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19004

After those days were over, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents did not know it.

19006

So beware that what is said in the prophets does not happen to you:

19007

If a man decides to redeem any part of this tenth, he must add a fifth to its value.

19008

If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount in silver equal to the bridal price for virgins.

19009

Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

19010

W I came down to the walnut grove
to see the blossoms of the valley,
to see if the vines were budding
and the pomegranates blooming.

19011

because he had an only daughter about 12 years old, and she was at death’s door.

While He was going, the crowds were nearly crushing Him.

19013

The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I tell you about;

19015

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

19016

The servant took 10 of his master’s camels and departed with all kinds of his master’s goods in hand. Then he set out for Nahor’s town Aram-naharaim.

19017

After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so that I can return to my homeland.

19018

Those who are wise among the people will give understanding to many, yet they will die by sword and flame, and be captured and plundered for a time.

19019

Finding that He was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.

19020

Perhaps it will bear fruit next year, but if not, you can cut it down.’”

19021

Therefore, the water remains healthy to this very day according to the word that Elisha spoke.

19022

So these three men quit answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

19023

“You must not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or sheep with a defect or any serious flaw, for that is detestable to the Lord your God.

19024

A wicked man puts on a bold face,
but the upright man considers his way.

19025

He who comes in the name
of the Lord is blessed.
From the house of the Lord we bless you.

19026

The priest will make an examination, and if the spot seems to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease that has broken out in the boil.

19027

His new branches will spread,
and his splendor will be like the olive tree,
his fragrance, like the forest of Lebanon.

19028

They raise their voices over you
and cry out bitterly.
They throw dust on their heads;
they roll in ashes.

19029

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

19030

Your people will volunteer
on Your day of battle.
In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn,
the dew of Your youth belongs to You.

19031

For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.

19032

Jonathan said to the attendant who carried his weapons, “Come on, let’s cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will help us. Nothing can keep the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.”

19033

Then He left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.

19034

Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say:

Arise, Lord!
Let Your enemies be scattered,
and those who hate You flee from Your presence.

19035

Then all the people responded together, “We will do all that the Lord has spoken.” So Moses brought the people’s words back to the Lord.

19037

King Jehoash of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon once sent a message to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.

19038

He replied to them, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”

19039

Therefore my heart is glad
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely.

19040

This is what the Lord says:

They found favor in the wilderness
the people who survived the sword.
When Israel went to find rest,

19041

And if the document is given to one who cannot read and he is asked to read it, he will say, “I can’t read.”

19044

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who inhabit the world,

19045

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man who can ask Yahweh, but I hate him because he never prophesies good about me, but only disaster. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”

“The king shouldn’t say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

19046

“When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or his fist, and the injured man does not die but is confined to bed,

19047

When these troops heard that Zimri had not only conspired but had also struck down the king, then all Israel made Omri, the army commander, king over Israel that very day in the camp.

19048

So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us like an ox eats up the green plants in the field.”

Since Balak son of Zippor was Moab’s king at that time,

19050

“If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; make sure you return it to your brother.

19051

After sailing through the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.

19052

I assure you: Wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”

19053

“In those days, it will never again be said:

The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

19054

“Don’t stop him,” said Jesus, “because there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name who can soon afterward speak evil of Me.

19056

Who has heard of such a thing?
Who has seen such things?
Can a land be born in one day
or a nation be delivered in an instant?
Yet as soon as Zion was in labor,
she gave birth to her sons.

19057

On that day
the Lord will thresh grain from the Euphrates River
as far as the Wadi of Egypt,
and you Israelites will be gathered one by one.

19058

They made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, and the holy garments for Aaron from the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

19059

It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine
or for rulers to desire beer.

19060

“Woe to you! You build monuments to the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

19061

the oath that He swore to our father Abraham.
He has given us the privilege,

19062

Saul then said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.”

His servants replied, “There is a woman at En-dor who is a medium.”

19064

“These things that you see—the days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down!”

19065

Abi-albon the Arbathite,
Azmaveth the Barhumite,

19066

Parts of his skin are eaten away;
death’s firstborn consumes his limbs.

19071

So taking a security bond from Jason and the others, they released them.

19072

Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;
rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.

19073

He passed his sons through the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced witchcraft, divination, and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did a great deal of evil in the Lord’s sight, provoking Him.

19074

To this they could find no answer.

19075

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner may eat it.

19076

And when sown, it comes up and grows taller than all the vegetables, and produces large branches, so that the birds of the sky can nest in its shade.”

19077

Does he thank that slave because he did what was commanded?

19078

Now David was the son of the Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah named Jesse. Jesse had eight sons and during Saul’s reign was already an old man.

19079

The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling seizes the ungodly:
“Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire?
Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”

19080

I don’t receive man’s testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

19081

Then all the people of the Gerasene region asked Him to leave them, because they were gripped by great fear. So getting into the boat, He returned.

19082

At one moment I might announce concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will uproot, tear down, and destroy it.

19084

Then the Lord said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My compassions would not reach out to these people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.

19085

Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”

19086

After this, the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.

19087

For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him,
that we can take each other to court.

19088

because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up what was lacking in your ministry to me.

19089

Hallelujah!
My soul, praise the Lord.

19090

For you have brought these men here who are not temple robbers or blasphemers of our goddess.

19092

I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are disjointed;
my heart is like wax,
melting within me.

19093

But Judah approached him and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh.

19094

Abram continued, “Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house will be my heir.”

19095

Remember the days of old;
consider the years long past.
Ask your father, and he will tell you,
your elders, and they will teach you.

19096

Though I have many things to write to you, I don’t want to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to be with you and talk face to face so that our joy may be complete.

19097

Therefore I will make the heavens tremble,
and the earth will shake from its foundations
at the wrath of the Lord of Hosts,
on the day of His burning anger.

19098

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord.

19099

Later on, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a gift and visited his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her father would not let him enter.

19100

These also stagger because of wine
and stumble under the influence of beer:
priest and prophet stagger because of beer,
they are confused by wine.
They stumble because of beer,
they are muddled in their visions,
they stumble in their judgments.

19101

“The Passover to the Lord comes in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month.

19103

I will break Assyria in My land;
I will tread him down on My mountain.
Then his yoke will be taken from them,
and his burden will be removed from their shoulders.

19104

Pilate asked them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”

19105

be careful to follow all the statutes and ordinances I set before you today.

19106

Jesus answered them, “Stop complaining among yourselves.

19108

His arms are rods of gold
set with topaz.
His body is an ivory panel
covered with sapphires.

19109

If God puts no trust in His holy ones
and the heavens are not pure in His sight,

19110

How sweet Your word is to my taste—
sweeter than honey in my mouth.

19111

But as I told you, you’ve seen Me, and yet you do not believe.

19112

So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.”

19113

Those slain by the Lord on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like manure on the surface of the ground.

19115

A psalm; a dedication song for the house. Davidic.I will exalt You, Lord,
because You have lifted me up
and have not allowed my enemies
to triumph over me.

19116

If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the Lord’s Passover, every male in his household must be circumcised, and then he may participate; he will become like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person may eat it.

19117

After going upstairs, breaking the bread, and eating, Paul conversed a considerable time until dawn. Then he left.

19118

You didn’t anoint My head with olive oil, but she has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.

19119

“After you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours, and then another, a third kingdom, of bronze, which will rule the whole earth.

19120

Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal and reached westward to Carmel and Shihor-libnath.

19121

Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, fixed it on a reed, and offered Him a drink.

19123

he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. Balak said to him: “Look, a people has come out of Egypt; they cover the surface of the land and are living right across from me.

19124

Now take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you. I will surely accept his prayer and not deal with you as your folly deserves. For you have not spoken the truth about Me, as My servant Job has.”

19125

A large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside. The demons begged Him to permit them to enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

19126

Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the yeast in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

19127

From Megiddo his servants carried his dead body in a chariot, brought him into Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the common people took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.

19128

If only I knew how to find Him,
so that I could go to His throne.

19129

Every day I was among you, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn’t arrest Me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”

19130

In those days, there was no king in Israel, and the Danite tribe was looking for territory to occupy. Up to that time no territory had been captured by them among the tribes of Israel.

19131

Then the temple police came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why haven’t you brought Him?”

19132

“Get up, go to Zarephath that belongs to Sidon and stay there. Look, I have commanded a woman who is a widow to provide for you there.”

