the name of Yahweh. Then he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold about four gallons.

9686

the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of the Sepharvaim.

9687

Chelub brother of Shuhah fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

9688

Jehoiakim’s sons:
his sons Jeconiah and Zedekiah.

9689

But I know your sitting down,
your going out and your coming in,
and your raging against Me.

9690

So one of the priests they had deported came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should fear Yahweh.

9691

Solomon’s son was Rehoboam;
his son was Abijah, his son Asa,
his son Jehoshaphat,

9692

You established Your people Israel to be Your own people forever, and You, Lord, have become their God.

9693

These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals of ours are worn out from the extremely long journey.”

9694

When Baal-hanan died, Hadad ruled in his place. Hadad’s city was named Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

9695

During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as Jeroboam came out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself with a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field.

9696

Next, Solomon overlaid the interior of the temple with pure gold, and he hung gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary and overlaid it with gold.

9697

Now the king of Aram’s servants said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hill country. That’s why they were stronger than we were. Instead, we should fight with them on the plain; then we will certainly be stronger than they will be.

9698

God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem. They treated Abimelech deceitfully,

9699

They again inquired of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?”

The Lord replied, “There he is, hidden among the supplies.”

9700

He blessed him and said:

Abram is blessed by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth,

9701

When the people saw him, they praised their god and said:

Our god has handed over to us
our enemy who destroyed our land
and who multiplied our dead.

9702

How much better if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Then the slaughter of the Philistines would have been much greater.”

9703

On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it down with the sword, including its king. He completely destroyed it and everyone in it, leaving no survivors. So he treated the king of Makkedah as he had the king of Jericho.

9704

then Yahweh your God will choose the place to have His name dwell. Bring there everything I command you: your burnt offerings, sacrifices, offerings of the tenth, personal contributions, and all your choice offerings you vow to the Lord.

9706

“They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, with its lamps, snuffers, and firepans, as well as its jars of oil by which they service it.

9707

For the idols speak falsehood,
and the diviners see illusions;
they relate empty dreams
and offer empty comfort.
Therefore the people wander like sheep;
they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.

9708

He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome works your eyes have seen.

9709

The cow and the bear will graze,
their young ones will lie down together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox.

9710

So Enoch’s life lasted 365 years.

9711

Hear this! The days are coming—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
when the plowman will overtake the reaper
and the one who treads grapes,
the sower of seed.
The mountains will drip with sweet wine,
and all the hills will flow with it.

9712

Now the Lord had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him.

9713

Then He said, “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake. Moses ran from it,

9714

The Horites had previously lived in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out, destroying them completely and settling in their place, just as Israel did in the land of its possession the Lord gave them.

9715

After casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and headed for the beach.

9717

But just as then the child born according to the flesh persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so also now.

9718

Right now I am traveling to Jerusalem to serve the saints,

9719

But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

9720

Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad
in the Lord your God,
because He gives you the autumn rain
for your vindication.
He sends showers for you,
both autumn and spring rain as before.

9721

“Suddenly, another beast appeared, a second one, that looked like a bear. It was raised up on one side, with three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up! Gorge yourself on flesh.’

9722

Then I looked up and saw two women approaching with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and sky.

9723

and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the donkey?”

9724

“Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the Lord of Hosts has sent Me to you.

9725

ה HeHe pierced my kidneys
with His arrows.

9726

I spoke through the prophets
and granted many visions;
I gave parables through the prophets.

9727

“you built yourself a mound and made yourself an elevated place in every square.

9728

for I was like a docile lamb led to slaughter.
I didn’t know that they had devised plots against me:
“Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit;
let’s cut him off from the land of the living
so that his name will no longer be remembered.”

9729

A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.

9731

What exists is beyond reach and very deep. Who can discover it?

9732

Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me;
I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”

9733

They are higher than the heavens—what can you do?
They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

9734

If you say, “How will we pursue him,
since the root of the problem lies with him?”

9735

The priests, Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, were to blow trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be gatekeepers for the ark.

9736

Ephraim’s sons: Shuthelah, and his son Bered,
his son Tahath, his son Eleadah,
his son Tahath,

9737

Then he lined 30 feet of the rear of the temple with cedar boards from the floor to the surface of the ceiling, and he built the interior as an inner sanctuary, the most holy place.

9738

Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt. They offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

9739

Machir took wives from Huppim and Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, but he had only daughters.

9740

Issachar’s sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four.

9741

The sons of Jeconiah the captive:
his sons Shealtiel,

9742

not including his 3,300 deputies in charge of the work. They ruled over the people doing the work.

9743

The watchman said, “The way the first man runs looks to me like the way Ahimaaz son of Zadok runs.”

