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7003

“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.’

7004

Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were Elpaal’s sons.

7006

Furthermore, whom will I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, I will also serve in yours.”

7007

“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said. ‘But if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

7008

It follows that speaking in other languages is intended as a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers. But prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers.

7009

In obedience to this, they entered the temple complex at daybreak and began to teach.

When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full Senate of the sons of Israel—and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.

7010

hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. As a result, they are always completing the number of their sins, and wrath has overtaken them at last.

7011

“Take nothing for the road,” He told them, “no walking stick, no traveling bag, no bread, no money; and don’t take an extra shirt.

7012

So the king gave orders to summon the diviner-priests, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,

7014

No blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “Otherwise, the Hebrews will make swords or spears.”

7015

Are You angry at the rivers, Lord?
Is Your wrath against the rivers?
Or is Your rage against the sea
when You ride on Your horses,
Your victorious chariot?

7016

From beyond the rivers of Cush
My supplicants, My dispersed people,
will bring an offering to Me.

7017

Then Haman informed King Ahasuerus, “There is one ethnic group, scattered throughout the peoples in every province of your kingdom, yet living in isolation. Their laws are different from everyone else’s and they do not obey the king’s laws. It is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

7018

You are not to present to the Lord anything that has bruised, crushed, torn, or severed testicles; you must not sacrifice them in your land.

7019

Aaron’s sons will burn it on the altar along with the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

7020

The gatekeepers:

Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the gates: 172.

7021

These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors.

7022

When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, copper utensils, and dining couches.)

7023

In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water that had covered the earth was dried up. Then Noah removed the ark’s cover and saw that the surface of the ground was drying.

7024

But when they came from Egypt, Israel traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.

7025

For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church,

7026

Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle by the Ascent of Heres.

7027

And this becomes clearer if another priest like Melchizedek appears,

7028

“Keep this command permanently as a statute for you and your descendants.

7029

Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”

7030

Then Peter said, “Look, we have left what we had and followed You.”

7031

Those who passed by were yelling insults at Him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! The One who would demolish the sanctuary and build it in three days,

7032

These are the family records of Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood.

7033

Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

7034

Therefore if an uncircumcised man keeps the law’s requirements, will his uncircumcision not be counted as circumcision?

7035

Two or three cities staggered
to another city to drink water
but were not satisfied,
yet you did not return to Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

7036

You did not abandon them in the wilderness
because of Your great compassion.
During the day the pillar of cloud
never turned away from them,
guiding them on their journey.
And during the night the pillar of fire
illuminated the way they should go.

7037

I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them: “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?

7038

And you are inflated with pride, instead of filled with grief so that he who has committed this act might be removed from your congregation.

7039

The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.

7040

While he was saying these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.

7041

Bind up the testimony.
Seal up the instruction among my disciples.

7042

Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.

7043

The leaders of the Levites—Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their relatives opposite them—gave praise and thanks, division by division, as David the man of God had prescribed.

7044

The Lord said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel that everyone who hears about it will shudder.

7045

Place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece for decisions, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the Lord. Aaron will continually carry the means of decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.

7047

Then he asked, “Which route should we take?”

Joram replied, “The route of the Wilderness of Edom.”

7048

for a message came to me by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or go back by the way you came.’”

7049

Saul told Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God,” for it was with the Israelites at that time.

7050

They are to perform duties for him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle.

7051

He told them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil, and set aside everything left over to be kept until morning.’”

7052

He did not do this to offer Himself many times, as the high priest enters the sanctuary yearly with the blood of another.

7053

“Nothing that a man permanently sets apart to the Lord from all he owns, whether a person, an animal, or his inherited landholding, can be sold or redeemed; everything set apart is especially holy to the Lord.

7054

However, many from the crowd believed in Him and said, “When the Messiah comes, He won’t perform more signs than this man has done, will He?”

7056

For nothing is concealed except to be revealed, and nothing hidden except to come to light.

7057

But who is able to build a temple for Him, since even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain Him? Who am I then that I should build a temple for Him except as a place to burn incense before Him?

7058

When he began to settle accounts, one who owed 10,000 talents was brought before him.

7059

Won’t your creditors suddenly arise,
and those who disturb you wake up?
Then you will become spoil for them.

7060

He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was the gold of Parvaim.

7061

Yet Haman controlled himself and went home. He sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh to join him.

7062

When the Lord passes through to strike Egypt and sees the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, He will pass over the door and not let the destroyer enter your houses to strike you.

7063

Joash’s servants conspired against him and killed him at Beth-millo on the road that goes down to Silla.

7064

“I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night and strike every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, both man and beast. I am Yahweh; I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt.

7065

and will therefore receive condemnation because they have renounced their original pledge.

7066

They helped David against the raiders, for they were all brave warriors and commanders in the army.

7067

You did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you. On the contrary, you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

7068

Helah’s sons: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.

7069

Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.

7070

Don’t fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even an inch of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his possession.

7071

So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd was following and pressing against Him.

7072

You as king have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, drum, and every kind of music must fall down and worship the gold statue.

7073

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh. Tell him: This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews says: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

7074

Terah lived 70 years and fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

7075

A man who is physically uncircumcised, but who fulfills the law, will judge you who are a lawbreaker in spite of having the letter of the law and circumcision.

7076

like a trap. For it will come on all who live on the face of the whole earth.

7077

He will send out the angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.

7078

He will love you, bless you, and multiply you. He will bless your descendants, and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil—the young of your herds, and the newborn of your flocks, in the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you.

7079

“This is what the Lord of Hosts says: If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, you will both rule My house and take care of My courts; I will also grant you access among these who are standing here.

7080

So Hiram sent ships to him by his servants along with crews of experienced seamen. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir, took from there 17 tons of gold, and delivered it to King Solomon.

7081

Manasseh is with Ephraim,
and Ephraim with Manasseh;
together, both are against Judah.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.


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7082

At their feasts they have lyre, harp,
tambourine, flute, and wine.
They do not perceive the Lord’s actions,
and they do not see the work of His hands.

7083

Indeed, I took all this to heart and explained it all: the righteous, the wise, and their works are in God’s hands.People don’t know whether to expect love or hate. Everything lies ahead of them.

7084

The one who despises his neighbor sins,
but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.

7085

“But the father told his slaves, ‘Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

7086

Samuel judged Israel throughout his life.

7087

After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes.

7088

So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat and sent them by his son David to Saul.

7089

The cows went straight up the road to Beth-shemesh. They stayed on that one highway, lowing as they went; they never strayed to the right or to the left. The Philistine rulers were walking behind them to the territory of Beth-shemesh.

7090

Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, those that crawl on the ground—and they will spread over the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”

7092

Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,

7094

But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

7095

Every holy contribution the Israelites present to the priest will be his.

7096

But you know his proven character, because he has served with me in the gospel ministry like a son with a father.

7097

You acted in secret, but I will do this before all Israel and in broad daylight.’”

7099

Punish them, God;
let them fall by their own schemes.
Drive them out because of their many crimes,
for they rebel against You.

7100

All that my eyes desired, I did not deny them. I did not refuse myself any pleasure, for I took pleasure in all my struggles. This was my reward for all my struggles.

7101

But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I’ll go to him, but he will never return to me.”

7102

When Jesus came to the leader’s house, He saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.

7103

King Darius gave the order, and they searched in the library of Babylon in the archives.

7104

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind. The sun beat down so much on Jonah’s head that he almost fainted, and he wanted to die. He said, “It’s better for me to die than to live.”

7105

But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there a prophet of the Lord here? Let’s inquire of Yahweh through him.”

One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on Elijah’s hands, is here.”

7106

Hashabiahof Hilkiah, and Nethanel of Jedaiah.

7107

So he took the elders of the city, and he took some thorns and briers from the wilderness, and he disciplined the men of Succoth with them.

7108

“I will go with you,” she said, “but you will receive no honor on the road you are about to take, because the Lord will sell Sisera into a woman’s hand.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

7109

Nothing set apart for destruction is to remain in your hand, so that the Lord will turn from His burning anger and grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers.

7110

As He was teaching in the temple complex, Jesus cried out, “You know Me and you know where I am from. Yet I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You don’t know Him;

7111

And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

7112

Therefore, when we could no longer stand it, we thought it was better to be left alone in Athens.

7113

In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.

7114

For the Lord of Hosts says this: “He has sent Me for His glory against the nations who are plundering you, for anyone who touches you touches the pupil of His eye.

7115

The Lord said, “It is because they abandoned My instruction that I set in front of them and did not obey My voice or walk according to it.

7116

Rise up, Lord! Do not let man prevail;
let the nations be judged in Your presence.

7117

They will no longer hunger;
they will no longer thirst;
the sun will no longer strike them,
nor will any heat.