19133

“Listen to Me, Jacob,
and Israel, the one called by Me:
I am He; I am the first,
I am also the last.

19134

Perhaps Yahweh your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the surviving remnant.’”

19135

Then they called for the king, but Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebnah the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian, came out to them.

19136

Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them get out of control, resulting in weakness before their enemies.

19137

I—I am the One who comforts you.
Who are you that you should fear man who dies,
or a son of man who is given up like grass?

19138

Keep His statutes and commands, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper and so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”

19139

and people were burned by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who had the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give Him glory.

19140

Jonathan answered his father back: “Why is he to be killed? What has he done?”

19141

At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was executed. He was driven away from people. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky, until his hair grew like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.

19142

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.God arises. His enemies scatter,
and those who hate Him flee from His presence.

19143

By His power He stirred the sea,
and by His understanding He crushed Rahab.

19144

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

19145

The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
but are her feathers and plumage like the stork’s?

19146

The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, along with all his accomplishments and his wisdom, are written in the Book of Solomon’s Events.

19148

He replied, “I have not destroyed Israel, but you and your father’s house have, because you have abandoned the Lord’s commands and followed the Baals.

19149

And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

19150

Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.

19154

However, he must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire many horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’

19155

This was now the third time Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.

19156

The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and on mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

19157

Moses said to Joshua, “Select some men for us and go fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with God’s staff in my hand.”

19158

Anything she lies on during her menstruation will become unclean, and anything she sits on will become unclean.

19159

You are to set up the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you have been shown on the mountain.

19162

In my bed at night
I sought the one I love;
I sought him, but did not find him.

19163

Now if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, please teach me Your ways, and I will know You and find favor in Your sight. Now consider that this nation is Your people.”

19164

“Next he asked another, ‘How much do you owe?’

“‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he said.

“‘Take your invoice,’ he told him, ‘and write 80.’

19165

The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you don’t understand,

19166

After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my nation,

19168

Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?”

“There is still the youngest,” he answered, “but right now he’s tending the sheep.” Samuel told Jesse, “Send for him. We won’t sit down to eat until he gets here.”

19169

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

19170

A third time he said to them, “Why? What has this man done wrong? I have found in Him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore, I will have Him whipped and then release Him.”

19171

The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus.

19172

the joy of the wicked has been brief
and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?

19173

I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant with them. I will establish and multiply them and will set My sanctuary among them forever.

19174

Then the man who had the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they ran out of that house naked and wounded.

19175

and reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah.

There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

19176

His servants said to him, “Consider this: we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. So let’s put sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads, and let’s go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

19177

“If a man is discovered kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from you.

19179

“I am about to send for many fishermen”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and they will fish for them. Then I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill and out of the clefts of the rocks,

19180

Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite:

19181

His anger tears at me, and He harasses me.
He gnashes His teeth at me.
My enemy pierces me with His eyes.

19182

Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding.
It is impossible for God to do wrong,
and for the Almighty to act unjustly.

19183

For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.

19184

You are worn out with your many consultations.
So let them stand and save you—
the astrologers, who observe the stars,
who predict monthly
what will happen to you.

19185

Woe for the one who builds his palace
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,

19186

In addition, every man who was desperate, in debt, or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About 400 men were with him.

19187

“You must keep the Israelites from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle that is among them.

19188

The wicked displace boundary markers.
They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.

19189

So the people took their dough before it was leavened, with their kneading bowls wrapped up in their clothes on their shoulders.

19190

This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

19191

Then the Lord will scatter you among all peoples from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.

19192

The Lord spoke to Moses,

19193

But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I don’t have anything baked—only a handful of flour in the jar and a bit of oil in the jug. Just now, I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat it and die.”

19194

His cheeks are like beds of spice,
towers of perfume.
His lips are lilies,
dripping with flowing myrrh.

19196

When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or without clothes and clothe You?

19198

The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.

19200

You have heard the blasphemy! What is your decision?”

And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

19201

a woman approached Him with an alabaster jar of very expensive fragrant oil. She poured it on His head as He was reclining at the table.

19202

In the twenty-sixth year of Judah’s King Asa, Elah son of Baasha became king over Israel and reigned in Tirzah two years.

19203

Every valley will be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill will be leveled;
the uneven ground will become smooth
and the rough places, a plain.

19204

and the pig, though it has hooves, it does not chew the cud—
it is unclean for you.


You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses.

19205

Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place. During his reign the land experienced peace for 10 years.

19207

so He will sprinkle many nations.
Kings will shut their mouths because of Him,
For they will see what had not been told them,
and they will understand what they had not heard.


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19208

Get up; let’s go! See—My betrayer is near.”

19209

For the Lord has poured out on you
an overwhelming urge to sleep;
He has shut your eyes—the prophets,
and covered your heads—the seers.

19210

It is not in heaven so that you have to ask, ‘Who will go up to heaven, get it for us, and proclaim it to us so that we may follow it?’

19211

Reuben went out during the wheat harvest and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother Leah, Rachel asked, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

19213

But from eternity to eternity
the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him,
and His righteousness toward the grandchildren

19214

Otherwise, as surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who prevented me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, Nabal wouldn’t have had any men left by morning light.”

19215

He will purify the most holy place in this way for all their sins because of the Israelites’ impurities and rebellious acts. He will do the same for the tent of meeting that remains among them, because it is surrounded by their impurities.

19217

Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will certainly come to your aid and bring you up from this land to the land He promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

19218

When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and pleaded with Him to come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.

19219

And they went and reported it to the rest, who did not believe them either.

19220

Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem to observe the Passover of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

19221

He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

19222

In a dream, a vision in the night,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they slumber on their beds,

19223

Gad came to David that day and said to him, “Go up and set up an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”

19224

arrayed with God’s glory. Her radiance was like a very precious stone, like a jasper stone, bright as crystal.

19226

“Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
I will set your stones in black mortar,
and lay your foundations in sapphires.

19227

Since he would not be persuaded, we stopped talking and simply said, “The Lord’s will be done!”

19228

The allotment for the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness ascending from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.

19230

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Whatever injury he inflicted on the person, the same is to be inflicted on him.

19231

Then Moses said good-bye to his father-in-law, and he journeyed to his own land.

19232

I will declare wise sayings;
I will speak mysteries from the past

19233

I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.
I hate the practice of transgression;
it will not cling to me.

19234

I will destroy you, Israel;
you have no help but Me.

19235

“For this is what the Lord God says: I am going to hand you over to those you hate, to those you turned away from in disgust.

19236

Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol,
along with the music of your harps.
Maggots are spread out under you,
and worms cover you.”

19237

Those who linger over wine,
those who go looking for mixed wine.

19238

Why is it you don’t understand that when I told you, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,’ it wasn’t about bread?”

19239

However, if the watchman sees the sword coming but doesn’t blow the trumpet, so that the people aren’t warned, and the sword comes and takes away their lives, then they have been taken away because of their iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.

19240

So all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

19241

About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law, Tamar, has been acting like a prostitute, and now she is pregnant.”

“Bring her out!” Judah said. “Let her be burned to death!”

19242

From there Elisha went to Mount Carmel, and then he returned to Samaria.

19243

Your eyes will see strange things,
and you will say absurd things.

19244

Israel’s watchmen are blind, all of them,
they know nothing;
all of them are mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they dream, lie down,
and love to sleep.

19245

The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of his descendants by their clans, but their inheritance was within the portion of Judah’s descendants.

19246

A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever.

19247

While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the Lord’s anger burned against the people, and the Lord struck them with a very severe plague.

19248

Whatever property one of the Levites can redeem—a house sold in a city they possess—must be released at the Jubilee, because the houses in the Levitical cities are their possession among the Israelites.

19249

The Angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, and they will be too many to count.”

19250

“Be silent before Me, islands!
And let peoples renew their strength.
Let them approach, then let them testify;
let us come together for the trial.

19251

Isaac was 40 years old when he took as his wife Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.

19252

Moses entered the cloud as he went up the mountain, and he remained on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights.

19253

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them: This is what the Lord God says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock?

19254

The Danites set up the carved image for themselves. Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the Danite tribe until the time of the exile from the land.

19255

I will destroy among his people anyone who does any work on this same day.

19256

On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

19257

So they came and apologized to them, and escorting them out, they urged them to leave town.

19258

The word of the Lord came to me:

19259

But if this accusation is true and no evidence of the young woman’s virginity is found,

19260

That place was called the Valley of Eshcol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there.