“This is a good man; he comes with good news,” the king commented.

9744

Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Ahaziah became king in his place.

9745

Pharaoh’s daughter moved from the city of David to the house that Solomon had built for her; he then built the terraces.

9746

When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, come to rest in the Jordan’s waters, its waters will be cut off. The water flowing downstream will stand up in a mass.”

9747

“The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more well known than your name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ Then the king bowed in worship on his bed.

9748

As a restitution offering to the Lord, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

9749

Then Mary took a pound of fragrant oil—pure and expensive nard—anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped His feet with her hair. So the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

9750

However, if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am—He can do with me whatever pleases Him.”

9751

When Abner and 20 men came to David at Hebron, David held a banquet for him and his men.

9752

Time went by until 20 years had passed since the ark had been taken to Kiriath-jearim. Then the whole house of Israel began to seek the Lord.

9753

So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him.

9754

So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

9755

“But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance!’

9756

Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,

9757

do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:

9758

Do not eat blood; pour it on the ground like water.

9759

“If you say to yourself, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I drive them out?’

9760

But if he cannot obtain enough to repay him, what he sold will remain in the possession of its purchaser until the Year of Jubilee. It is to be released at the Jubilee, so that he may return to his property.

9761

Indeed, you may eat it as the gazelle and deer are eaten; both the clean and the unclean may eat it.

9762

and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whatever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

9763

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land where I am bringing you,

9764

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and tell him: This is what Yahweh says: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

9765

But I ask, “Did they not hear?” Yes, they did:

Their voice has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.

9766

“What is your name?” Jesus asked him.

“Legion,” he said—because many demons had entered him.

9767

If you don’t listen, and if you don’t take it to heart to honor My name,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. In fact, I have already begun to curse them because you are not taking it to heart.

9768

Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent His angel and rescued His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

9769

So the people rested on the seventh day.

9771

he is to abstain from wine and beer. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or from beer. He must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.

9772

the Lord will put scabs on the heads
of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will shave their foreheads bare.

9773

Boaz went to the gate of the town and sat down there. Soon the family redeemer Boaz had spoken about came by. Boaz called him by name and said, “Come over here and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

9774

Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.

9775

Next to them the repairs were done by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River.

9776

Then Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the bowls.

So Huram finished doing the work that he was doing for King Solomon in God’s temple:

9777

Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. None must be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” However, Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.

9778

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sent for the Levites wherever they lived and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

9779

Then King Hiram of Tyre wrote a letter and sent it to Solomon:

Because the Lord loves His people, He set you over them as king.

9780

When they were drunk, they said, “Bring Samson here to entertain us.” So they brought Samson from prison, and he entertained them. They had him stand between the pillars.

9781

Those with their roots in Amalek came from Ephraim;
Benjamin came with your people after you.
The leaders came down from Machir,
and those who carry a marshal’s staff came from Zebulun.

9782

Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

9783

Then we’ll be like all the other nations: our king will judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles.”

9784

The men of Ephraim were called together and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight against the Ammonites but didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you in it!”

9785

I have not sinned against you, but you have wronged me by fighting against me. Let the Lord who is the Judge decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”

9786

Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away from you and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will help you.

9787

Moses heard the people, family after family, crying at the entrance of their tents. The Lord was very angry; Moses was also provoked.

9788

“But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to sanhedrins, and you will be flogged in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them.

9789

had endured much under many doctors. She had spent everything she had and was not helped at all. On the contrary, she became worse.

9791

I won’t be crossing the Jordan because I am going to die in this land. But you are about to cross over and take possession of this good land.

9792

The Lord spoke to Moses:

9794

explaining and showing that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead: “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah.”

9795

He must lay his hand on the head of his offering, then slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron’s sons will sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.

9796

Laban said, “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord. Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”

9797

God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm:

You are My Son;
today I have become Your Father.

9798

So he went right up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

9800

But he said, “You are slackers. Slackers! That is why you are saying, ‘Let us go sacrifice to the Lord.’

9801

On that day”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, My servant”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you.” This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

9802

Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up!
or to mute stone: Come alive!
Can it teach?
Look! It may be plated with gold and silver,
yet there is no breath in it at all.

9803

He also said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand?

9804

Even the most courageous of the warriors
will flee naked on that day
this is the Lord’s declaration.

9805

The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel,
will be destroyed;
thorns and thistles will grow over their altars.
They will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”
and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

9806

I will gather those who have been driven
from the appointed festivals;
they will be a tribute from you
and a reproach on her.

9807

My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
listen closely to my understanding

9808

On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,

9809

Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to feed this people wormwood and give them poisonous water to drink.