7118

They have placed their detestable things in the house that is called by My name and have defiled it.

7119

If only Job were tested to the limit,
because his answers are like those of wicked men.

7120

How then can I answer Him
or choose my arguments against Him?

7121

The rest of Israel, the priests, and the Levites were in all the villages of Judah, each on his own inherited property.

7123

The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen from outside; they are there to this very day.

7124

I dug wells,
and I drank foreign waters.
I dried up all the streams of Egypt
with the soles of my feet.

7125

besides what came from merchants, traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.

7126

At mealtime Boaz told her, “Come over here and have some bread and dip it in the vinegar sauce.” So she sat beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain. She ate and was satisfied and had some left over.

7127

Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

7128

From the Simeonites: 7,100 brave warriors ready for war.

7129

They observed that some of His disciples were eating their bread with unclean—that is, unwashed—hands.

7130

Then Moses slaughtered it, took the blood, and applied it with his finger to the horns of the altar on all sides, purifying the altar. He poured out the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement can be made on it.

7131

So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out. After they had traveled their indirect route for seven days, they had no water for the army or their animals.

7132

Now take action, because the Lord has spoken concerning David: ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the power of the Philistines and the power of all Israel’s enemies.’”

7133

Lord, they have killed Your prophets
and torn down Your altars.
I am the only one left,
and they are trying to take my life!

7134

Then Joshua told the Israelites, “Come closer and listen to the words of the Lord your God.”

7135

Reu lived 32 years and fathered Serug.

7136

Tomorrow at this time I will rain down the worst hail that has ever occurred in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.

7137

ה HeThe Lord is like an enemy;
He has swallowed up Israel.
He swallowed up all its palaces
and destroyed its fortified cities.
He has multiplied mourning and lamentation
within Daughter Judah.

7140

Indeed, such is the dwelling of the unjust man,
and this is the place of the one who does not know God.

7141

The temple servants lived on Ophel; Ziha and Gishpa supervised the temple servants.

7142

All the Levites in the holy city: 284.

7143

Elam’s descendants1,254

7144

And He was amazed at their unbelief.

Now He was going around the villages in a circuit, teaching.

7145

Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

7147

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 choice warriors—to fight against Israel to restore the reign to Rehoboam.

7148

The Lord spoke to Joshua: “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they will know that I will be with you just as I was with Moses.

7149

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,

7150

Hurry up! Run there, for I cannot do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city is Zoar.

7151

The gatekeepers called out, and the news was reported to the king’s household.

7152

Now when we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we also guide the whole animal.

7153

You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.

7154

You may purchase food from them with silver, so that you may eat, and buy water from them to drink.

7155

the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

7157

Woe to them, for they fled from Me;
destruction to them, for they rebelled against Me!
Though I want to redeem them,
they speak lies against Me.

7158

When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, and it withered.

7159

But the house of Israel will not want to listen to you because they do not want to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hardheaded and hardhearted.

7160

Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
and pervert everything that is right,

7161

May the Lord reward you for what you have done, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”

7162

You are not being sent to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult language, whose words you cannot understand. No doubt, if I sent you to them, they would listen to you.

7163

When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him and then asked, “Is your heart one with mine?”

“It is,” Jehonadab replied.

Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.”

So he gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot with him.

7164

He took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David’s head. The crown weighed 75 pounds of gold, and it had a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city.

7166

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the profit that is increasing to your account.

7167

For all the silver and gold, and the articles of bronze and iron, are dedicated to the Lord and must go into the Lord’s treasury.”

7168

“Go,” He told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing.

7169

I hated all my work that I labored at under the sun because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

7170

“You’ve answered correctly,” He told him. “Do this and you will live.”

7171

If it is a matter of strength, look, He is the Mighty One!
If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

7172

Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to make fun of him,

7173

Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Don’t be afraid.” So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a rug.

7174

They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”

7175

Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,
who put up security for loans.

7176

“But you are to take the holy offerings you have and your vow offerings and go to the place the Lord chooses.

7177

and sent them to the Lord, asking, “Are You the One who is to come, or should we look for someone else?”

7178

When the 10 disciples heard this, they became indignant with the two brothers.

7179

doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.

7180

Why was I not stillborn;
why didn’t I die as I came from the womb?

7181

Then the word of the Lord came to me:

7182

Hold on to instruction; don’t let go.
Guard it, for it is your life.

7184

So he asked, “Who are you?”

“I am Ruth, your slave,” she replied. “Spread your cloak over me, for you are a family redeemer.”

7185

Then he became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing something, he went into a visionary state.

7187

“This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and killed each other. So, to the spoil, Moab!”

7188

Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large processions that gave thanks. One went to the right on the wall, toward the Dung Gate.

7189

All of Solomon’s work was carried out from the day the foundation was laid for the Lord’s temple until it was finished. So the Lord’s temple was completed.

7190

Then all the people, from the youngest to the oldest, and the commanders of the army, left and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

7191

When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai and entered the city. So Joab withdrew from the attack against the Ammonites and went to Jerusalem.

7192

Now the man Jeroboam was capable, and Solomon noticed the young man because he was getting things done. So he appointed him over the entire labor force of the house of Joseph.

7193

His offering was one silver dish weighing 3¼ pounds and one silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds, measured by the standard sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

7194

For who out of all mankind has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the fire, as we have, and lived?

7195

Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that He made with you, and make an idol for yourselves in the shape of anything He has forbidden you.

7196

He asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?”

“They were like you,” they said. “Each resembled the son of a king.”

7197

An Oracle

The word of the Lord
is against the land of Hadrach,
and Damascus is its resting place—
for the eyes of men
and all the tribes of Israel
are on the Lord

7198

But meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

7199

Someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple complex and teaching the people.”

7200

Since I cannot help myself,
the hope for success has been banished from me.

7201

He frustrates the schemes of the crafty
so that they achieve no success.

7202

In the second month of the second year after they arrived at God’s house in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers, including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began to build. They appointed the Levites who were 20 years old or more to supervise the work on the Lord’s house.

7204

All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, since it was considered as nothing in Solomon’s time,

7205

So he summoned one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

7206

W I am a wall
and my breasts like towers.
So in his eyes I have become
like one who finds peace.

7207

When they had heard this, they were filled with rage and began to cry out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

7208

All the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth split open from the sound.

7209

This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.

7210

Peter then invited them in and gave them lodging.

The next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa went with him.

7211

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He has come to stay in Jerusalem forever.

7212

Azariah fathered Amariah;
Amariah fathered Ahitub;

7213

He said to her, “Allow the children to be satisfied first, because it isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

7214

A centurion’s slave, who was highly valued by him, was sick and about to die.

7215

After threatening them further, they released them. They found no way to punish them, because the people were all giving glory to God over what had been done;

7216

Guided by the Spirit, he entered the temple complex. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform for Him what was customary under the law,

7217

Don’t carry a money-bag, traveling bag, or sandals; don’t greet anyone along the road.

7218

When He got out on land, a demon-possessed man from the town met Him. For a long time he had worn no clothes and did not stay in a house but in the tombs.

7219

“When I broke the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many large baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Seven,” they said.

7220

They seized Him, led Him away, and brought Him into the high priest’s house. Meanwhile Peter was following at a distance.

7221

And you must watch! I have told you everything in advance.

7222

but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up, living with him and his children. It shared his meager food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.

7223

A worthless person, a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,

7225

He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said to them:

7226

The one who waits for and reaches 1,335 days is blessed.

7227

The wall was completed in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul.

7228

Because of laziness the roof caves in,
and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

7229

Zattu’s descendants945

7230

When the Lord tore Israel from the house of David, Israel made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Then Jeroboam led Israel away from following the Lord and caused them to commit great sin.

7231

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Hold out the sword in your hand toward Ai, for I will hand the city over to you.” So Joshua held out his sword toward it.

7232

Now an opportune time came on his birthday, when Herod gave a banquet for his nobles, military commanders, and the leading men of Galilee.

7233

The priest is to put on his linen robe and linen undergarments. He is to remove the ashes of the burnt offering the fire has consumed on the altar, and place them beside the altar.

7234

Ben-abinadab, in all Naphath-dor (Taphath daughter of Solomon was his wife);

7235

Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses, and He said, “Isn’t Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, he is on his way now to meet you. He will rejoice when he sees you.

7236

“But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin. Take it and give it to them for Me and you.”

7237

The Israelites plundered all the spoils and cattle of these cities for themselves. But they struck down every person with the sword until they had annihilated them, leaving no one alive.

7238

You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?

7239

When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Twelve,” they told Him.

7240

Then the Israelites went and did this; they did just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron.

7241

Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the boy and nursed him.