19261

Job continued his discourse, saying:

19262

You will be driven away from people to live with the wild animals, and you will feed on grass like cattle 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.”

19264

Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the Lord’s covenant and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build,

19265

Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in other languages.

19266

Do not profit or take interest from him, but fear your God and let your brother live among you.

19267

“When a person has a swelling, scab, or spot on the skin of his body, and it becomes a disease on the skin of his body, he is to be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons, the priests.

19268

What should I say, my son?
What, son of my womb?
What, son of my vows?

19269

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.

19270

Yet You are our Father,
even though Abraham does not know us
and Israel doesn’t recognize us.
You, Yahweh, are our Father;
from ancient times,
Your name is our Redeemer.

19271

I see them from the top of rocky cliffs,
and I watch them from the hills.
There is a people living alone;
it does not consider itself among the nations.

19272

“Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves; the people who walk over them don’t know it.”

19273

Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab became king in his place.

19274

Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

19275

And all those who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.

19276

“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death.

19278

Then David said to Abigail, “Praise to the Lord God of Israel, who sent you to meet me today!

19279

But the people thirsted there for water, and grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why did you ever bring us out of Egypt to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”

19280

Jonathan attacked the Philistine garrison that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

19281

The dirt on his grave is sweet to him.
Everyone follows behind him,
and those who go before him are without number.

19282

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,
honor is inappropriate for a fool.

19283

Go tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I raised you up from among the people, appointed you ruler over My people Israel,

19284

Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish.

19285

They set out from the mountain of the Lord on a three-day journey with the ark of the Lord’s covenant traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.

19286

Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,

19287

You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.

19288

Then Israel made a vow to the Lord, “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will completely destroy their cities.”

19289

but Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

19290

Shout for joy, you heavens!
Earth, rejoice!
Mountains break into joyful shouts!
For the Lord has comforted His people,
and will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

19291

The tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the desert, and the altar of burnt offering were at the high place in Gibeon,

19292

Place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread and a fire offering to the Lord.

19293

So at evening quail came and covered the camp. In the morning there was a layer of dew all around the camp.

19294

its legs were iron, and its feet were partly iron and partly fired clay.

19295

The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

19297

“Go down and sit in the dust,
Virgin Daughter Babylon.
Sit on the ground without a throne,
Daughter Chaldea!
For you will no longer be called pampered and spoiled.

19298

They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed Him over to you.”

19299

“This is the legal statute that the Lord has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red cow that has no defect and has never been yoked.

19300

The past events have indeed happened.
Now I declare new events;
I announce them to you before they occur.”

19301

Ah! The land of buzzing insect wings
beyond the rivers of Cush

19302

Saul and the men of Israel gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah; then they lined up in battle formation to face the Philistines.

19303

Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the fellowship offerings and with the drink offerings for the burnt offering.

So the service of the Lord’s temple was established.

19304

“If a man sells a residence in a walled city, his right of redemption will last until a year has passed after its sale; his right of redemption will last a year.

19305

I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. Then I will receive glory by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am Yahweh.” So the Israelites did this.

19307

For David did what was right in the Lord’s eyes, and he did not turn aside from anything He had commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

19308

Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why don’t you know how to interpret this time?

19309

Their boundary went from Heleph and from the oak in Zaanannim, including Adami-nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and ended at the Jordan.

19310

The Israelites ate manna for 40 years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate manna until they reached the border of the land of Canaan.

19311

may You hear in heaven, Your dwelling place,
and may You forgive, act, and repay the man,
according to all his ways, since You know his heart,
for You alone know every human heart,

19312

Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim
that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe

19313

But the men who had gone up with him responded, “We can’t go up against the people because they are stronger than we are!”

19314

If I go east, He is not there,
and if I go west, I cannot perceive Him.

19315

“I am Abraham’s servant,” he said.

19316

They will treat you with hatred, take all you have worked for, and leave you stark naked, so that the shame of your debauchery will be exposed, both your indecency and promiscuity.

19317

“I have been very zealous for the Lord God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they’re looking for me to take my life.”

19318

They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have gone too far! Everyone in the entire community is holy, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”

19319

“Go,” Jesus told him, “your son will live.” The man believed what Jesus said to him and departed.

19322

When Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies in every direction: against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he caused havoc.

19323

You will, on your own, relinquish your inheritance
that I gave you.
I will make you serve your enemies
in a land you do not know,
for you have set My anger on fire;
it will burn forever.

19324

A psalm of Asaph.God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance,
desecrated Your holy temple,
and turned Jerusalem into ruins.

19325

The Lord sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord He had spoken through His servants the prophets.

19326

“However, take note! The days are coming”—the Lord’s declaration—“when it will no longer be said, ‘As the Lord lives who brought the Israelites from the land of Egypt,’

19327

You nations, come here and listen;
you peoples, pay attention!
Let the earth hear, and all that fills it,
the world and all that comes from it.

19328

When Gideon died, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals and made Baal-berith their god.

19329

When I was present with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have kept myself, and will keep myself, from burdening you in any way.

19330

The priest must order them to clear the house before he enters to examine the contamination, so that nothing in the house becomes unclean. Afterward the priest will come to examine the house.

19331

From the tribe of Issachar they gave:

Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,

19332

On that day explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

19333

‘The person who makes a carved idol or cast image, which is detestable to the Lord, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret is cursed.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen!’

19334

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and announce to her
that her time of forced labor is over,
her iniquity has been pardoned,
and she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.”

19335

A meal was set before him, but he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.”

So Laban said, “Please speak.”

19336

And the Lord gave the people such favor in the Egyptians’ sight that they gave them what they requested. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.

19337

Again it says: Rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people!

19338

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,
and delivers them from all their troubles.

19339

Give her the reward of her labor,
and let her works praise her at the city gates.

19340

Others said, “This is the Messiah!” But some said, “Surely the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does He?

19341

When He saw them, He told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And while they were going, they were healed.

19342

Y Who is this coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on the one she loves?


W I awakened you under the apricot tree.
There your mother conceived you;
there she conceived and gave you birth.

19343

An Israelite man came bringing a Midianite woman to his relatives in the sight of Moses and the whole Israelite community while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

19344

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, over the rest of the people he left in the land of Judah.

19345

He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she realized that she was pregnant, she treated her mistress with contempt.

19346

Then Doeg the Edomite, who was in charge of Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw Jesse’s son come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.

19347

Their calyxes and branches are to be of one piece. All of it is to be a single hammered piece of pure gold.

19348

The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.

19350

Then the angels said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here: a son-in-law, your sons and daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of this place,

19351

the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm
may He bless these boys.
And may they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and may they grow to be numerous within the land.

19352

And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah to be his wife. Isaac loved her, and he was comforted after his mother’s death.

19353

He said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful about what you’re going to do to these men.

19354

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

19355

This is what the Lord says: “Go, buy a potter’s clay jar. Take some of the elders of the people and some of the leading priests

19356

Absalom was riding on his mule when he happened to meet David’s soldiers. When the mule went under the tangled branches of a large oak tree, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so he was suspended in midair.

19357

“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will require it of you, and it will be counted against you as sin.

19358

and also Mizpah, for he said, “May the Lord watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight.

19360

They will never return to the land they long to return to.”

19361

You saw a stone break off from the mountain without a hand touching it, and it crushed the iron, bronze, fired clay, silver, and gold. The great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation certain.”

19362

There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

19363

But Jesus still did not answer anything, so Pilate was amazed.

19364

Have you traveled to the sources of the sea
or walked in the depths of the oceans?

19365

This is because they did not meet you with food and water on the journey after you came out of Egypt, and because Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim was hired to curse you.

19366

Now Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, had taken in Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,

19367

Next he measured the court. It was square, 175 feet long and 175 feet wide. The altar was in front of the temple.

19368

Therefore send someone to Joppa and invite Simon here, who is also named Peter. He is lodging in Simon the tanner’s house by the sea.’

19369

The crowd told them to keep quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

19370

For He makes waterdrops evaporate;
they distill the rain into its mist,

19371

In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been captured, on that very day the Lord’s hand was on me, and He brought me there.

19372

The leech has two daughters: “Give, Give!”
Three things are never satisfied;
four never say, “Enough!”:

19373

Then you are to sound a trumpet loudly in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month; you will sound it throughout your land on the Day of Atonement.

19374

I would surely carry it on my shoulder
and wear it like a crown.