9810

The prophets become only wind,
for the Lord’s word is not in them.
This will in fact happen to them.

9812

Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field;
afterward, build your house.

9813

Is my strength that of stone,
or my flesh made of bronze?

9814

All afternoon they kept on raving until the offering of the evening sacrifice, but there was no sound; no one answered, no one paid attention.

9815

Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building the wall to the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated it.

9816

the land was given to them alone
when no foreigner passed among them.

9817

Zaccai’s descendants760

9818

This would take place on a single day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar.

9819

brought beds, basins, and pottery items. They also brought wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,

9820

Then Elijah took the boy, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. Elijah said, “Look, your son is alive.”

9821

They brought the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent David had set up for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in the Lord’s presence.

9822

The king did not listen to the people because the turn of events came from God, in order that the Lord might carry out His word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

9823

he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.

9824

The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
Shallum was their chief;

9825

These are the names of Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei.

9826

Finally, all the trees said to the bramble,
“Come and reign over us.”

9827

Solomon’s provisions for one day were 150 bushels of fine flour and 300 bushels of meal,

9828

Samuel declared:

As your sword has made women childless,
so your mother will be childless among women.


Then he hacked Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

9830

When Saul’s son Ish-bosheth heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed.

9831

“Go to the hill country so that the men pursuing you won’t find you,” she said to them. “Hide yourselves there for three days until they return; afterward, go on your way.”

9832

Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
who fathered Salmon.

9833

The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab 18 years.

9834

So Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when He said:

I will show My holiness
to those who are near Me,
and I will reveal My glory
before all the people.”


But Aaron remained silent.

9835

When both are sounded in long blasts, the entire community is to gather before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

9836

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: If any man’s wife goes astray, is unfaithful to him,

9837

For Jesus is considered worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder has more honor than the house.

9838

the king of Aphekone the king of Lasharon one

9839

“You are not to do as we are doing here today; everyone is doing whatever seems right in his own eyes.

9840

Then the waters surged even higher on the earth, and all the high mountains under the whole sky were covered.

9841

These men have the power to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the days of their prophecy. They also have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every plague whenever they want.

9842

“Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan came out against us with his whole army to do battle at Edrei.

9843

For a tabernacle was set up, and in the first room, which is called the holy place, were the lampstand, the table, and the presentation loaves.

9845

so that no one will be shaken by these persecutions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.

9846

Therefore, since these things are undeniable, you must keep calm and not do anything rash.

9848

But what does the Scripture say?

Drive out the slave and her son, for the son of the slave will never be a coheir with the son of the free woman.

9850

Some people’s sins are obvious, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others surface later.

9853

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk but the power of those who are inflated with pride.

9854

Jesus responded, “This voice came, not for Me, but for you.

9855

That is why I didn’t even consider myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be cured.

9856

“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this I hear such things about?” And he wanted to see Him.

9857

Yet she became an exile;
she went into captivity.
Her children were also dashed to pieces
at the head of every street.
They cast lots for her dignitaries,
and all her nobles were bound in chains.

9858

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

9859

At that moment the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing on the plaster of the king’s palace wall next to the lampstand. As the king watched the hand that was writing,

9860

The land will mourn, every family by itself: the family of David’s house by itself and their women by themselves; the family of Nathan’s house by itself and their women by themselves;

9861

Then Haggai replied, “So is this people, and so is this nation before Me”—this is the Lord’s declaration. “And so is every work of their hands; even what they offer there is defiled.

9862

One who scatters is coming up against you.
Man the fortifications!
Watch the road!
Brace yourself!
Summon all your strength!

9863

They do not cry to Me from their hearts;
rather, they wail on their beds.
They slash themselves for grain and new wine;
they turn away from Me.

9864

“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and to the remnant of the people:

9865

At the first light of dawn the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den.

9866

The king then gave the command, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the lions’ den—they, their children, and their wives. They had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

9867

For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow.
Can the Lord now shepherd them
like a lamb in an open meadow?

9868

Each one had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.

9869

and he commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the furnace of blazing fire.

9870

“At the appointed time he will come again to the South, but this time will not be like the first.

9871

All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.

9872

I thought: How I long to make you My sons
and give you a desirable land,
the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.
I thought: You will call Me, my Father,
and never turn away from Me.

9873

Give glory to the Lord your God
before He brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the mountains at dusk.
You wait for light,
but He brings darkest gloom
and makes thick darkness.

9874

You are to speak this word to them:
Let my eyes overflow with tears;
day and night may they not stop,
for the virgin daughter of my people
has been destroyed by a great disaster,
an extremely severe wound.