7242

Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

7243

Yet even now I know that whatever You ask from God, God will give You.”

7244

Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ sins!

7245

Those who heard this asked, “Then who can be saved?”

7246

Then He sternly warned him and sent him away at once,

7247

Because of this, the king became violently angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

7248

Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the jail were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains came loose.

7249

but their plot became known to Saul. So they were watching the gates day and night intending to kill him,

7250

The caravans of Tema look for these streams.
The traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.

7251

I have observed that this also is wisdom under the sun, and it is significant to me:

7252

calling to those who pass by,
who go straight ahead on their paths:

7253

However, it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not lengthen their days like a shadow, for they are not reverent before God.

7254

John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”

7255

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we don’t need to give you an answer to this question.

7256

I have seen the task that God has given people to keep them occupied.

7257

For the men who were in the land prior to you have committed all these detestable things, and the land has become defiled.

7258

And not only that, but he was also appointed by the churches to accompany us with this gift that is being administered by us for the glory of the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.

7260

The Levites:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

7261

Elisha said, “Open the east window.” So he opened it. Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. Then Elisha said, “The Lord’s arrow of victory, yes, the arrow of victory over Aram. You are to strike down the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”

7262

Zerah’s sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.

7263

But we know where this man is from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will know where He is from.”

7264

In that day the beautiful young women,
the young men also, will faint from thirst.

7265

Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten back by them and fled toward the wilderness.

7266

The calm words of the wise are heeded
more than the shouts of a ruler over fools.

7267

They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the book of Moses.

7268

I have put the ark there,
where Yahweh’s covenant is
that He made with the Israelites.

7269

But Moses replied, “I’m in the middle of a people with 600,000 foot soldiers, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’

7270

When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What do You have to do with me, Jesus, You Son of the Most High God? I beg You, don’t torment me!”

7271

This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and hound from town to town.

7272

their descendants who remained in the land after them, those whom the Israelites were unable to completely destroy—Solomon imposed forced labor on them; it is this way until today.

7273

Barak pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth of the Nations, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.

7274

Zebulun failed to drive out the residents of Kitron or the residents of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced labor.

7275

this as their territory:

From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau as far as Medeba,

7276

He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and horrified.

7279

Woe to him who dishonestly makes
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!

7280

Then those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting:

Hosanna!
He who comes in the name
of the Lord is the blessed One!

7281

Then the Lord spoke to Moses,

7282

But they were startled and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost.

7283

Whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a furnace of blazing fire.

7284

There are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men have ignored you, the king; they do not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”

7285

Then God asked Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”

“Yes,” he replied. “It is right. I’m angry enough to die!”

7286

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out of there with a strong hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

7287

Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to Me with all her heart—only in pretense.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

7288

Call your brothers: My People
and your sisters: Compassion.

7289

“On that day”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the king and the officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be scared speechless.”

7290

Israel’s Light will become a fire,
and its Holy One, a flame.
In one day it will burn up Assyria’s thorns and thistles.

7291

Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat
and opens wide its enormous jaws,
and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses,
her crowds, and those who carouse in her!

7292

Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,
but a man with understanding walks a straight path.

7293

Before the day breaks
and the shadows flee,
I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh
and the hill of frankincense.

7294

On the third day after I gave birth, she also had a baby and we were alone. No one else was with us in the house; just the two of us were there.

7295

Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and set up priests from every class of people who were not Levites.

7296

King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba her every desire, whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she, along with her servants, returned to her own country.

7297

Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

7298

Look, the days are coming when they will say, ‘The women without children, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed, are fortunate!’

7299

But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all.

7300

“Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have rewarded him appropriately for what he did—

7302

“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing in front of the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

7303

When Joab and all his army arrived, Joab was informed, “Abner son of Ner came to see the king, the king dismissed him, and he went in peace.”

7304

Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Should I go and call a woman from the Hebrews to nurse the boy for you?”

7305

Just then some men came, carrying on a mat a man who was paralyzed. They tried to bring him in and set him down before Him.

7307

They will eat but not be satisfied;
they will be promiscuous but not multiply.
For they have abandoned their devotion to the Lord.

7309

But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever, yes, forever and ever.’

7310

ו VavHe has done violence to His temple
as if it were a garden booth,
destroying His place of meeting.
The Lord has abolished
appointed festivals and Sabbaths in Zion.
He has despised king and priest
in His fierce anger.

7311

A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.


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7312

You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.

7313

Why not forgive my sin
and pardon my transgression?
For soon I will lie down in the grave.
You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.

7314

From the Judahites: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.

7315

And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.

7316

Now Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king; he reigned 17 years in Jerusalem, the city where Yahweh had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name. Rehoboam’s mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.

7317

The king replied, “This woman says, ‘This is my son who is alive, and your son is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead, and my son is alive.’”

7318

So he sent out a second horseman, who went to them and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Do you come in peace?’”

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

7319

Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord is sending me to the Jordan.”

But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.

7320

So not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin—the very one all of Asia and the world adore.”

7321

The king said to them, “Take my servants with you, have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and take him down to Gihon.

7322

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these things?” they said. “What is this wisdom given to Him, and how are these miracles performed by His hands?

7323

since he has been longing for all of you and was distressed because you heard that he was sick.

7324

Therefore, show them proof before the churches of your love and of our boasting about you.

7326

Afterward, they went down from the high place to the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

7327

She went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her.

7328

Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No diversions were brought to him, and he could not sleep.

7329

(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

7330

“The final glory of this house will be greater than the first,” says the Lord of Hosts. “I will provide peace in this place”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

7331

When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that no gap was left in it—though at that time I had not installed the doors in the gates

7332

Therefore the Lord God of Hosts
will inflict an emaciating disease
on the well-fed of Assyria,
and He will kindle a burning fire
under its glory.

7333

and since we have a great high priest over the house of God,

7334

I said, “Oh no, Lord God, You have certainly deceived this people and Jerusalem, by announcing, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”

7335

Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

7336

These are the men who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and put to flight all those in the valleys to the east and to the west.

7337

But the ones sown on good ground are those who hear the word, welcome it, and produce a crop: 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown.”

7338

They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests and the Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries.

7339

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands.

7340

After Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the Lord for help concerning the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.

7341

One of his servants said, “No one, my lord the king. Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in your bedroom.”

7342

The servant answered, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.

7343

“Listen to them,” the Lord told Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.”

Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Each of you, go back to your city.”

7344

During the night Pharaoh got up, he along with all his officials and all the Egyptians, and there was a loud wailing throughout Egypt because there wasn’t a house without someone dead.

7345

So the overseers and foremen of the people went out and said to them, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I am not giving you straw.

7346

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is hard: he refuses to let the people go.

7347

the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

7350

This came from the Lord
and is wonderful in our eyes?”

7351

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

7352

On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back.

7353

As my life was fading away,
I remembered Yahweh.
My prayer came to You,
to Your holy temple.

7354

“House of Israel, was it sacrifices and grain offerings that you presented to Me during the 40 years in the wilderness?

7355

So it will be done to you, Bethel,
because of your extreme evil.
At dawn the king of Israel will be totally destroyed.

7356

Whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

7357

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,

7358

They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert the poles in the table.

7359

He was 32 years old when he became king and reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

7360

At harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers to collect some of the fruit of the vineyard from the farmers.

7361

Instead, immediately after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit came and fell at His feet.

7362

In the fortress of Susa, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite.

7363

But the Israelite army rallied and again took their battle positions in the same place where they positioned themselves on the first day.

7364

Then the news about Him spread throughout Syria. So they brought to Him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics. And He healed them.

7365

and this is the reason he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the opening in the wall of the city of his father David.

7366

But because he has a defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar. He is not to desecrate My sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sets them apart.”

7367

Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.

7368

Now the advice Ahithophel gave in those days was like someone asking about a word from God—such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

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7369

So they struck him, his sons, and his whole army until no one was left, and they took possession of his land.

7370

Israel struck him with the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, but only up to the Ammonite border, because it was fortified.

7371

But you, brothers, are not in the dark, for this day to overtake you like a thief.

7373

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, and so do

7374

My eyes are worn out from crying.
Lord, I cry out to You all day long;
I spread out my hands to You.

7376

Many nations have now assembled against you;
they say, “Let her be defiled,
and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”

7377

Then all people will see that I, Yahweh, have kindled it. It will not be extinguished.”

7378

After I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.

7379

If that man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you can take whatever you want for yourself,” the servant would reply, “No, I insist that you hand it over right now. If you don’t, I’ll take it by force!”

7380

Then he said, “May the Lord bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not pursued younger men, whether rich or poor.

7381

Then the king answered the woman, “I’m going to ask you something; don’t conceal it from me!”

“Let my lord the king speak,” the woman replied.