19375

The next day an evil spirit sent from God took control of Saul, and he began to rave inside the palace. David was playing the lyre as usual, but Saul was holding a spear,

19378

As for your birth, your umbilical cord wasn’t cut on the day you were born, and you weren’t washed clean with water. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.

19379

She selects wool and flax
and works with willing hands.

19380

Counsel in a man’s heart is deep water;
but a man of understanding draws it out.

19382

He tore them limb from limb with a great slaughter, and he went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.

19383

They are more desirable than gold—
than an abundance of pure gold;
and sweeter than honey,
which comes from the honeycomb.

19384

She said to her father, “Sir, don’t be angry that I cannot stand up in your presence; I am having my period.” So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.

19385

Now you have gone off because you long for your father—but why have you stolen my gods?”

19386

where

Their worm does not die,
and the fire is not quenched.]

19387

His betrayer had given them a sign: “The One I kiss, He’s the One; arrest Him!”

19388

Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.”

19389

But he replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

19391

He found favor in God’s sight and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

19392

“The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the garments, must not dishevel his hair or tear his garments.

19393

I will say to the north: Give them up!
and to the south: Do not hold them back!
Bring My sons from far away,
and My daughters from the ends of the earth

19394

This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:

19395

This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Don’t exploit or brutalize the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.

19396

The king said to Daniel, “Your God is indeed God of gods, Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”

19398

Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonderful works among all peoples.

19399

Hezekiah gave them a hearing and showed them his whole treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil—and his armory, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his palace and in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.

19400

You are not to do any work. This is a permanent statute throughout your generations wherever you live.

19401

Lift up a banner on a barren mountain.
Call out to them.
Wave your hand, and they will go
through the gates of the nobles.

19402

After a long time you will be summoned. In the last years you will enter a land that has been restored from war and regathered from many peoples to the mountains of Israel, which had long been a ruin. They were brought out from the peoples, and all of them now live securely.

19403

For this reason her plagues will come in one day
death and grief and famine.
She will be burned up with fire,
because the Lord God who judges her is mighty.

19404

And now don’t be worried or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

19405

or by the earth, because it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

19406

“Because I raised you up from the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, but you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin, provoking Me with their sins,

19407

Jeroboam said to his wife, “Go disguise yourself, so they won’t know that you’re Jeroboam’s wife, and go to Shiloh. Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who told about me becoming king over this people.

19408

Is it not true my house is with God?
For He has established an everlasting covenant with me,
ordered and secured in every detail.
Will He not bring about
my whole salvation and my every desire?

19409

How long until you stop talking?
Show some sense, and then we can talk.

19410

I will take delight in them to do what is good for them, and with all My heart and mind I will faithfully plant them in this land.

19412

when I declared: “You may come this far, but no farther;
your proud waves stop here”?

19414

Immediately his ears were opened, his speech difficulty was removed, and he began to speak clearly.

19415

we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with utmost gratitude.

19416

There is a splendor of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; for one star differs from another star in splendor.

19417

Before I knew it,
my desire put me
among the chariots of my noble people.

19418

They spend their days in prosperity
and go down to Sheol in peace.

19419

You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

19421

David was in a difficult position because the troops talked about stoning him, for they were all very bitter over the loss of their sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.

19422

Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride.
Honey and milk are under your tongue.
The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

19423

Lord, listen and be gracious to me;
Lord, be my helper.”

19424

In the twenty-seventh year of Judah’s King Asa, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, killing him. Then Zimri became king in his place.

19425

Now therefore, please forgive my sin and return with me so I can worship the Lord.”

19426

So the Lord repaid me
according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

19427

The priests included:

Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua 973

19428

Then He said to Jacob, “Let Me go, for it is daybreak.”

But Jacob said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me.”

19429

The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons and killed his sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

19430

Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

19431

We must not hide them from their children,
but must tell a future generation
the praises of the Lord,
His might, and the wonderful works
He has performed.

19432

You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it;
You are not pleased with a burnt offering.

19433

Someone named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good reputation with all the Jews residing there,

19434

and from the 16,000 people,
the tribute to the Lord was 32 people.

19435

They will be My people, and I will be their God.

19437

“Do not defile the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land, and there can be no atonement for the land because of the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of the person who shed it.

19438

At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord:

19439

Y Where has your love gone,
most beautiful of women?
Which way has he turned?
We will seek him with you.

19440

For in this case the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’

19442

At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram and expelled the Judahites from Elath. Then the Arameans came to Elath, and they live there until today.

19443

The Amalekites are living in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”

19444

Observe what I command you today. I am going to drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

19445

So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son Hagar had.

19446

If, therefore, your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be entirely illuminated, as when a lamp shines its light on you.”

19447

and laid them at the apostles’ feet. This was then distributed for each person’s basic needs.

19448

Then Peter replied to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

19449

Samuel said to Saul, “You have been foolish. You have not kept the command which the Lord your God gave you. It was at this time that the Lord would have permanently established your reign over Israel,

19450

On that day there will be no light; the sunlight and moonlight will diminish.

19451

David answered Gad, “I have great anxiety. Please, let us fall into the Lord’s hands because His mercies are great, but don’t let me fall into human hands.”

19452

A voice came from the throne, saying:

Praise our God,
all His slaves, who fear Him,
both small and great!

19453

The Lord was pleased, because of His righteousness,
to magnify His instruction and make it glorious.

19454

Righteousness and justice are the foundation
of Your throne;
faithful love and truth go before You.

19455

I am my love’s and my love is mine;
he feeds among the lilies.

19456

during that time the Lord had spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, take off your sackcloth and remove the sandals from your feet,” and he did so, going naked and barefoot

19457

Let him not put trust in worthless things, being led astray,
for what he gets in exchange will prove worthless.

19459

David fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to King Achish of Gath.

19460

I will bring your children whom you said would become plunder into the land you rejected, and they will enjoy it.

19461

The king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” All the people heard the king’s orders to all the commanders about Absalom.

19462

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.”

19464

They made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.

19465

I answered them that it’s not the Romans’ custom to give any man up before the accused confronts the accusers face to face and has an opportunity to give a defense concerning the charges.

19466

and the third took her. In the same way, all seven died and left no children.

19467

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none.

19468

Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

19469

Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished;
the flame of his fire does not glow.

19470

King Solomon answered his mother, “Why are you requesting Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my elder brother, you might as well ask the kingship for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.”

19471

“The Israelites are to camp by their military divisions, each man with his encampment and under his banner.

19472

From Kibroth-hattaavah the people moved on to Hazeroth and remained there.

19473

so that gold bells and pomegranates alternate around the lower hem of the robe.

19474

At the end of 430 years, on that same day, all the Lord’s divisions went out from the land of Egypt.

19475

Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died without children.

19476

Then Jacob became incensed and brought charges against Laban. “What is my crime?” he said to Laban. “What is my sin, that you have pursued me?

19477

After the priests had assembled with the elders and agreed on a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

19478

The Lord said,
“I have made a covenant with My chosen one;
I have sworn an oath to David My servant:

19479

Go, my people, enter your rooms
and close your doors behind you.
Hide for a little while until the wrath has passed.

19481

Whenever burnt offerings are offered to the Lord on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed festivals, they are to do so regularly in the Lord’s presence according to the number prescribed for them.

19482

The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not lawful to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

19483

The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess them as male and female slaves in the Lord’s land. They will make captives of their captors and will rule over their oppressors.

19484

We thought that if they said this to us or to our generations in the future, we would reply: Look at the replica of the Lord’s altar that our fathers made, not for burnt offering or sacrifice, but as a witness between us and you.

19485

If only I could be as in months gone by,
in the days when God watched over me,

19486

He said about Levi:

Your Thummim and Urim belong to Your faithful one;
You tested him at Massah
and contended with him at the waters of Meribah.

19487

“What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel:

The fathers eat sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

19488

Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who scouted out the land, tore their clothes

19489

For My angel will go before you and bring you to the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out.

19490

Then Joseph, leaning over his father’s face, wept and kissed him.

19491

So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted him to be called.

19492

You profane Me in front of My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread; you kill those who should not die and spare those who should not live, when you lie to My people, who listen to lies.

19494

Wherever people live—or wild animals, or birds of the air—He has handed them over to you and made you ruler over them all. You are the head of gold.

19496

Don’t let them persuade you, because there are more than 40 of them arranging to ambush him, men who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they kill him. Now they are ready, waiting for a commitment from you.”