9877

When you walk, your steps will not be hindered;
when you run, you will not stumble.

9878

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep.

9879

When they came to Nacon’s threshing floor, Uzzah reached out to the ark of God and took hold of it because the oxen had stumbled.

9880

The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.

9881

He would show you the secrets of wisdom,
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know then that God has chosen to overlook some of your sin.

9882

Then the king of Israel ordered, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son,

9883

He and all his troops set out to bring the ark of God from Baale-judah. The ark is called by the Name, the name of Yahweh of Hosts who dwells between the cherubim.

9884

He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court, and doors for the court. He overlaid the doors with bronze.

9885

Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was quiet, for his God gave him rest on every side.

9886

The Philistines fought against Israel, and Israel’s men fled from them and were killed on Mount Gilboa.

9887

Then he said to the custodian of the wardrobe, “Bring out the garments for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out their garments.

9888

So he took his firstborn son, who was to become king in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. Great wrath was on the Israelites, and they withdrew from him and returned to their land.

9889

Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah and his relatives from his ancestral household, the Korahites, were assigned to guard the thresholds of the tent. Their ancestors had been assigned to the Lord’s camp as guardians of the entrance.

9890

They destroyed the cities, and each of them threw stones to cover every good piece of land. They stopped up every spring of water and cut down every good tree. In the end, only the buildings of Kir-hareseth were left. Then men with slings surrounded the city and attacked it.

9891

When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, act decisively, for then the Lord will have marched out ahead of you to attack the camp of the Philistines.”

9892

Of Gershom: his son Libni,
his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,

9893

Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse.

9894

Then Saul became angry with Jonathan and shouted, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you are siding with Jesse’s son to your own shame and to the disgrace of your mother?

9895

Saul then ordered his servants, “Speak to David in private and tell him, ‘Look, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Therefore, you should become the king’s son-in-law.’”

9896

When Saul and his attendant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God took control of him, and he prophesied along with them.

9897

The Spirit of the Lord will control you, you will prophesy with them, and you will be transformed into a different person.

9898

“What have I done now?” protested David. “It was just a question.”

9899

So the Israelites removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths and only worshiped the Lord.

9900

Today when you leave me, you’ll find two men at Rachel’s Grave at Zelzah in the land of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you went looking for have been found, and now your father has stopped being concerned about the donkeys and is worried about you, asking: What should I do about my son?’

9901

So she lay down at his feet until morning but got up while it was still dark. Then Boaz said, “Don’t let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”

9902

After Eglon convinced the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join forces with him, he attacked and defeated Israel and took possession of the City of Palms.

9903

“When you have children and grandchildren and have been in the land a long time, and if you act corruptly, make an idol in the form of anything, and do what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, provoking Him to anger,

9904

“You and your sons are not to drink wine or beer when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.

9905

“The Lord God of Israel has now driven out the Amorites before His people Israel, and will you now force us out?

9906

“Please don’t leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.

9907

“Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting.

9908

Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

9909

When any one of them dies and falls on anything it becomes unclean—any item of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work. It is to be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.

9911

the Lord will drive out all these nations before you, and you will drive out nations greater and stronger than you are.

9912

His military division numbers 74,600.

9914

“Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the Lord had told me, and we traveled around the hill country of Seir for many days.

9916

Break it into pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.

9917

As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

9919

So Moses registered them in obedience to the Lord as he had been commanded:

9920

No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was.

9921

These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.

9922

They also had a few small fish, and when He had blessed them, He said these were to be served as well.

9923

Then He sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”

9924

On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

9925

His power will be great,
but it will not be his own.
He will cause terrible destruction
and succeed in whatever he does.
He will destroy the powerful
along with the holy people.

9926

While he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, made me stand up,

9927

Rise up, Lord!
Save me, my God!
You strike all my enemies on the cheek;
You break the teeth of the wicked.

9928

“The king of the South will grow powerful, but one of his commanders will grow more powerful and will rule a kingdom greater than his.

9929

Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts, and give your rewards to someone else; however, I will read the inscription for the king and make the interpretation known to him.

9930

Keep your feet from going bare
and your throat from thirst.
But you say, “It’s hopeless;
I love strangers,
and I will continue to follow them.”

9932

Don’t you see how they behave in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

9933

There is nothing better for man than to eat, drink, and enjoy his work. I have seen that even this is from God’s hand,

9934

If you stop listening to correction, my son,
you will stray from the words of knowledge.

9936

I am a laughingstock to my friends,
by calling on God, who answers me.
The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

9937

You will laugh at destruction and hunger
and not fear the animals of the earth.