7382

But He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you’re from. Get away from Me, all you workers of unrighteousness!’

7383

Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. However, King Rehoboam managed to get into his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

7384

After these things, the Lord’s servant, Joshua son of Nun, died at the age of 110.

7385

Looking all around and seeing no one, he struck the Egyptian dead and hid him in the sand.

7386

They replied, “We have clearly seen how the Lord has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties—between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you:

7387

but when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord, so that we may not be condemned with the world.

7388

As they were trying to kill him, word went up to the commander of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in chaos.

7389

They will listen to what you say. Then you, along with the elders of Israel, must go to the king of Egypt and say to him: Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go on a three-day trip into the wilderness so that we may sacrifice to Yahweh our God.

7390

This will occur if you obey the Lord your God, keeping all His commands I am giving you today, doing what is right in the sight of the Lord your God.

7392

For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests;

7393

All the saints greet you, but especially those from Caesar’s household.

7394

For no one does anything in secret while he’s seeking public recognition. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”

7395

You have planned shame for your house
by wiping out many peoples
and sinning against your own self.

7398

“To build a shrine for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “When that is ready, the basket will be placed there on its pedestal.”

7399

But My faithful love will never leave him as I removed it from Saul; I removed him from your way.

7400

Look! I am stirring up the Medes against them,
who cannot be bought off with silver
and who have no desire for gold.

7401

“Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten secretly is tasty!”

7402

But I am full of the Lord’s wrath;
I am tired of holding it back.
Pour it out on the children in the street,
on the gang of young men as well.
For both husband and wife will be captured,
the old with the very old.

7403

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you:
if you find my love,
tell him that I am lovesick.

7404

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

7405

And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

7406

Then the cry rang out in the army as the sun set, declaring:

Each man to his own city,
and each man to his own land!

7407

The singers gathered from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,

7408

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

7409

David’s other sons: Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,

7410

But Moses said in the Lord’s presence: “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am such a poor speaker?”

7411

They brought Ish-bosheth’s head to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here’s the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who intended to take your life. Today the Lord has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”

7412

Moses took all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and he burned them on the altar.

7413

Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly while all the people were marching past. As the king was crossing the Kidron Valley, all the people were marching past on the road that leads to the desert.

7414

If those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made empty and the promise is canceled.

7415

Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s slave drivers had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why haven’t you finished making your prescribed number of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before?”

7417

“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible agony!”

7419

Go get straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but there will be no reduction at all in your workload.’”

7420

Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans, during his father Terah’s lifetime.

7421

say to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels bound at the great river Euphrates.”

7422

But since that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,

7423

The foundations of the doorways shook at the sound of their voices, and the temple was filled with smoke.

7424

As the commander of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, as to what could come of this.

7426

Rebuke your mother; rebuke her.
For she is not My wife and I am not her husband.
Let her remove the promiscuous look from her face
and her adultery from between her breasts.

7427

I will throw filth on you
and treat you with contempt;
I will make a spectacle of you.

7428

son of Joanan,
son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel,
son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,

7429

For wickedness burns like a fire
that consumes thorns and briers
and kindles the forest thickets
so that they go up in a column of smoke.

7430

But the Lord took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’”

7431

I will perform miracles for them
as in the days of your exodus
from the land of Egypt.

7432

Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember how I stood before You
to speak good on their behalf,
to turn Your anger from them.

7433

For Jerusalem has stumbled
and Judah has fallen
because they have spoken and acted against the Lord,
defying His glorious presence.

7435

It would still bring me comfort,
and I would leap for joy in unrelenting pain
that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

7436

For that night did not shut
the doors of my mother’s womb,
and hide sorrow from my eyes.

7437

I will also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to perpetuate the deceased man’s name on his property, so that his name will not disappear among his relatives or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”

7438

He answered, “It isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to their dogs.”

7439

The guards who go about the city found me.
They beat and wounded me;
they took my cloak from me—
the guardians of the walls.

7440

Lord, there is no one like You, and there is no God besides You, as all we have heard confirms.

7441

“Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go and drive out nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.

7442

But you have abandoned Me and worshiped other gods. Therefore, I will not deliver you again.

7443

“Harness!” Joram shouted, and they harnessed his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his own chariot, and met Jehu at the plot of land of Naboth the Jezreelite.

7444

Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah;
Maasai son of Adiel, son of Jahzerah, son of Meshullam, son of Meshillemith, son of Immer;

7445

Joab and his troops advanced to fight against the Arameans, and they fled before him.

7446

Laban asked, “What should I give you?”

And Jacob said, “You don’t need to give me anything. If you do this one thing for me, I will continue to shepherd and keep your flock.

7448

See what the land is like, and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.

7449

The Canaanite border went from Sidon going toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and going toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.

7451

On frequent journeys, I faced
dangers from rivers,
dangers from robbers,
dangers from my own people,
dangers from the Gentiles,
dangers in the city,
dangers in the open country,
dangers on the sea,
and dangers among false brothers;

7452

Then the next day, Paul took the men, having purified himself along with them, and entered the temple, announcing the completion of the purification days when the offering for each of them would be made.

7453

A woman came to meet him
dressed like a prostitute,
having a hidden agenda.

7454

They will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

7455

Don’t be afraid, wild animals,
for the wilderness pastures have turned green,
the trees bear their fruit,
and the fig tree and grapevine yield their riches.

7456

You slaughtered My children and gave them up when you passed them through the fire to the images.

7457

“As I was lying in my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind an observer, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

7458

What the king is asking is so difficult that no one can make it known to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”

7459

They got up, drove Him out of town, and brought Him to the edge of the hill that their town was built on, intending to hurl Him over the cliff.

7460

If he is uprooted from his place,
it will deny knowing him, saying, “I never saw you.”

7461

On the contrary, after we had previously suffered, and we were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.

7462

The rings should be next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.

7463

Throughout your generations, you are to give the Lord a contribution from the first batch of your dough.

7464

Kallaiof Sallai, Eber of Amok,

7465

The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the Events of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning genealogies. There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their reigns.

7466

Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had requested this.

7467

Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore to Jacob and sold his birthright to him.

7468

If you work the ground, it will never again give you its yield. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”

7469

If I am wicked, woe to me!
And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head.
I am filled with shame
and aware of my affliction.

7470

From Rehum the chief deputy, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues—the judges and magistrates from Tripolis, Persia, Erech, Babylon, Susa (that is, the people of Elam),

7471

Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men,

7472

Also, send me cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut the trees of Lebanon. Note that my servants will be with your servants

7473

He made the 10 gold lampstands according to their specifications and put them in the sanctuary, five on the right and five on the left.

7474

you should tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off in front of the ark of the Lord’s covenant. When it crossed the Jordan, the Jordan’s waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will always be a memorial for the Israelites.”

7475

He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons, who rode on 70 donkeys. Abdon judged Israel eight years,

7476

This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from you what is set apart.

7477

Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was 16 years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

7478

My heart is with the leaders of Israel,
with the volunteers of the people.
Praise the Lord!

7479

If flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?”

7480

Before our eyes the Lord inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household,

7481

The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad the Egyptians could not drink water from it. There was blood throughout the land of Egypt.

7482

Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. Those brothers who are with me greet you.

7483

Now I will expose her shame
in the sight of her lovers,
and no one will rescue her from My hands.

7484

Paul said, “I am a Jewish man from Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. Now I ask you, let me speak to the people.”

7485

What happened to this sense of being blessed you had? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

7487

The word of the Lord came to me:

7488

They came and woke Him up, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to die!” Then He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. So they ceased, and there was a calm.

7489

Tell the righteous that it will go well for them,
for they will eat the fruit of their labor.

7490

Solomon’s Finest Song.

7491

For I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not turned from my God to wickedness.

7492

Dreadful sounds fill his ears;
when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.

7493

he paneled the interior temple walls with cedar boards; from the temple floor to the surface of the ceiling he overlaid the interior with wood. He also overlaid the floor with cypress boards.

7494

When all the Israelite men saw Goliath, they retreated from him terrified.

7495

Elam’s descendants1,254

7496

Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,

7497

Every year he would go on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah and would judge Israel at all these locations.

7498

Now therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will be the one to capture the city, and it will be named after me.”

7499

and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and everyone who lives in the land is panicking because of you.

7500

Then he presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

7501

But if we ourselves are also found to be “sinners” while seeking to be justified by Christ, is Christ then a promoter of sin? Absolutely not!

7502

In the same way even the criminals who were crucified with Him kept taunting Him.

7503

That day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.

7504

“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother has a wife, and dies childless, his brother should take the wife and produce offspring for his brother.

7505

So the Israelite foremen went in and cried for help to Pharaoh: “Why are you treating your servants this way?