19497

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.Lord, You showed favor to Your land;
You restored Jacob’s prosperity.

19498

Jotham was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.

19499

Then Solomon took an oath by the Lord: “May God punish me and do so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his life.

19500

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

19501

Therefore the person who speaks in another language should pray that he can interpret.

19502

And again:

Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
all the peoples should praise Him!

19505

Then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked, flogged, and crucified, and He will be resurrected on the third day.”

19506

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah, asking,

19508

when you obey the Lord your God by keeping His commands and statutes that are written in this book of the law and return to Him with all your heart and all your soul.

19509

You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you.

19510

The Gibeonites were not Israelites but rather a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but Saul had tried to kill them in his zeal for the Israelites and Judah. So David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them.

19511

You must not eat leavened bread with it. For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread with it, the bread of hardship—because you left the land of Egypt in a hurry—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt.

19512

A long time after the Lord had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, Joshua was old, getting on in years.

19514

“If a foreigner or temporary resident living among you prospers, but your brother living near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner living among you, or to a member of the foreigner’s clan,

19516

Still, the Lord warned Israel and Judah through every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways and keep My commands and statutes according to all the law I commanded your ancestors and sent to you through My servants the prophets.”

19517

If anyone has an ear, he should listen:

19518

God, Your faithful love is so valuable
that people take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

19519

The pillars that hold up the sky tremble,
astounded at His rebuke.

19520

The one who works his land
will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies
will have his fill of poverty.

19522

“Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral house, 12 staffs from all the leaders of their ancestral houses. Write each man’s name on his staff.

19523

On that day it will be said,
“Look, this is our God;
we have waited for Him, and He has saved us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for Him.
Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

19524

then I will do this to you: I will bring terror on you—wasting disease and fever that will cause your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will sow your seed in vain because your enemies will eat it.

19525

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.

19526

The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.

19527

and said, “My lords, turn aside to your servant’s house, wash your feet, and spend the night. Then you can get up early and go on your way.”

“No,” they said. “We would rather spend the night in the square.”

19528

From there the border ascended the Valley of Hinnom to the southern Jebusite slope (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

19529

He said, “Indeed, my hand is lifted up toward the Lord’s throne. The Lord will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation.”

19530

So when he came, he went right up to Him and said, “Rabbi!”—and kissed Him.

19531

They also cast lots the same way as their relatives the sons of Aaron did in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.

19532

The Danites said to him, “Don’t raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”

19533

and making the winds His messengers,
flames of fire His servants.

19534

Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, “Look, I have put you in charge of the contributions brought to Me. As for all the holy offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.

19535

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard.

19536

For fire has been kindled because of My anger
and burns to the depths of Sheol;
it devours the land and its produce,
and scorches the foundations of the mountains.

19537

“You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, established at the start in the inheritance you will receive in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess.

19540

Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, because the troops that had come with the Arabs to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

19541

Therefore, Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but he fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until Solomon’s death.

19542

Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man the demons had departed from, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

19543

they will bring the woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from you.

19545

Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we’re perishing! We’re lost; we’re all lost!

19546

The Lord spoke to Moses:

19547

Nations will see your righteousness
and all kings, your glory.
You will be called by a new name
that the Lord’s mouth will announce.

19548

Then Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah, and he defiled the high places from Geba to Beer-sheba, where the priests had burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city (on the left at the city gate).

19549

When he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

19550

“Submit your case,” says the Lord.
“Present your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.

19551

Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,

19553

The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?”

Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those to drink who become exhausted in the desert.”

19554

All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown, producing nothing, with no plant growing on it, just like the fall of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord demolished in His fierce anger.

19555

But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The river crashed against it, and immediately it collapsed. And the destruction of that house was great!”

19556

sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

19557

“If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death based on the word of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of one witness.

19558

Ephraim’s military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud.

19559

At that time, each of the Israelites returned from there to his own tribe and family. Each returned from there to his own inheritance.

19560

“You give them something to eat,” He responded.

They said to Him, “Should we go and buy 200 denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”

19562

so Esau went to Ishmael and married, in addition to his other wives, Mahalath daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son. She was the sister of Nebaioth.

19563

Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him away, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

19564

Fear came on all those who lived around them, and all these things were being talked about throughout the hill country of Judea.

19565

Kings will be your foster fathers,
and their queens your nursing mothers.
They will bow down to you
with their faces to the ground,
and lick the dust at your feet.
Then you will know that I am Yahweh;
those who put their hope in Me
will not be put to shame.

19567

Then the disciples came up and told Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard this statement?”

19568

and that sign or wonder he has promised you comes about, but he says, ‘Let us follow other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us worship them,’

19569

Then Abraham took curds and milk, and the calf that he had prepared, and set them before the men. He served them as they ate under the tree.

19570

In that same year, at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur from Gibeon said to me in the temple of the Lord in the presence of the priests and all the people,

19571

This is what the Lord,
the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, says
to one who is despised,
to one abhorred by people,
to a servant of rulers:
“Kings will see and stand up,
and princes will bow down,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel—and He has chosen you.”

19572

Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites,
Benaiah the Pirathonite,

19573

Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, “Keep every command I am giving you today.

19574

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and make all the nations I am sending you to, drink from it.

19575

Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and rebellious generation! How long will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

19576

the Shemidaite clan from Shemida;
the Hepherite clan from Hepher;

19577

But if any man thinks he is acting improperly toward his virgin, if she is past marriageable age, and so it must be, he can do what he wants. He is not sinning; they can get married.

19578

He will stand before Eleazar who will consult the Lord for him with the decision of the Urim. He and all the Israelites with him, even the entire community, will go out and come back in at his command.”

19579

But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised;

19580

“I passed by you and saw you lying in your blood, and I said to you as you lay in your blood: Live! Yes, I said to you as you lay in your blood: Live!

19581

After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.

19582

Then He instructed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

19583

They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done what I did to it.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

19585

Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite from the family of Ram became angry. He was angry at Job because he had justified himself rather than God.

19586

ז ZayinRemember Your word to Your servant;
You have given me hope through it.

19587

Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.

19588

You have turned things around,
as if the potter were the same as the clay.
How can what is made say about its maker,
“He didn’t make me”?
How can what is formed
say about the one who formed it,
“He doesn’t understand what he’s doing”?

19591

When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take olive oil with them.

19592

Early the next morning they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented fellowship offerings. The people sat down to eat and drink, then got up to play.

19593

You are not to lend him your silver with interest or sell him your food for profit.

19594

The people believed, and when they heard that the Lord had paid attention to them and that He had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.

19595

The news reached Joab. Since he had supported Adonijah but not Absalom, Joab fled to the Lord’s tabernacle and took hold of the horns of the altar.

19597

Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place.

19598

The Israelites received these portions that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes gave them in the land of Canaan.

19599

They said to one another, “Here comes that dreamer!

19600

The half portion for those who went out to war numbered:

337,500 sheep and goats,

19601

They told Aaron:

Make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what’s happened to him.

19602

Then the Jews said, “Now we know You have a demon. Abraham died and so did the prophets. You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste death—ever!’

19603

But also bring your relatives with you from the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, so they may join you and assist you and your sons in front of the tent of the testimony.

19604

You have prepared it
in the presence of all peoples—

19607

They will strip off your clothes and take your beautiful jewelry.

19608

A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies will not escape.

19609

His people have acted corruptly toward Him;
this is their defect—they are not His children
but a devious and crooked generation.

19610

Ahab called for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah was a man who greatly feared the Lord

19611

From the words of his mouth,
a man will enjoy good things,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

19612

While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared that the kingdom has departed from you.

19613

After some time, when he returned to get her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and there was a swarm of bees with honey in the carcass.

19614

Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold?

19615

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

19616

He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows where his grave is.

19617

I will place My residence among you, and I will not reject you.

19618

God brought them out of Egypt;
He is like the horns of a wild ox for them.

19619

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I Myself have heard you—this is the Lord’s declaration—

19620

And those standing nearby said, “Do you dare revile God’s high priest?”

19621

Do not fear, you worm Jacob,
you men of Israel:
I will help you—
this is the Lord’s declaration.
Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

19622

You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

19623

So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.

19624

When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.

Suddenly, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

19625

It was good for me to be afflicted
so that I could learn Your statutes.

19627

May he rule from sea to sea
and from the Euphrates
to the ends of the earth.