9938

I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, who was restricted to his house. He said:

Let us meet at the house of God
inside the temple.
Let us shut the temple doors
because they are coming to kill you.
They are coming to kill you tonight!

9939

Let us therefore make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the law.

9940

I also said to the king: “If it pleases the king, let me have letters written to the governors of the region west of the Euphrates River, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.

9941

Call out if you please. Will anyone answer you?
Which of the holy ones will you turn to?

9942

Esther did not reveal her ethnic background or her birthplace, because Mordecai had ordered her not to.

9943

And our enemies said, “They won’t know or see anything until we’re among them and can kill them and stop the work.”

9944

Every man would bring his annual tribute: items of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, and horses and mules.

9945

The number of burnt offerings the congregation brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.

9946

So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he arrived, he said to him:

There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

9947

He made 300 small shields of hammered gold; about eight pounds of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

9948

King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of hammered gold went into each shield.

9949

The interior of the sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high; he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the cedar altar.

9950

But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, I stand before Him. I will not accept it.” Naaman urged him to accept it, but he refused.

9951

The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?”

Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a big disturbance, but I don’t know what it was.”

9952

Ezer’s sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.
Dishan’s sons: Uz and Aran.

9953

When the king had settled into his palace and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,

9954

Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

9955

The administrators and satraps, therefore, kept trying to find a charge against Daniel regarding the kingdom. But they could find no charge or corruption, for he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.

9958

After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath became judge. He delivered Israel by striking down 600 Philistines with an oxgoad.

9959

there will be a blessing, if you obey the commands of the Lord your God I am giving you today,

9960

All other winged insects that have four feet are to be detestable to you.

9961

Salmon fathered Boaz,
who fathered Obed.

9962

To the tribe of the Gadites by their clans, Moses gave

9963

“But if he is poor and cannot afford these, he is to take one male lamb for a restitution offering to be waved in order to make atonement for him, along with two quarts of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, one-third of a quart of olive oil,

9964

The waters continued to recede until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible.

9965

They drink wine by the bowlful
and anoint themselves with the finest oils
but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

9966

When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea.

9967

But the Lord said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have handed him over to you along with his whole army and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”

9968

Tell him: Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness, but so far you have not listened.

9969

He broke up the soil, cleared it of stones,
and planted it with the finest vines.
He built a tower in the middle of it
and even dug out a winepress there.
He expected it to yield good grapes,
but it yielded worthless grapes.

9971

In fact, I made up my mind about this: I would not come to you on another painful visit.

9972

Let all people be silent before the Lord, for He is coming from His holy dwelling.”

9973

So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”

And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

9974

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel,
and as an adult he wrestled with God.

9977

This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah (which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon).

9978

A righteous man eats until he is satisfied,
but the stomach of the wicked is empty.


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9979

There was a widespread outcry from the people and their wives against their Jewish countrymen.

9980

Cry aloud, daughter of Gallim!
Listen, Laishah!
Anathoth is miserable.

9981

For anger kills a fool,
and jealousy slays the gullible.

9982

For You record bitter accusations against me
and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.

9983

but the Lord was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them. Even now He has not banished them from His presence.

9984

The wicked desire what evil men have,
but the root of the righteous produces fruit.

9985

Since You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house, Your servant has found courage to pray in Your presence.

9986

Absalom didn’t say anything to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon since he disgraced his sister Tamar.

9987

This led to sin; the people walked in procession before one of the calves all the way to Dan.

9988

He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars; 7½ feet was the height of the first capital, and 7½ feet was also the height of the second capital.

9989

Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun;
and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

9990

Kohath’s sons: his son Amminadab,
his son Korah, his son Assir,

9991

In the morning when Nabal sobered up, his wife told him about these events. Then he had a seizure and became paralyzed.

9992

Josiah’s sons:
Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim second,
Zedekiah third, and Shallum fourth.

9993

While he was sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She hammered the peg into his temple and drove it into the ground, and he died.

9994

Some reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the Lord by eating meat with the blood still in it.”

Saul said, “You have been unfaithful. Roll a large stone over here at once.”

9995

His firstborn son’s name was Joel and his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beer-sheba.

9996

So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the Lord had told Moses. Joshua then gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. After this, the land had rest from war.

9997

Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the family of Heber the Kenite.

9998

So from there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city.

9999

Do not eat it, so that you and your children after you will prosper, because you will be doing what is right in the Lord’s sight.

10000

The priest must then make atonement before the Lord on behalf of the person who acts in error sinning unintentionally, and when he makes atonement for him, he will be forgiven.

10001

But the high priest alone enters the second room, and he does that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.

10002

The Lord your God will also send the hornet against them until all the survivors and those hiding from you perish.