7506

The overseers insisted, “Finish your assigned work each day, just as you did when straw was provided.”

7507

There He saw a man who had a paralyzed hand. And in order to accuse Him they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

7509

On the contrary, I am going away so that the world may know that I love the Father. Just as the Father commanded Me, so I do.

“Get up; let’s leave this place.

7510

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord among us?
No disaster will overtake us.”

7511

did this because Daniel, the one the king named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and perception, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems. Therefore, summon Daniel, and he will give the interpretation.”

7512

“The Lord needs it,” they said.

7513

Then I said, “What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies?

7514

I will also scatter all the attendants who surround him and all his troops to every direction of the wind, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.

7515

He was hired, so that I would be intimidated, do as he suggested, sin, and get a bad reputation, in order that they could discredit me.

7516

But his servants approached and said to him, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more should you do it when he tells you, ‘Wash and be clean’?”

7517

So why didn’t you obey the Lord? Why did you rush on the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord’s sight?”

7518

Samuel took the flask of oil, poured it out on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Hasn’t the Lord anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

7519

There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works against it.

7520

There is no limit to all the people who were before them, yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

7521

Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba and its villages;

7522

The whole world wanted an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.

7523

Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and left and went to Tirzah. As she was crossing the threshold of the house, the boy died.

7524

Abner was very angry about Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I a dog’s head who belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I’ve been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends and haven’t handed you over to David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!

7525

When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus with my spirit and with the power of our Lord Jesus,

7526

Now Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in Joab’s place. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Israelite; Ithra had married Abigail daughter of Nahash. Abigail was a sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

7527

So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable

7528

Reaching out His hand He touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his disease was healed.

7529

If I rebuild the system I tore down, I show myself to be a lawbreaker.

7530

At that time Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among them in Gezer.

7531

The Jordan formed the border on the east side.

This was the inheritance of Benjamin’s descendants, by their clans, according to its surrounding borders.

7532

So they set it aside until morning as Moses commanded, and it didn’t smell or have any maggots in it.

7533

We are taking this precaution so no one can criticize us about this large sum administered by us.

7534

They buried him in his allotted territory at Timnath-serah, in the hill country of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash.

7535

And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty,
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?

7537

The day after Passover they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land.

7538

The rest were to follow, some on planks and some on debris from the ship. In this way, everyone safely reached the shore.

7539

I rejoice that I have complete confidence in you.

7540

When the builders had laid the foundation of the Lord’s temple, the priests, dressed in their robes and holding trumpets, and the Levites descended from Asaph, holding cymbals, took their positions to praise the Lord, as King David of Israel had instructed.

7541

“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people because you are not keeping My ways but are showing partiality in your instruction.”

7542

Yet he went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But He was out in deserted places, and they would come to Him from everywhere.

7543

Has a nation ever exchanged its gods?
(But they were not gods!)
Yet My people have exchanged their Glory
for useless idols.

7544

On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Haggai the prophet:

7545

I will punish the altars of Bethel
on the day I punish Israel for its crimes;
the horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.

7546

If a man divorces his wife
and she leaves him to marry another,
can he ever return to her?
Wouldn’t such a land become totally defiled?
But you!
You have played the prostitute with many partners
can you return to Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.

7547

I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers in the region west of the Euphrates River:

Whatever Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of heaven, asks of you must be provided promptly,

7548

Then Solomon began to build the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the site David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

7549

Aren’t Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and left in a rage.

7550

The word of the Lord came to me again:

7551

I know that all God does will last forever; there is no adding to it or taking from it. God works so that people will be in awe of Him.

7552

Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

7553

Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Judean foothills.
Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.

7554

or for the priests’ share of the sacrifices from the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling

7555

Then I fell down like the first time in the presence of the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights; I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you committed, doing what was evil in the Lord’s sight and provoking Him to anger.

7556

But these are to be detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales among all the swarming things and other living creatures in the water.

7557

But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble.

7558

Then Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you’re looking for.” And he led them to Samaria.

7559

Ben-hesed, in Arubboth (he had Socoh and the whole land of Hepher);

7560

Previously, an Israelite man had declared: “Do you see this man who keeps coming out? He comes to defy Israel. The king will make the man who kills him very rich and will give him his daughter. The king will also make the household of that man’s father exempt from paying taxes in Israel.”

7561

With regard to the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter containing our decision that they should keep themselves from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality.”

7562

They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the presentation offering, together with the offerings of fat portions made by fire, to wave as a presentation offering before the Lord. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the Lord commanded.”

7563

and said, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a young donkey tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

7564

“On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house and rob his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he will rob his house.

7565

And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, who is it your sons drive them out by? For this reason they will be your judges.

7566

And in the prophet Elisha’s time, there were many in Israel who had serious skin diseases, yet not one of them was healed —only Naaman the Syrian.”

7567

On that same day Noah along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah’s wife, and his three sons’ wives entered the ark with him.

7568

And I brought you from the land of Egypt
and led you 40 years in the wilderness
in order to possess the land of the Amorite.

7570

Then these men went to the king and said to him, “You as king know it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no edict or ordinance the king establishes can be changed.”

7571

The Lord announced to me, “Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

7572

should we break Your commands again and intermarry with the peoples who commit these detestable practices? Wouldn’t You become so angry with us that You would destroy us, leaving no survivors?

7573

They will come and tell a people yet to be born
about His righteousness—
what He has done.

7574

Then King David went in, sat in the Lord’s presence, and said,

Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?

7575

If his sons receive honor, he does not know it;
if they become insignificant, he is unaware of it.

7576

Suppose you say to me: We trust in the Lord our God. Isn’t He the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem: You must worship at this altar in Jerusalem?’

7577

in Ziklag and Meconah and its villages;

7578

Don’t turn away to follow worthless things that can’t profit or deliver you; they are worthless.

7579

All that Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith and his brothers.

7580

Ahitub fathered Zadok;
Zadok fathered Shallum;

7581

He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple to put the ark of the Lord’s covenant there.

7582

Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash lived 15 years after the death of Israel’s King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz.

7583

He considered his own body to be already dead (since he was about 100 years old) and also considered the deadness of Sarah’s womb, without weakening in the faith.

7584

Jehu said to Bidkar his aide, “Pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember when you and I were riding side by side behind his father Ahab, and the Lord uttered this oracle against him:

7585

David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were.

7586

The Ekronites called all the Philistine rulers together. They said, “Send the ark of Israel’s God away. It must return to its place so it won’t kill us and our people!” For the fear of death pervaded the city; God’s hand was oppressing them.

7587

the hare, though it chews the cud,
does not have hooves—it is unclean for you;

7588

He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.

7589

The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He sold them to Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.

7590

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

7591

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them.

7592

Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the Issachar tribe,

7593

how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the sacred bread—which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests—and also gave some to his companions?”

7594

I sent plagues like those of Egypt;
I killed your young men with the sword,
along with your captured horses.
I caused the stench of your camp
to fill your nostrils,
yet you did not return to Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

7595

So the Lord said, “You cared about the plant, which you did not labor over and did not grow. It appeared in a night and perished in a night.

7596

And I will punish her for the days of the Baals
when she burned incense to them,
put on her rings and jewelry,
and went after her lovers,
but forgot Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

7597

The seacoast will become pasturelands
with caves for shepherds and folds for sheep.

7598

The residents of Samaria will have anxiety
over the calf of Beth-aven.
Indeed, its idolatrous priests rejoiced over it;
the people will mourn over it,
over its glory.
It will certainly depart from them.

7599

so let’s make a small room upstairs and put a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp there for him. Whenever he comes, he can stay there.”

7600

You will know that I am present in Israel
and that I am Yahweh your God,
and there is no other.
My people will never again be put to shame.

7601

I will reduce your cities to ruins and devastate your sanctuaries. I will not smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.

7603

for the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons refused to let them serve as priests of Yahweh.

7604

What is more, he eats in darkness all his days, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

7605

Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Don’t go and gather grain in another field, and don’t leave this one, but stay here close to my female servants.

7606

in Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-pelet,

7607

King David then said, “Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada for me.” So they came into the king’s presence.

7608

But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the lords of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the lords of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”

7609

On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts apiece, and all the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses.

7610

We completely destroyed them, as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon, destroying the men, women, and children of every city.

7611

We are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the Israelites could not stare at the end of what was fading away,

7612

You know that when you were pagans, you used to be led off to the idols that could not speak.

7613

And what if He did this to make known the riches of His glory on objects of mercy that He prepared beforehand for glory

7614

If one of the unbelievers invites you over and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, without raising questions of conscience.

7615

They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

7616

For he accepted our urging and, being very diligent, went out to you by his own choice.

7617

But hold on to what you have until I come.