19628

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.God, we have heard with our ears—
our ancestors have told us—
the work You accomplished in their days,
in days long ago:

19629

All the Israelites complained about Moses and Aaron, and the whole community told them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness!

19630

Be careful that there isn’t this wicked thought in your heart, ‘The seventh year, the year of canceling debts, is near,’ and you are stingy toward your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty.

19631

Now the allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans was in the southernmost region, south to the Wilderness of Zin and over to the border of Edom.

19632

Then Elihu continued, saying:

19633

About an hour later, another kept insisting, “This man was certainly with Him, since he’s also a Galilean.”

19634

When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

19635

The Philistines brought all their military units together at Aphek while Israel was camped by the spring in Jezreel.

19636

Together they were discussing everything that had taken place.

19637

They say to the seers, “Do not see,”
and to the prophets,
“Do not prophesy the truth to us.
Tell us flattering things.
Prophesy illusions.

19638

He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth,

19639

Strengthen the weak hands,
steady the shaking knees!

19640

May my prayer be set before You as incense,
the raising of my hands as the evening offering.

19641

Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment?
Why do those who know Him never see His days?

19642

Water will flow from his buckets,
and his seed will be by abundant water.
His king will be greater than Agag,
and his kingdom will be exalted.

19643

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

19644

All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;
all those who go down to the dust
will kneel before Him—
even the one who cannot preserve his life.

19645

Therefore Jacob’s iniquity will be purged in this way,
and the result of the removal of his sin will be this:
when he makes all the altar stones
like crushed bits of chalk,
no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.

19646

And they settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur. He lived in opposition to all his brothers.

19648

This is the list of the Israelites, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter to do with the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 in each division:

19649

any of the gods of the peoples around you, near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other—

19651

But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow jammed fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up by the pounding of the waves.

19653

Because you have made the Lord—my refuge,
the Most High—your dwelling place,

19654

A gift opens doors for a man
and brings him before the great.

19655

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan and bring a report to me so I can know their number.”

19656

And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.

19657

but they kept shouting, “Crucify! Crucify Him!”

19658

The Lord spoke to Moses,

19660

and the other Eliezer (because he had said, “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword”).

19661

The Lord said to Moses, “You are about to rest with your fathers, and these people will soon commit adultery with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will abandon Me and break the covenant I have made with them.

19662

His legs are alabaster pillars
set on pedestals of pure gold.
His presence is like Lebanon,
as majestic as the cedars.

19663

Then Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest and the leaders returned from the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of Gilead to the Israelites in the land of Canaan and brought back a report to them.

19664

you are to appoint over you the king the Lord your God chooses. Appoint a king from your brothers. You are not to set a foreigner over you, or one who is not of your people.

19665

In the morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him to Bamoth-baal. From there he saw the outskirts of the people’s camp.

19666

Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find any.

19667

So Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m sick of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob marries a Hittite woman like one of them, what good is my life?”

19668

I do not seek My glory; the One who seeks it also judges.

19670

When He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken, saying, “Who is this?”

19671

Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and chief official in the temple of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.

19672

Listen, my son, and be wise;
keep your mind on the right course.

19673

So the Lord sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and from Dan to Beer-sheba 70,000 men died.

19674

and none there will say, “I am sick.”
The people who dwell there
will be forgiven their iniquity.

19675

and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison and feed him only bread and water until I come back safely.’”

19676

You are not to have sex with your father’s wife; it will shame your father.

19677

Haven’t I written for you thirty sayings
about counsel and knowledge,

19678

Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself,
but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.

19679

“Since they have led My people astray saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, for when someone builds a wall they plaster it with whitewash,

19680

So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

19681

After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from Philistine control.

19683

But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, who were the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, and the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite

19684

When the layer of dew evaporated, there were fine flakes on the desert surface, as fine as frost on the ground.

19685

and saw Him telling me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me!’

19686

The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He struck it down, putting everyone in it to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.

19687

Since the life of every creature is its blood, I have told the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.

19689

Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod, was also there. He was the son of Ahitub, the brother of Ichabod son of Phinehas, son of Eli the Lord’s priest at Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.

19690

Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, a son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

19691

He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.

19692

“On the day of firstfruits, you are to hold a sacred assembly when you present an offering of new grain to the Lord at your Festival of Weeks; you are not to do any daily work.

19694

You saw the iron mixed with clay—the peoples will mix with one another but will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with fired clay.

19696

And the king went on to say this: ‘May the Lord God of Israel be praised! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and I am a witness.’”

19698

Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah. The troops with him numbered about 600.

19699

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:

19700

Then they took hold of Him and arrested Him.

19701

For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.

19702

But the rest said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to save Him!”

19704

On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he gave a feast for all his servants. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

19705

Because you didn’t serve the Lord your God with joy and a cheerful heart, even though you had an abundance of everything,

19707

A prophet came to Ahab king of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Watch, I am handing it over to you today so that you may know that I am Yahweh.’”

19708

Would you testify unjustly on God’s behalf
or speak deceitfully for Him?

19709

Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide, and was 4½ feet high.

19710

After He came to the house, He let no one enter with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

19712

If your brother becomes destitute and sells part of his property, his nearest relative may come and redeem what his brother has sold.

19713

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

19714

All who make idols are nothing,
and what they treasure does not profit.
Their witnesses do not see or know anything,
so they will be put to shame.

19715

Everyone who is registered must pay half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel (20 gerahs to the shekel). This half shekel is a contribution to the Lord.

19717

Instead, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, and chop down their Asherah poles.

19718

The commander of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

19719

and when they didn’t find His body, they came and reported that they had seen a vision of angels who said He was alive.

19720

Be sure there is no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Be sure there is no root among you bearing poisonous and bitter fruit.

19722

Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to prepare for his arrival at Goshen. When they came to the land of Goshen,

19723

On that day the deaf will hear
the words of a document,
and out of a deep darkness
the eyes of the blind will see.

19724

Three things are beyond me;
four I can’t understand:

19725

“I will put anxiety in the hearts of those of you who survive in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a wind-driven leaf will put them to flight, and they will flee as one flees from a sword, and fall though no one is pursuing them.

19726

He will also invade the beautiful land, and many will fall. But these will escape from his power: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of the Ammonites.

19727

“I am now going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and all your soul that none of the good promises the Lord your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.

19728

Then King David longed to go to Absalom, for David had finished grieving over Amnon’s death.

19729

They sacrificed to demons, not God,
to gods they had not known,
new gods that had just arrived,
which your fathers did not fear.

19731

“This man,” they said, “persuades people to worship God contrary to the law!”

19732

the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers—12

19733

Therefore, take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just the way it was told to me.

19734

When they entered Galilee, the Galileans welcomed Him because they had seen everything He did in Jerusalem during the festival. For they also had gone to the festival.

19736

Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king and reigned 55 years in Jerusalem.

19737

Balaam said to the Angel of the Lord, “I have sinned, for I did not know that You were standing in the path to confront me. And now, if it is evil in Your sight, I will go back.”

19740

They waged war against Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed every male.

19741

Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.

19742

Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, and the Lord put him to death.

19743

He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others.”

But when they heard this they said, “No—never!”

19744

and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.

19746

Then the lame will leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,
for water will gush in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;

19748

cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine, olive oil, fine wheat flour, and grain; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and slaves and human lives.

19750

Two things I ask of You;
don’t deny them to me before I die:

19751

So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were going to marry his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

19753

On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the Lord by Asaph and his relatives:

19754

Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.
Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.

19755

There were among Jerijah’s relatives, 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh as overseers in every matter relating to God and the king.

19757

but David kept going back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s flock in Bethlehem.

19758

This is what the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says:
“Ask Me what is to happen to My sons,
and instruct Me about the work of My hands.

19759

Gaddiel son of Sodi from the tribe of Zebulun;

19760

Will it go down to the gates of Sheol,
or will we descend together to the dust?

19761

But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?

19762

“This is the law concerning the person afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing. He is to be brought to the priest,

19764

Then seat two wicked men opposite him and have them testify against him, saying, “You have cursed God and the king!” Then take him out and stone him to death.

19766

I will honor the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. The nations will know that I am Yahweh”—the declaration of the Lord God—“when I demonstrate My holiness through you in their sight.

19767

This was because Jeroboam had provoked the Lord God of Israel by the sins he had committed and had caused Israel to commit.

19768

Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh

19770

He is to wear a holy linen tunic, and linen undergarments are to be on his body. He must tie a linen sash around him and wrap his head with a linen turban. These are holy garments; he must bathe his body with water before he wears them.