7618

You are not limited by us, but you are limited by your own affections.

7619

So there was great joy in that city.

7620

Though Paul wanted to go in before the people, the disciples did not let him.

7621

“From strangers,” he said.

“Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him.

7622

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:

Ah, Lord—the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant with those who love Him and keep His commands

7623

and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a young donkey tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

7624

because Herod was in awe of John and was protecting him, knowing he was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him he would be very disturbed, yet would hear him gladly.

7625

I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are going astray, and he will not seek the lost or heal the broken. He will not sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.

7626

Then in a furious rage Nebuchadnezzar gave orders to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king.

7627

She grabs him and kisses him;
she brazenly says to him,

7628

Ephraim is struck down;
their roots are withered;
they cannot bear fruit.
Even if they bear children,
I will kill the precious offspring of their wombs.

7629

Instead, they followed the stubbornness of their hearts and followed after the Baals as their fathers taught them.”

7630

Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt,
the Philistines from Caphtor,
and the Arameans from Kir?

7631

“At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, ‘A searing wind blows from the barren heights in the wilderness on the way to My dear people. It comes not to winnow or to sift;

7632

The humble will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise Him.
May your hearts live forever!

7633

Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets!’

7634

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.

7636

Why did the knees receive me,
and why were there breasts for me to nurse?

7637

“This is the law of the Nazirite: On the day his time of consecration is completed, he must be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting.

7638

So I took hold of the two tablets and threw them from my hands, shattering them before your eyes.

7640

Though I am blameless,
I no longer care about myself;
I renounce my life.

7641

for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you from the hand of Midian,

7642

Therefore, if the whole church assembles together and all are speaking in other languages and people who are uninformed or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

7643

In the twelfth year of Judah’s King Ahaz, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned nine years.

7644

Serug lived 30 years and fathered Nahor.

7645

After he fathered Serug, Reu lived 207 years and fathered other sons and daughters.

7647

One of the high priest’s slaves, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”

7648

As soon as He got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met Him.

7649

I will devastate her vines and fig trees.
She thinks that these are her wages
that her lovers have given her.
I will turn them into a thicket,
and the wild animals will eat them.

7650

Here is how you must eat it: you must be dressed for travel, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. You are to eat it in a hurry; it is the Lord’s Passover.

7651

I will put an end to all her celebrations:
her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—
all her festivals.

7652

Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.

7653

He forced me off my way and tore me to pieces;
He left me desolate.

7654

Are all apostles? Are all prophets?
Are all teachers? Do all do miracles?

7655

There are 60 queens
and 80 concubines
and young women without number.

7656

At that time Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the tribal heads and the ancestral leaders of the Israelites before him at Jerusalem in order to bring the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David, that is Zion.

7657

Now the woman was Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to drive the demon out of her daughter.

7658

Because the sentence against a criminal act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit crime.

7659

But Eleazar and David took their stand in the middle of the field and defended it. They killed the Philistines, and the Lord gave them a great victory.

7660

Then Naaman and his whole company went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “I know there’s no God in the whole world except in Israel. Therefore, please accept a gift from your servant.”

7661

His friend answered: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has handed the entire Midianite camp over to him.”

7662

“When your son asks you in the future, ‘What is the meaning of the decrees, statutes, and ordinances, which the Lord our God has commanded you?’

7663

Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to keep the entire law.

7665

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, during the days of Unleavened Bread.

7666

“As for this temple you are building—if you walk in My statutes, observe My ordinances, and keep all My commands by walking in them, I will fulfill My promise to you, which I made to your father David.

7667

When they reported to Saul, he sent other agents, and they also began prophesying. So Saul tried again and sent a third group of agents, and even they began prophesying.

7668

The kings of the earth took their stand
and the rulers assembled together
against the Lord and against His Messiah.

7669

But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—He told the paralyzed man, “I tell you: Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

7670

For who scorns the day of small things? These seven eyes of the Lord, which scan throughout the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”

7672

Simon Peter motioned to him to find out who it was He was talking about.

7673

Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken from the altar with tongs.

7674

They cast lots for My people;
they bartered a boy for a prostitute
and sold a girl for wine to drink.

7675

Then a lead cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.

7676

“But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words, though briers and thorns are beside you and you live among scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words or be discouraged by the look on their faces, for they are a rebellious house.

7677

Israel’s arrogance testifies against them,
yet they do not return to Yahweh their God,
and for all this, they do not seek Him.

7678

those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

7679

ד DaletHe is a bear waiting in ambush,
a lion in hiding.

7682

There, Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him as king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

7683

take an awl and pierce through his ear into the door, and he will become your slave for life. Also treat your female slave the same way.

7685

Abishai son of Zeruiah asked, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?”

7686

If you go quickly, you can catch up with him before he goes to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he comes because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests can eat. Go up immediately—you can find him now.”

7687

Nathan spoke all these words and this entire vision to David.

7688

Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, so that you may prosper and so that you may enter and possess the good land the Lord your God swore to give your fathers,

7689

So Enosh’s life lasted 905 years; then he died.

7690

for somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this way:

And on the seventh day
God rested from all His works.

7691

on us, the ones He also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

7692

However, when the city clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said, “Men of Ephesus! What man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven?

7694

Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

7695

Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still living.”

Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”

7696

Woe to the worthless shepherd
who deserts the flock!
May a sword strike his arm
and his right eye!
May his arm wither away
and his right eye go completely blind!”

7698

Then Pilate came out to them and said, “What charge do you bring against this man?”

7699

son of Melea,
son of Menna, son of Mattatha,
son of Nathan, son of David,

7700

Then Daniel responded with tact and discretion to Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.

7701

Moving on from there, Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee. He went up on a mountain and sat there,

7702

I was afraid of the fierce anger the Lord had directed against you, because He was about to destroy you. But again the Lord listened to me on that occasion.

7703

Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.”

7704

“I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

7705

Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the elders’ advice

7706

After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken from you.”

So Elisha answered, “Please, let me inherit two shares of your spirit.”

7707

I looked out in the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the valley. Behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

7708

One day he came there and stopped and went to the room upstairs to lie down.

7709

In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me,

7711

“And many times it has thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

7712

But when the temple police got there, they did not find them in the jail, so they returned and reported,

7714

He said to them, “Have you never read what David and those who were with him did when he was in need and hungry

7715

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Moab
for three crimes, even four,
because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom to lime.

7716

Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the Lord’s sanctuary, which He loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

7717

Since You are banishing me today from the soil, and I must hide myself from Your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, whoever finds me will kill me.”

7719

Then Jehu sent messengers throughout all Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; there was not a man left who did not come. They entered the temple of Baal, and it was filled from one end to the other.

7720

since, when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

7721

“In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be shattered, though not in anger or in battle.

7722

Look, the day is coming!
Doom has gone out.
The rod has blossomed;
arrogance has bloomed.

7725

You must not go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it.

7726

The rest of the events of Amaziah’s reign are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.

7727

The Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him. But I prayed for Aaron at that time also.

7728

Otherwise, I am going to send all My plagues against you, your officials, and your people. Then you will know there is no one like Me in all the earth.

7729

These are Ham’s sons, by their clans, according to their languages, in their own lands and their nations.

7730

When this letter has been read among you, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

7731

But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

7733

When He entered the house, the blind men approached Him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they answered Him.

7734

“At this disclosure, Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he fathered two sons.

7735

son of Mattathias,
son of Amos, son of Nahum,
son of Esli, son of Naggai,

7736

The eyewitnesses described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and told about the pigs.

7737

Then all who see you will recoil from you, saying,
“Nineveh is devastated;
who will show sympathy to her?”
Where can I find anyone to comfort you?

7738

So He summoned them and spoke to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?

7739

“Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

7740

Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces;
Judah has also multiplied fortified cities.
I will send fire on their cities,
and it will consume their citadels.

7741

I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.

7742

I also wanted to know about the 10 horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three fell—the horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke arrogantly, and that was more visible than the others.

7743

a land of wheat, barley, vines, figs, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;

7744

Ephraim will become a desolation
on the day of punishment;
I announce what is certain
among the tribes of Israel.

7746

He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He tips His arrows with fire.

7747

Don’t pay attention to everything people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you,

7748

Wisdom makes the wise man stronger
than ten rulers of a city.

7749

He saves the needy from their sharp words
and from the clutches of the powerful.

7750

They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.

7751

The king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So I gave him a definite time, and it pleased the king to send me.

7752

Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead (he had the villages of Jair son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, 60 great cities with walls and bronze bars);

7753

For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.

7755

Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, and he burned incense with them in the Lord’s presence. So he completed the temple.

7756

Solomon decided to build a temple for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself,

7757

He was buried, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord He had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.

7758

Zillah bore Tubal-cain, who made all kinds of bronze and iron tools. Tubal-cain’s sister was Naamah.

7759

Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his sword into his opponent’s side so that they all died together. So this place, which is in Gibeon, is named Field of Blades.

7760

And he told Ruth, “Bring the shawl you’re wearing and hold it out.” When she held it out, he shoveled six measures of barley into her shawl, and she went into the town.

7761

if then you have acted faithfully and honestly with Jerubbaal and his house this day, rejoice in Abimelech and may he also rejoice in you.

7762

The Lord will remove all sickness from you; He will not put on you all the terrible diseases of Egypt that you know about, but He will inflict them on all who hate you.

7763

“Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?”

7764

When Peter went up to Jerusalem, those who stressed circumcision argued with him,

7765

Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the spring.

7766

But after 3½ days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. So great fear fell on those who saw them.

7767

But as for us, brothers, after we were forced to leave you for a short time (in person, not in heart), we greatly desired and made every effort to return and see you face to face.

7768

But if someone says to you, “This is food offered to an idol,” do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake.

7770

Jesus has entered there on our behalf as a forerunner, because He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

7771

Now these things became examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did.

7772

Other seed fell on the rock; when it sprang up, it withered, since it lacked moisture.

7773

You took the sheath from Your bow;
the arrows are ready to be used with an oath.Selah
You split the earth with rivers.

7774

I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.

7775

‘This is what the Lord says: You are not to march up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for I have done this.’”

So they listened to what the Lord said and went back as He had told them.

7776

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the good life.

7777

When they first lived there, they did not fear Yahweh. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

7778

Then Saul sent word to Jesse: “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”

7779

Lamech took two wives for himself, one named Adah and the other named Zillah.

7780

the king of Hormahone the king of Arad one

7781

“Yes,” he said.

When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, “What do you think, Simon? Who do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes from? From their sons or from strangers?”

7782

Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.”

7783

When you enter any town, and they welcome you, eat the things set before you.

7784

And anyone who is not offended because of Me is blessed.”

7785

He saw two boats at the edge of the lake; the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

7788

The Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles, and he was forced to grind grain in the prison.

7789

ז ZayinHer dignitaries were brighter than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
their appearance like sapphire.

7790

on the day when the guardians of the house tremble,
and the strong men stoop,
the women who grind cease because they are few,
and the ones who watch through the windows see dimly,

7791

The mountains see You and shudder;
a downpour of water sweeps by.
The deep roars with its voice
and lifts its waves high.

7792

I will not punish your daughters
when they act promiscuously
or your daughters-in-law
when they commit adultery,
for the men themselves go off with prostitutes
and make sacrifices with cult prostitutes.
People without discernment are doomed.

7795

I told him that I am going to judge his family forever because of the iniquity he knows about: his sons are defiling the sanctuary, and he has not stopped them.

7796

King Nebuchadnezzar,

To those of every people, nation, and language, who live in all the earth:

May your prosperity increase.

7797

Her brother Absalom said to her: “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.

7798

Some time later, David inquired of the Lord: “Should I go to one of the towns of Judah?”

The Lord answered him, “Go.”

Then David asked, “Where should I go?”

“To Hebron,” the Lord replied.

7799

A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
and she refused to be consoled,
because they were no more.

7800

Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

7802

Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, with Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.

7803

For though I am absent in body but present in spirit, I have already decided about the one who has done this thing as though I were present.

7804

After they passed the first and second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went outside and passed one street, and immediately the angel left him.

7805

Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

7806

Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, he judged Israel there, and he built an altar to the Lord there.

7807

The Israelites cried out to the Lord. So the Lord raised up Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s youngest brother, as a deliverer to save the Israelites.

7808

But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has let King Nebuchadnezzar know what will happen in the last days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay in bed were these:

7809

Saul told him, “He assured us the donkeys had been found.” However, Saul did not tell him what Samuel had said about the matter of kingship.

7810

The men pursued them along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they left to pursue them, the gate was shut.

7811

Whenever the cloud was lifted up above the tent, the Israelites would set out; at the place where the cloud stopped, there the Israelites camped.

7812

Leave Me alone, and I will destroy them and blot out their name under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation stronger and more numerous than they.’

7814

He stores up success for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity

7815

and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish countrymen who were sold to foreigners, but now you sell your own countrymen, and we have to buy them back.” They remained silent and could not say a word.

7816

for the king had ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

7817

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and the wild does of the field:
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.

7818

W How handsome you are, my love.
How delightful!
Our bed is lush with foliage;

7819

M How beautiful you are, my darling.
How very beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.

7820

King Solomon had Hiram brought from Tyre.

7821

You must not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

7822

After Boaz ate, drank, and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the pile of barley. Then she went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

7824

The king’s command and law went into effect on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar. On the day when the Jews’ enemies had hoped to overpower them, just the opposite happened. The Jews overpowered those who hated them.

7825

If any believing woman has widows in her family, she should help them, and the church should not be burdened, so that it can help those who are genuinely widows.

7826

The landowner’s slaves came to him and said, ‘Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’

7827

You will be blessed above all peoples; there will be no infertile male or female among you or your livestock.

7828

And the day after they ate from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. Since there was no more manna for the Israelites, they ate from the crops of the land of Canaan that year.

7829

The fire on the altar is to be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest will burn wood on the fire. He is to arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat portions from the fellowship offerings on it.

7830

Look: An hour is coming, and has come, when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

7831

And David says:

Let their feasting become a snare and a trap,
a pitfall and a retribution to them.

7832

When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.

7834

You will even be brought before governors and kings because of Me, to bear witness to them and to the nations.

7835

How lovely and beautiful they will be!
Grain will make the young men flourish,
and new wine, the young women.

7836

therefore, this is what the Lord God says: See, I am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments within you in the sight of the nations.

7837

So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the command of the man of God. Then his skin was restored and became like the skin of a small boy, and he was clean.

7838

“Therefore say: This is what the Lord God says: Though I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.

7839

The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

7841

Hear the word that the Lord has spoken to you, house of Israel.

7842

She bowed with her face to the ground and said to him, “Why are you so kind to notice me, although I am a foreigner?”

7843

The Lord will not abandon His people, because of His great name and because He has determined to make you His own people.

7844

When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the Angel of the Lord went up in its flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown on the ground.

7846

Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and completely destroyed it, treating Ai and its king as he had Jericho and its king, and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living among them.

7847

Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

7848

Then the Lord descended in the cloud and spoke to him. He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed the Spirit on the 70 elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they never did it again.

7849

So the angel swung his sickle toward earth and gathered the grapes from earth’s vineyard, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.

7850

Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

7851

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:

7852

This is what Yahweh says: Here is how you will know that I am Yahweh. Watch. I will strike the water in the Nile with the staff in my hand, and it will turn to blood.

7853

Look! I will throw her into a sickbed and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her practices.

7854

His voice shook the earth at that time, but now He has promised, Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven.

7855

For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

7856

We threw them down;
Heshbon has been destroyed as far as Dibon.
We caused desolation as far as Nophah,
which reaches as far as Medeba.

7857

Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him.

7859

My people consult their wooden idols,
and their divining rods inform them.
For a spirit of promiscuity leads them astray;
they act promiscuously
in disobedience to their God.

7860

I will indeed gather all of you, Jacob;
I will collect the remnant of Israel.
I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,
like a flock in the middle of its fold.
It will be noisy with people.

7861

My God will reject them
because they have not listened to Him;
they will become wanderers among the nations.

7863

The Lord again spoke to Moses:

7864

As people migrated from the east, they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.

7865

He will turn his attention back to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble, fall, and be no more.

7866

They, the house of Israel and the house of Judah,
have dealt very treacherously with Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

7867

When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze at them with his eyes?

7868

Then King Solomon drafted forced laborers from all Israel; the labor force numbered 30,000 men.

7869

So then, if she gives herself to another man while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law. Then, if she gives herself to another man, she is not an adulteress.

7870

Then the king of Israel said, “Oh no, the Lord has summoned three kings, only to hand them over to Moab.”

7871

It remained that way continuously: the cloud would cover it, appearing like fire at night.

7873

and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the Zebulun tribe.

7874

For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails, which resemble snakes, have heads, and they inflict injury with them.

7875

Then Abraham answered, “Since I have ventured to speak to the Lord—even though I am dust and ashes—

7876

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than was customary,

7877

Then, after they had testified and spoken the message of the Lord, they traveled back to Jerusalem, evangelizing many villages of the Samaritans.

7878

He told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Stand before us.”

7879

“This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Ask the priests for a ruling.

7880

“I will make her a swampland and a region for screech owls, and I will sweep her away with a broom of destruction.”