19772

and said, “Sir, we remember that while this deceiver was still alive He said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’

19773

“As I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“your sister Sodom and her daughters have not behaved as you and your daughters have.

19774

Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated;
cry out, daughters of Rabbah!
Clothe yourselves with sackcloth, and lament;
run back and forth within your walls,
because Milcom will go into exile
together with his priests and officials.

19775

The people then came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Intercede with the Lord so that He will take the snakes away from us.” And Moses interceded for the people.

19776

Apply yourself to discipline
and listen to words of knowledge.

19777

Who has the king of Israel come after? What are you chasing after? A dead dog? A flea?

19778

Then the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. He looked like the awe-inspiring Angel of God. I didn’t ask Him where He came from, and He didn’t tell me His name.

19779

This is the wicked man’s lot from God,
the inheritance God ordained for him.

19781

When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.

19782

“Any Israelite or foreigner living among them, who hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.

19783

The Lord spoke to Moses:

19784

In the future when you come to check on my wages, my honesty will testify for me. If I have any female goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not black, they will be considered stolen.”

19785

All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” And his father wept for him.

19786

Dimnah with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities.

19787

you will serve your enemies the Lord will send against you, in famine, thirst, nakedness, and a lack of everything. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

19788

David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate the Lord God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to Him.

19789

Then Saul had his own military clothes put on David. He put a bronze helmet on David’s head and had him put on armor.

19790

After greeting them, he related in detail what God did among the Gentiles through his ministry.

19791

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

19792

Follow the whole instruction the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live, prosper, and have a long life in the land you will possess.

19793

He will not grow weak or be discouraged
until He has established justice on earth.
The islands will wait for His instruction.”

19794

In the thirty-ninth year of Judah’s King Uzziah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king; he reigned in Samaria a full month.

19795

Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—12 cities, with their villages;

19796

“Tell Aaron: None of your descendants throughout your generations who has a physical defect is to come near to present the food of his God.

19797

The blind and the lame came to Him in the temple complex, and He healed them.

19798

And when you ask yourself,
“Why have these things happened to me?”
It is because of your great guilt
that your skirts have been stripped off,
your body exposed.

19799

An oracle against the Valley of Vision:

What’s the matter with you?
Why have all of you gone up to the rooftops?

19800

He waited seven days for the appointed time that Samuel had set, but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the troops were deserting him.

19801

His eyes are like doves
beside streams of water,
washed in milk
and set like jewels.

19802

Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their ancestors with all their mind and all their heart.

19803

You can see with your own eyes that the Lord handed you over to me today in the cave. Someone advised me to kill you, but I took pity on you and said: I won’t lift my hand against my lord, since he is the Lord’s anointed.

19805

I was speechless and quiet;
I kept silent, even from speaking good,
and my pain intensified.

19806

Because you are precious in My sight
and honored, and I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you
and nations instead of your life.

19807

So David inquired of the Lord: “Should I launch an attack against these Philistines?”

The Lord answered David, “Launch an attack against the Philistines and rescue Keilah.”

19808

We would never rebel against the Lord or turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the Lord our God, which is in front of His tabernacle.”

19809

When he entered his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her into 12 pieces, limb by limb, and then sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

19810

I will give them one heart and one way so that for their good and for the good of their descendants after them, they will fear Me always.

19811

This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn. Gilead and Bashan came to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh and the father of Gilead, who was a man of war.

19812

He led me to the gate, the one that faces east,

19814

When the Lord gives you rest from your pain, torment, and the hard labor you were forced to do,

19815

These are the family records of Esau (that is, Edom).

19816

do not listen to that prophet’s words or to that dreamer. For the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul.

19817

Then he said, “A second time!” and they did it a second time. And then he said, “A third time!” and they did it a third time.

19818

Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty,
but an abundant harvest comes
through the strength of an ox.

19820

When they came to the region of the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh built a large, impressive altar there by the Jordan.

19821

W Awaken, north wind—
come, south wind.
Blow on my garden,
and spread the fragrance of its spices.
Let my love come to his garden
and eat its choicest fruits.


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19822

Samson took hold of the two middle pillars supporting the temple and leaned against them, one on his right hand and the other on his left.

19823

“If a malicious witness testifies against someone accusing him of a crime,

19824

“But if after these things you will not obey Me, I will proceed to discipline you seven times for your sins.

19825

Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came with fear and trembling, fell down before Him, and told Him the whole truth.

19826

The Lord instructed Moses:

19827

Will the fast I choose be like this:
A day for a person to deny himself,
to bow his head like a reed,
and to spread out sackcloth and ashes?
Will you call this a fast
and a day acceptable to the Lord?

19828

These are the commands the Lord gave Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.

19829

Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell down, paid homage to Daniel, and gave orders to present an offering and incense to him.

19830

He said these things while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

19831

“Take the staff and assemble the community. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will yield its water. You will bring out water for them from the rock and provide drink for the community and their livestock.”

19832

and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

19833

Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Are You not answering anything? Look how many things they are accusing You of!”

19834

Then he commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the court secretary, and the king’s servant Asaiah:

19836

Do you know when mountain goats give birth?
Have you watched the deer in labor?

19837

The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.

19838

The one who invited both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then in humiliation, you will proceed to take the lowest place.

19839

Moses told the leaders of the Israelite tribes, “This is what the Lord has commanded:

19840

“Make seven lamps on it. Its lamps are to be set up so they illuminate the area in front of it.

19841

The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben’s encampment is 151,450; they will move out second.

19842

Can you bring out the constellations in their season
and lead the Bear and her cubs?

19843

The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.

19844

So they went and found it just as He had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

19845

The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and gracious in all His acts.

19846

“When he slaughters the male goat for the people’s sin offering and brings its blood inside the veil, he must do the same with its blood as he did with the bull’s blood: he is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.

19848

And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

19849

When she finds it, she calls her women friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost!’

19850

So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.

19851

So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me. Whatever you demand from me, I will pay.” The king of Assyria demanded 11 tons of silver and one ton of gold from King Hezekiah of Judah.

19852

Now before this, Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God. He was a relative of Tobiah

19853

He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as his ancestors had done.

19854

“‘Then I will raise up a faithful priest for Myself. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. I will establish a lasting dynasty for him, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.

19855

After the plague, the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,

19857

When they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out;

19860

When four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the Lord.

19861

All of these came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea).

19863

One man pretends to be rich but has nothing;
another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.

19864

singing to the tambourine and lyre
and rejoicing at the sound of the flute.

19865

After blindfolding Him, they kept asking, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”

19867

Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.

19868

Davidic.Lord, I call to You;
my rock, do not be deaf to me.
If You remain silent to me,
I will be like those going down to the Pit.

19869

People will build houses and live in them;
they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

19870

Bani’s descendants: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

19871

Concerning the prophets:

My heart is broken within me,
and all my bones tremble.
I have become like a drunkard,
like a man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord,
because of His holy words.

19872

Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father. Marry one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

19874

An oracle against Moab:

Ar in Moab is devastated,
destroyed in a night.
Kir in Moab is devastated,
destroyed in a night.

19875

He will not escape from the darkness;
flames will wither his shoots,
and by the breath of God’s mouth, he will depart.

19876

Then Moses set apart three cities across the Jordan to the east.

19877

Let our lord command your servants here in your presence to look for someone who knows how to play the lyre. Whenever the evil spirit from God troubles you, that person can play the lyre, and you will feel better.”

19878

Let those who want my vindication
shout for joy and be glad;
let them continually say,
“The Lord be exalted.
He takes pleasure in His servant’s well-being.”

19879

Clouds veil Him so that He cannot see,
as He walks on the circle of the sky.”

19880

“Yet they are the ones who, at Balaam’s advice, incited the Israelites to unfaithfulness against the Lord in the Peor incident, so that the plague came against the Lord’s community.

19881

He left all that he owned under Joseph’s authority; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome.

19882

The king was enraged, so he sent out his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned down their city.

19883

In the twenty-seventh year of Judah’s King Asa, Zimri became king for seven days in Tirzah. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines.

19884

But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin but is faded, the priest must quarantine him seven days.

19885

Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran at the Lord’s command. All the men were leaders in Israel.

19886

“Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you.” And off he went, proclaiming throughout the town all that Jesus had done for him.

19889

Now they continue to sin
and make themselves a cast image,
idols skillfully made from their silver,
all of them the work of craftsmen.
People say about them,
“Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves.”

19890

Then He gave them strict orders that no one should know about this and said that she should be given something to eat.

19891

Why are we in danger every hour?

19892

Bel crouches; Nebo cowers.
Their idols are consigned to beasts and cattle.
The images you carry are loaded,
as a burden for the weary animal.

19893

He will certainly live because he thought it over and turned from all the transgressions he had committed; he will not die.

19894

But the house of Israel says, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair.’ Is it My ways that are unfair, house of Israel? Instead, isn’t it your ways that are unfair?

19895

A discerning mind seeks knowledge,
but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

19896

When the man saw that He could not defeat him, He struck Jacob’s hip socket as they wrestled and dislocated his hip.

19897

But no longer refer to the burden of the Lord, for each man’s word becomes his burden and you pervert the words of the living God, the Lord of Hosts, our God.

19899

Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth
and he conceals it under his tongue,

19900

You are to celebrate it as a festival to the Lord seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for you throughout your generations; you must celebrate it in the seventh month.

19901

ג GimelDeal generously with Your servant
so that I might live;
then I will keep Your word.

19902

But Moses replied to the Lord, “The Egyptians will hear about it, for by Your strength You brought up this people from them.

19903

I would lead you, I would take you,
to the house of my mother who taught me.
I would give you spiced wine to drink
from my pomegranate juice.

19904

The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, his horsemen, and his army—chased after them and caught up with them as they camped by the sea beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

19905

Zebulun will live by the seashore
and will be a harbor for ships,
and his territory will be next to Sidon.

19906

Look up to the heavens,
and look at the earth beneath;
for the heavens will vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a garment,
and its inhabitants will die like gnats.
But My salvation will last forever,
and My righteousness will never be shattered.

19907

Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please, come near me,” and they came near. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt.

19908

Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears will laugh with me.”

19909

But again he denied it. After a little while those standing there said to Peter again, “You certainly are one of them, since you’re also a Galilean!”

19911

This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles I deported from Jerusalem to Babylon:

19912

The hosts of heaven cannot be counted; the sand of the sea cannot be measured. So, too, I will make the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister to Me innumerable.”

19913

who despises the one rejected by the Lord
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,

19914

For I am already bringing disaster on the city that bears My name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

19915

Send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me.
Let them bring me to Your holy mountain,
to Your dwelling place.

19916

He brought out the Asherah pole from the Lord’s temple to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem. He burned it at the Kidron Valley, beat it to dust, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.

19917

“You are to hold a sacred assembly on the fifteenth day of the seventh month; you must not do any daily work. You are to celebrate a seven-day festival for the Lord.

19919

How can I repay the Lord
for all the good He has done for me?

19921

King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters to build a palace for him.

19922

Keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year.

19923

Davidic.Vindicate me, Lord,
because I have lived with integrity
and have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

19924

This man led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness 40 years.

19925

as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. After I received letters from them to the brothers, I traveled to Damascus to bring those who were prisoners there to be punished in Jerusalem.

19926

The people will return and live beneath his shade.
They will grow grain
and blossom like the vine.
His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

19927

Then Joseph commanded his steward: “Fill the men’s bags with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s money at the top of his bag.

19928

I saw, and took it to heart;
I looked, and received instruction:

19929

ד DaletMy life is down in the dust;
give me life through Your word.

19930

How beautiful are your sandaled feet, princess!
The curves of your thighs are like jewelry,
the handiwork of a master.

19931

Jehoshaphat became king over Judah. He was 35 years old when he became king and reigned 25 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

19932

Are You not our God who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and who gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?

19933

So Asa brought out the silver and gold from the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace and sent it to Aram’s King Ben-hadad, who lived in Damascus, saying,

19934

in order to open blind eyes,
to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,
and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.

19935

Then I said, “See, I have come;
it is written about me in the volume of the scroll.

19936

Then the king instructed Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the Lord’s eyes, He will bring me back and allow me to see both it and its dwelling place.

19937

The Philistines again waged war against Israel. David went down with his soldiers, and they fought the Philistines, but David became exhausted.

19938

When Pilate heard this statement, he was more afraid than ever.

19939

I will listen to what God will say;
surely the Lord will declare peace
to His people, His godly ones,
and not let them go back to foolish ways.

19940

Hallelujah!
Give praise, servants of Yahweh;
praise the name of Yahweh.

19941

A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself.

19943

They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,

19944

I clothed myself in righteousness,
and it enveloped me;
my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.

19945

You must have a place outside the camp and go there to relieve yourself.

19946

“There will be no poor among you, however, because the Lord is certain to bless you in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance

19947

Her son cursed and blasphemed the Name, and they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith, a daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan.)

19948

The Lord instructed Moses:

19949

But he denied it: “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about!” Then he went out to the entryway, and a rooster crowed.

19950

When Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim. He spoke to him that way.

19951

He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we apprehended him [and wanted to judge him according to our law.

19952

But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a noble thing for Me.

19953

Then Asa cried out to the Lord his God:Lord, there is no one besides You to help the mighty and those without strength. Help us, Lord our God, for we depend on You, and in Your name we have come against this large army. Yahweh, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal hinder You.”

19954

What is this remark He made: ‘You will look for Me, and you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’?”

19955

and how our chief priests and leaders handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified Him.

19956

I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn’t.”

19957

while their children remember their altars
and their Asherah poles, by the green trees
on the high hills—

19958

On that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear loyalty to the Lord of Hosts. One of the cities will be called the City of the Sun.

19959

On that day
sing about a desirable vineyard:

19960

But the goat chosen by lot for azazel is to be presented alive before the Lord to make purification with it by sending it into the wilderness for azazel.

19961

A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.

19962

When David finished saying these things to him, Saul replied, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud

19963

Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He won’t leave you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the Lord’s house is finished.

19964

then He will restore your fortunes, have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you.

19965

Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. They were completely astounded,

19966

Abram replied to Sarai, “Here, your slave is in your hands; do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai mistreated her so much that she ran away from her.

19968

When Saul came to the sheep pens along the road, a cave was there, and he went in to relieve himself. David and his men were staying in the back of the cave,

19969

Now the Egyptians pressured the people in order to send them quickly out of the country, for they said, “We’re all going to die!”

19970

These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom
before any king ruled over the Israelites:

19971

Neither has Herod, because he sent Him back to us. Clearly, He has done nothing to deserve death.

19972

My heart pounds at this
and leaps from my chest.

19973

One day Jesse had told his son David: “Take this half-bushel of roasted grain along with these 10 loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.

19974

Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. In fact, He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there.’ Listen, I have told you.”

19975

In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon advanced against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to it.

19976

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

19977

For Sheol cannot thank You;
Death cannot praise You.
Those who go down to the Pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

19978

One generation will declare Your works to the next
and will proclaim Your mighty acts.

19979

He described trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing out of the wall. He also taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

19980

Fools mock at making restitution,
but there is goodwill among the upright.

19981

Where is the road to the home of light?
Do you know where darkness lives,

19983

David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom.

19984

The first one came out red-looking, covered with hair like a fur coat, and they named him Esau.

19985

They expected that he would swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after they waited a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

19987

Uriah the priest did everything King Ahaz commanded.

19988

One slaughters an ox, one kills a man;
one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog’s neck;
one offers a grain offering, one offers pig’s blood;
one offers incense, one praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their detestable practices.

19989

However, the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son Jonathan, “Why didn’t Jesse’s son come to the meal either yesterday or today?”

19990

However, if the slave can stand up after a day or two, the owner should not be punished because he is his owner’s property.

19992

At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed the people of every city, including the women and children. We left no survivors.

19993

There were many lamps in the room upstairs where we were assembled,

19994

Lord, reveal to me the end of my life
and the number of my days.
Let me know how short-lived I am.

19995

It isn’t fit for the soil or for the manure pile; they throw it out. Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!”

19996

Once again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.

19997

“Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus told them.

19998

But you who abandon the Lord,
who forget My holy mountain,
who prepare a table for Fortune
and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,

19999

Isaiah said, “This is the sign to you from the Lord that He will do what He has promised: Should the shadow go ahead 10 steps or go back 10 steps?”

20000

“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can explain it to me during the seven days of the feast and figure it out, I will give you 30 linen garments and 30 changes of clothes.

20002

“As for you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: This is what the Lord God says: Look, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

20003

Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his own house, the garden of Uzza. His son Amon became king in his place.