This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

7881

They sang with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord: “For He is good; His faithful love to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord because the foundation of the Lord’s house had been laid.

7882

I raised up some of your sons as prophets
and some of your young men as Nazirites.
Is this not the case, Israelites?
This is the Lord’s declaration.

7883

He strung His bow
and set me as the target for His arrow.

7884

the doors at the street are shut
while the sound of the mill fades;
when one rises at the sound of a bird,
and all the daughters of song grow faint.

7885

For the Lord commands:

The large house will be smashed to pieces,
and the small house to rubble.

7886

Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others
and your years to someone cruel;

7887

You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and I abhorred them.

7888

“At this, his fellow slave fell down and began begging him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’

7889

Their descendants will serve Him;
the next generation will be told about the Lord.

7890

Then you will delight in the Almighty
and lift up your face to God.

7892

The Spirit of the Lord came on him, and he judged Israel. Othniel went out to battle, and the Lord handed over Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram to him, so that Othniel overpowered him.

7893

So they are surprised that you don’t plunge with them into the same flood of wild living—and they slander you.

7894

Those who conspired against him were Zabad, son of the Ammonite woman Shimeath, and Jehozabad, son of the Moabite woman Shimrith.

7895

So the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

7896

In the fifteenth year of Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel in Samaria and reigned 41 years.

7897

By the twenty-seventh day of the second month, the earth was dry.

7898

He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the people he had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

7899

Now it was credited to him was not written for Abraham alone,

7900

Simeon took Him up in his arms, praised God, and said:

7901

“Return, you faithless children”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“for I am your master, and I will take you, one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.

7902

I am convinced in the Lord that I myself will also come quickly.

7903

The Lord also says:

Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
walking with heads held high
and seductive eyes,
going along with prancing steps,
jingling their ankle bracelets,

7904

And this is another thing you do: you cover the Lord’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer respects your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.

7905

Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, wings, and the wheels that the four of them had, were full of eyes all around.

7906

“Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this land you now live in.

7907

As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging Him to be with Him.

7908

Ornan said to David, “Take it! My lord the king may do whatever he wants. See, I give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering—I give it all.”

7909

he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions,

7910

Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the pilasters of the portico; they were 8¾ feet thick on each side. The width of the gateway was 24½ feet, and the side walls of the gate were 5¼ feet wide on each side.

7911

Let it be known to the king that we went to the house of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being built with cut stones, and its beams are being set in the walls. This work is being done diligently and succeeding through the people’s efforts.

7912

You must not do the same to the Lord your God, because they practice every detestable thing, which the Lord hates, for their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

7913

you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, for He passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” So the people bowed down and worshiped.

7914

Now don’t be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you say, since all the people in my town know that you are a woman of noble character.

7915

The woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn, and they dispersed from the city, each to his own tent. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

7916

Then the Lord came down to look over the city and the tower that the men were building.

7917

So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one who had not crossed the Jordan.

7918

The length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

7919

Therefore its name is called Babylon, for there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth, and from there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.

7920

The king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why are you also going with us? Go back and stay with the new king since you’re both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.

7921

There was an influential man of Benjamin named Kish son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjaminite.

7922

When you enter your neighbor’s standing grain, you may pluck heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.

7923

You will speak with him and tell him what to say. I will help both you and him to speak and will teach you both what to do.

7924

For who heard and rebelled? Wasn’t it really all who came out of Egypt under Moses?

7925

Joseph’s descendants by their clans from Manasseh and Ephraim:

7926

And Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him.

7927

We know that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and present us with you.

7929

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, a united cry went up from all of them for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

7930

Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing and some another, because the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

7931

Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this hour, at three in the afternoon, I was praying in my house. Just then a man in a dazzling robe stood before me

7932

But he replied to his father, ‘Look, I have been slaving many years for you, and I have never disobeyed your orders, yet you never gave me a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

7934

“Please pray to the Lord for me,” Simon replied, “so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

7935

He assumed his brothers would understand that God would give them deliverance through him, but they did not understand.

7936

He didn’t give him an inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, but He promised to give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him, even though he was childless.

7937

“I’m not a Jew, am I?” Pilate replied. “Your own nation and the chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”

7938

or were inscribed in stone forever
by an iron stylus and lead!

7939

Large crowds followed Him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

7941

For to the one who has, it will be given, and from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.”

7942

House of Jacob, should it be asked,
“Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient?
Are these the things He does?”
Don’t My words bring good
to the one who walks uprightly?

7943

I will wait for the Lord,
who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob.
I will wait for Him.

7944

He traps the wise in their craftiness
so that the plans of the deceptive
are quickly brought to an end.

7945

For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with streams of water, springs, and deep water sources, flowing in both valleys and hills;

7946

If anyone has ears to hear, he should listen!”

7947

But recently My people have risen up
like an enemy:
You strip off the splendid robe
from those who are passing through confidently,
like those returning from war.

7948

He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse and set it apart from the Israelites’ impurities.

7949

even if these three men were in it, as I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“they could not deliver their sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.

7950

and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor with you, send me to Judah and to the city where my ancestors are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”

7951

I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the trees, 100,000 bushels of wheat flour, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of oil.

7952

I will provide grass in your fields for your livestock. You will eat and be satisfied.

7953

The priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement on behalf of the Nazirite, since he sinned because of the corpse. On that day he must consecrate his head again.

7954

Command the priests carrying the ark of the covenant: When you reach the edge of the waters, stand in the Jordan.”

7955

“When you present a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.

7956

At that time the people of Israel were divided: half the people followed Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and half followed Omri.

7957

Jephthah the Gileadite was a great warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.

7959

The Israelites again did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done what was evil in the Lord’s sight.

7960

As it is said:

Today, if you hear His voice,
do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.

7962

“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

7963

If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

7964

Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

7965

What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft robes? Look, those who are splendidly dressed and live in luxury are in royal palaces.

7966

He took the blind man by the hand and brought him out of the village. Spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?”

7967

Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them—but to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon.

7968

Then the man went to the other and said the same thing.

“‘I will, sir,’ he answered. But he didn’t go.

7969

Though I were to write out for him
ten thousand points of My instruction,
they would be regarded as something strange.

7970

Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant,
and on it was food for all.
Wild animals found shelter under it,
the birds of the air lived in its branches,
and every creature was fed from it.

7971

All of them will come and settle
in the steep ravines, in the clefts of the rocks,
in all the thornbushes, and in all the water holes.

7973

On that day seven women
will seize one man, saying,
“We will eat our own bread
and provide our own clothing.
Just let us be called by your name.
Take away our disgrace.”

7974

The mind of the righteous person thinks before answering,
but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil things.

7975

Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.
Lift me up from the gates of death,

7976

Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.

Now Jehu had stationed 80 men outside, and he warned them, “Whoever allows any of the men I am delivering into your hands to escape will forfeit his life for theirs.”

7978

Contemptible people among them had a strong craving for other food. The Israelites cried again and said, “Who will feed us meat?

7979

Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place, for Hiram had always been friends with David.

7980

Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord, who has not forsaken his kindness to the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our family redeemers.”

7981

Miriam sang to them:

Sing to the Lord,
for He is highly exalted;
He has thrown the horse
and its rider into the sea.

7982

Manasseh’s sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead.

7983

Gideon traveled on the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked their army while the army was unsuspecting.

7984

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

7985

But what was God’s reply to him? I have left 7,000 men for Myself who have not bowed down to Baal.

7986

I went by the field of a slacker
and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.

7987

The chariots dash madly through the streets;
they rush around in the plazas.
They look like torches;
they dart back and forth like lightning.

7988

When he saw one of them being mistreated, he came to his rescue and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.

7989

And they spent a considerable time with the disciples.

7991

Was John’s baptism from heaven or from men? Answer Me.”

7992

Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.

7993

I have heard the taunting of Moab
and the insults of the Ammonites,
who have taunted My people
and threatened their territory.

7994

“When someone sins and offends the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit, a security, or a robbery; or defrauds his neighbor;

7995

what I did to Shiloh I will do to the house that is called by My name—the house in which you trust—the place that I gave you and your ancestors.

7996

When the other slaves saw what had taken place, they were deeply distressed and went and reported to their master everything that had happened.

7997

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and the wild does of the field:
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.

7998

Act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head descend to Sheol in peace.

7999

Saul answered Samuel, “I have sinned. I have transgressed the Lord’s command and your words. Because I was afraid of the people, I obeyed them.

8000

You are to come up after him, and he is to come in and sit on my throne. He is the one who is to become king in my place; he is the one I have commanded to be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

8001

Saul’s servants reported these words directly to David, but he replied, “Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law? I am a poor man who is common.”

8002

All these sons of Jediael listed by heads of families were warriors; there were 17,200 who could serve in the army.